Design China Beijing returns for its fifth edition this September, featuring a new format which introduces the Sustainable Design China Summit. The Summit marks a new approach from Design China Beijing, setting its sights high on exploring the design world…
The Home of Sustainable Things (HOST) demonstrates how waste can be reimagined with its new range of eco-friendly homewares by emerging and established designers. Selling exclusive designs made from tree bark, hemp, mycelium, glass, and paper waste, HOST is a…
A masterplan for London’s newest park, the Camden Highline, sets to repurpose an existing railway viaduct and form an elevated green route using reclaimed materials. Led by the practice behind the New York Highline, James Corner Field Operations, together with…
“E-waste is a huge problem and we believe repairable, low-energy design that avoids single-use materials is paramount for designs to become more circular.” Josh Ward, co-founder of Tala. Eco-conscious lighting brand Tala promotes progressive design that celebrates low-energy technology and…
Sustainable fashion start-up Zèta has joined forces with Nespresso to release a footwear collection, made using recycled coffee grounds. There’s attention to detail and authenticity sewn in to the shoes made by Portuguese craftsmen. The limited-edition capsule collection, aptly named RE:GROUND,…
“As a collective, we need to stop buying cheap, poorly designed products that contribute to a throwaway culture and start designing well-crafted products based on the core principles of reducing, reusing and recycling.” Richard Jones, designer-maker and founder of Jott…
Design and technology company AUAR has used robotics and automation to complete its first fully customisable, permanent dwelling unit. Built using robotically prefabricated and assembled timber blocks, AUAR’s modular system is the result of several experimentations with the focus on…
