Build the world's most iconic skylines with Lego
Lego's architecture branch has unveiled the Skyline collection – a Lego kit that replicates city skylines with models of iconic buildings from around the world.123Venice.Berlin.New York...
View ArticleMarcus Marritt sketches from the silver screen
Leicester-based artist Marcus Marritt creates bold illustrations of sultry characters that are often inspired by movie scenes.Posted 15 Dec 15By Katie de KleeGraphic Design & IllustrationCreative...
View ArticleWorld's first underwater hotel to kickstart the "inner space" tourism industry
This 12-room, $20 million hotel will be nestled underwater. It provides a whole new meaning to "sleeping with the fishes".Posted 15 Dec 15By Jamie MatroosArchitecture & Interiors• Design...
View ArticleThis app for the visually impaired is centred on human kindness
Be My Eyes is a platform that allows the visually impaired to connect with a willing volunteer. 12345Be My Eyes connects a volunteer to someone in need in minutes.A visually impaired individual can get...
View Article"Streets of Addis": Celebrating the many realities of the Ethiopia's capital
This photographic series by Ethiopian graphic designer Girma Berta celebrates Addis Ababa's people and street culture.Posted 15 Dec 15By Katie de KleeAfrican Design• Art & PhotographyCreative Work...
View ArticleHow should we be responding to the migrant “crisis”?
The movement of displaced and refuged humans across the world will surely define this decade. We ask prominent design thinkers their thoughts on how to help.Posted 16 Dec 15By Daniel SchefflerDesign...
View ArticleStephanie Rittler designs a mobile pushcart that upcycles old plastic
Streetplastic designed by Stefanie Rittler is a mobile manufacturing unit that produces new plastic bag designs out of old ones. Posted 16 Dec 15By Khumo SebamboDesign ActivismCreative Work / Next...
View ArticleThis thoroughly modern French school is located in protected woodland
The Bartelottes school complex designed by Paris-based Nomade architects is grounded in the surrounding natural environment.Posted 16 Dec 15By Khumo SebamboArchitecture & Interiors• Design...
View ArticleWe Care Solar: A suitcase that powers health care in developing nations
We Care Solar designs solar-powered systems to meet essential maternity care needs. 1234The basic We Care Solar SuitcaseSierra Leone health centerSolar Suitcase at night in LiberiaMidwives in...
View ArticleAdidas and Parley for the Ocean unveil fashion that fights pollution
Adidas’ new 3D-printed Ocean Plastic shoe is made of recycled ocean waste. 123Adidas created the world’s first shoe upper made entirely of recycled ocean plastic and gillnets.Adidas created the world’s...
View ArticleStreet Melodies Eternal is the chaotic exploration of street life in three...
Sean Metelerkamp takes a raw, authentic look at the lives of the homeless in Cape Town, New York, and London using the sounds and visuals of the street. Posted 16 Dec 15By Jamie MatroosFilm &...
View ArticleMithun wins 2015 Architecture at Zero Honour Award
US-based architecture practice, Mithun designed an award-winning housing plan for San Francisco Mission Bay campus.Posted 16 Dec 15By Kate WalkerArchitecture & InteriorsCreative Work / Design...
View ArticleClean technology invention uses only solar power to purify water
The Desolenator is a viable solution to the global water crisis. Posted 16 Dec 15By Kate WalkerProduct DesignCreative Work / Design NewsCommentsA billion people across the globe do not have access to...
View ArticleA dinnerware set inspired by the Czech Cubism
Designed by Svetlana Koženová, the Lilia Collection is a dinnerware set inspired by the slicing planes and crystalline shapes of Czech cubism.123456Designed by Svetlana Koženová, the Lilia Collection...
View ArticleMoMa curator Paola Antonelli unveils her “thinkering” concept
Paola Antonelli on how design should be more about critical thinking than problem solving.Posted 17 Dec 15By Kate WalkerArchitecture & InteriorsPoint of View / Inside ViewCommentsAmerican Institute...
View ArticleNew waterless toilet design costs five cents to run
The nano membrane toilet, a new waterless toilet design, runs for less than five cents a day and will begin trials in Ghana early next year.Posted 17 Dec 15By Khumo SebamboDesign ActivismCreative Work...
View ArticleHefin Jones: Socially engaged design
Hefin Jones is the designer behind Cosmic Colliery and the Welsh Space Campaign, two socially focussed design projects. .field-name-field-video { width: 100%; } London-Based interdisciplinary designer,...
View ArticleNew fund will invest 40 million euros in designs that improve life
INDEX Awards and Dansk OTC are establishing a venture capital fund of 40 million euros to invest in life improving designs. Posted 17 Dec 15By Katie de KleeDesign ActivismCreative Work / Design...
View ArticleTech solutions for disaster-prone areas
Pacifico is an organisation that creates tech solutions for areas plagued by natural disasters. 123Helping communities prepare for natural disastersHelping communities prepare for natural...
View ArticleEnvironmentally friendly gift-wrapping concept, Dono
Copenhagen-based design studio Frensk creates a reusable wrapping paper system that keeps a record of past users.1234Dono reusable wrapping paperA sustainable gift-wrapping conceptThe tag system keeps...
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