Architects and designers "absolutely vital" in shift to circular economy says Ellen MacArthur
Circular economy champion Ellen MacArthur has called on designers to help transform the global economy along sustainable lines. More
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LooWatt's waterless toilet system turns waste into electricity and fertiliser
LooWatt is a toilet that can be flushed without the need for any water, safely disposing of human waste to be turned into electricity and fertiliser. More
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Totomoxtle is a material bringing rare corn back from the brink of extinction
Mexican designer Fernando Laposse has developed Totomoxtle, a marquetry material made from the colourful husks of heirloom corn species that restore vital biodiversity. More
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10 design projects that prioritised sustainability at Milan design week 2019
This year, sustainable design finally went mainstream at Milan design week. Here is Dezeen's pick of the 10 best projects and shows that tackled environmental issues. More
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Note Design Studio champions closed-loop sustainability with Formations installation
Note Design Studio has installed geometric totem poles inside a historic Milanese building to showcase the potential of Tarkett's IQ Surface, a new material that can be continuously recycled. More
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Carlo Ratti grows Gaudí-inspired structures with a kilometre of mushroom mycelium
Italian architect Carlo Ratti has grown a series of arched architectural structures from mushroom mycelium, which will be returned to the soil after Milan design week is over, in a fully circular fashion. More
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Arthur Mamou-Mani promotes circular design with bioplastic Conifera installation for COS
French architect Arthur Mamou-Mani has assembled a structure from 700 bioplastic bricks in the courtyard of a 16th-century palazzo, as this year's Milan design week installation for fashion brand COS. More
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Barber and Osgerby creates chair for Emeco that can be endlessly recycled
Emeco has teamed with London designers Barber and Osgerby for the first time to produce a stacking chair made from a specially developed recycled plastic. More
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Sustainable RAUM pavilion by Overtreders W designed to be reused
Overtreders W employed the principles of a circular economy when designing the temporary RAUM pavilion in Utrecht, the Netherlands. More
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Circular design to be showcased at Norwegian Presence in Milan
Furniture, lamps and jewellery by designers from Norway, which demonstrate sustainable design and the circular economy, will be displayed at an exhibition called Join at this year's Milan design week. More
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Space10's SolarVille project proposes communities generate and share energy
IKEA's research lab Space10 has crafted a miniature wooden village to demonstrate how communities could create their own circular clean energy system. More
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Elena Amato creates sustainable cosmetics packaging from bacteria
Guatemalan designer Elena Amato has created sheets of bacterial cellulose with paper-like qualities as a sustainable alternative to the plastic packaging used in personal care products. More
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Gomi portable speakers are made from non-recyclable plastic waste
Brighton-based design studio Gomi has created a portable bluetooth speaker using plastic waste that is deemed non-recyclable by local councils in the UK. More
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Shellworks turns discarded lobster shells into recyclable bioplastic objects
Four designers from the Royal College of Art and Imperial College have developed a series of machines that turn seafood waste into a biodegradable and recyclable bioplastic. More
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IKEA to begin renting furniture as part of wider sustainable push
IKEA has announced plans to start renting its furniture, as part of a move towards a circular economy that includes refurbishing and re-selling products. More
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Print Your City turns recycled food containers into street furniture
The residents of Thessaloniki, Greece, can now recycle their plastic waste into 3D printed furniture for the city, using a new laboratory set up by Rotterdam studio The New Raw. More
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Snøhetta unveils S-1500 chair made from discarded fish nets
Architecture studio Snøhetta is working towards a more circular economy with its latest chair design, which is made from recycled plastic and steel taken from Norwegian fish farming industries. More
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Agne Kucerenkaite repurposes "valueless" metal waste to create colourful ceramic glazes
Lithuanian designer Agne Kucerenkaite reveals the value of industrial metal waste in her project Ignorance is Bliss, which sees the material used to make colourful ceramics. More
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Zero Waste Bistro installation provides circular-economy model at WantedDesign
A pop-up restaurant that is built from recycled food packaging and that composts all of its leftovers has been set up at the WantedDesign Manhattan fair. More
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"It makes you a bad designer if you make something that can't be recycled" says Cupclub founder
Architect Safia Qureshi wanted to change the world but ended up designing private houses for rich people. So she invented Cupclub, a circular-economy service that could eliminate single-use coffee cups. As it launches in London, she spoke to Dezeen about the project. More
