A Student Built a Buoy That Could Fix Seaweed Farming
Most of us don’t spend a lot of time thinking about seaweed. It turns up in sushi, drifts around in the ocean, and occasionally ruins…
Sustainable Design
3-in-1 Cardboard Pot Just Made Plastic Pots Obsolete
The plant pot is not a product most people think about reinventing. It holds soil, it sits on a shelf, and eventually you wrestle it…
Award-Winning Modular Lamp Turns Discarded Eggshells Into Sculptural Lighting
Joanne Odisho’s Mod-u lamp feels like the kind of object you want to touch before you fully understand what it is. Made from modular, Jenga-like…
The Bento Box Built to End Takeout Waste for Good
Every time I order food delivery, I already know what’s coming before I open the bag. A stack of plastic containers, lids that barely seal,…
The Grocery Container That Finally Makes Reuse Actually Work
Walk into any supermarket and you’ll notice that the food gets a lot of attention, but the packaging it comes in? Almost none. We’ve become…
The Coffee Sleeve Reinvented From the Grounds Up
Every morning, millions of people grab a coffee to go and toss the paper sleeve into the trash without a second thought. It is a…
Europe’s Largest 3D-Printed Apartment Building Just Changed Everything
Something significant happened in Bezannes, France — and the construction industry should be paying close attention. ViliaSprint², Europe’s largest 3D-printed apartment building, has been completed,…
Herman Miller’s Aeron Just Broke Its Decades-Long Neutrals-Only Rule
Office chairs have largely operated on a color vocabulary of one. Black. Occasionally dark gray. The reasoning is defensible enough: a chair meant to work…
Japanese Designer Just Built a Real Shelf From Rolled Paper Sheets
When Japanese designer Muto Yumi set out to make furniture from paper, the result was not what most people would imagine. No papier-mâché. No origami-inspired…
Kinari Might Be the Most Important Material You’ve Never Heard Of
Plastic has a PR problem, and it has for years. We know it. Brands know it. And yet, the stuff is everywhere, because for all…
This Lamp Is Cast From Soda Can Trash But Looks Like Carved Stone
Upcycled materials have become a familiar part of sustainable design, but most of them still try to hide where they came from. The aluminum gets…
What If City Monuments Generated Power Instead of Just Looking Good?
Public art has long served as a cultural mirror, reflecting what a society chooses to honor. As climate change intensifies and cities face mounting pressure…