Designer Nitipak Samsen has created a measuring tape to translate the amount of carbon stored in a tree into the amount of carbon emitted by activities like breathing and car journeys. More »
Green
The Virgin Collection by OAT
Dutch company OAT have designed a range of biodegradable shoes with seeds embedded in the tongues. Update: this project is included in Dezeen Book of Ideas, which is on sale now for £12. More »
The Pond by Raw Edges
Waste-to-Energy Plant by BIG
Danish architects Bjarke Ingels Group have won a competition to design a power plant for Copenhagen with their design that will blow smoke rings and double up as a ski slope. Update: this project is included in Dezeen Book of Ideas, which is on sale now for £12. More »
Beautiful Planets by Béatrix Li-Chin Loos
at Galerie Gosserez
German-Taiwanese designer Béatrix Li-Chin Loos has created this series of spherical vases from layers of scrap wood, glass, cardboard and leather. More »
Relumine by Mischer’Traxler
Vienna designers Mischer’Traxler have created a series of lights where two found lamps share one fluorescent bulb. More »
Trash Cube by Nicolas Le Moigne
This seat by Nicholas Le Moigne of Switzerland is made entirely of scrap fibre cement. More »
Efficient Home by Mathieu Lehanneur
for Schneider Electric
French designer Mathieu Lehanneur has created a series of objects designed to monitor electricity consumption in the home for energy company Schneider Electric. More »
The Tower of Droplets by Sir Peter Cook
and Gavin Robotham
This algae-producing tower designed by Sir Peter Cook and Gavin Robotham of London studio CRAB came second in the recent Taiwan Tower Conceptual International Competition. More »
Neorustica by Jahara Studio
Brazilian designer Brunno Jahara of Jahara Studio has created a collection of furniture made using scrap wood. More »
Masdar Institute campus by Foster + Partners
Foster + Partners have completed the first of a cluster of buildings entirely powered by solar energy at Masdar City, a sustainable urban quarter in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. More »
r2b2 by Christoph Thetard
German graduate designer Christoph Thetard has created a set of pedal-powered kitchen gadgets. More »
Biomass by Ahhaproject
This rubbish bag by Ahhaproject of Milan and Seoul spells out how much energy the user can generate with each bag of kitchen waste collected. More »
Leather Lampshades by Pepe Heykoop
At Dutch Design Week designer Pepe Heykoop presents a collection of leather lampshades made by underprivileged women in Mumbai. More »
Món Petit by Miquel Merce Architect
and MSB Workshop
Toys are displayed between steel fins at this second-hand shop in Andorra by Miquel Merce Architect and MSB Workshop. More »