Erika Emeren uses Swedish spit-cake technique to create decorative vases
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Erika Emeren has turned a traditional cake-making technique into a method for forming unique ceramic vases. More
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Beer Holthuis designs 3D printer that uses recycled paper
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Beer Holthuis created the Paper Pulp Printer in an effort to combat the amount of waste plastic being created through 3D-printing. More
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Tim Teven creates Recycling Reject furniture from paper-recycling waste
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Tim Teven has developed a process for making furniture and building blocks using the waste separated from paper fibre during the recycling process. More
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Thomas Hoogewerf tackles congestion in Mexico City with recycled plastic tricycle
Better To Transport is a tricycle made from recycled materials commonly found in Mexico City, with demountable components designed to be easily replaced over time. More
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The Urge To Sit Dry is a chair by Boris Maas that rises with the sea level
This chair raised on blocks aims to tackle the "stupidity of the unawareness of the upcoming disaster" of climate change for countries where water levels could threaten everyday life. More
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Teddy Schuyers' Guts proposes redesigning the ostomy bag for sex, sport and everyday life
After being diagnosed with Crohn's disease, designer Teddy Schuyers decided to focus on redesigning the ostomy bag that many sufferers have to wear to improve both their performance and appearance. More
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Schimmel and Schweikle distort generic office chairs to create outsized furniture
Design Academy Eindhoven graduates Moreno Schweikle and Janne Schimmel create caricatures of office furniture by stretching and modifying standard designs. More
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Grafeoiphobia is a furniture collection for desk-shy, bed-happy workers
Geoffrey Pascal has created a collection of office furniture that responds to the growing number of people working at home in their beds. More
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Don Kwaning's Lino Leather is a vegan alternative to leather
Designer Don Kwaning has developed a new material, called Lino Leather, that emulates the texture of leather for interior and furniture design. More
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Six graduates from Design Academy Eindhoven designing for the post-internet age
The internet is affecting the way we interact with the world around us, from the news we read to how we perceive fashion and beauty, as these six Design Academy Eindhoven graduates demonstrate. 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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Don Kwaning makes furniture and packaging from wetland weed
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Don Kwaning has created an ecological packaging material from the pith of a fast growing plant called soft rush. More
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See-Eat-Through is a set of tableware that visually impaired people can perceive
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Aurore Brard has created tableware featuring coloured accents, designed to help visually impaired people dish up the correct amount of food and drink. More
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Kuang-Yi Ku proposes creating hybrid animal organs for use in Chinese medicine
The Tiger Penis Project is a speculative design that proposes using synthetic biology to create organs that can replace the animal products used in traditional Chinese medicine, including parts from endangered species. More
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Paperthin stool celebrates "the essence of the classic tin can"
The "desirable" aesthetic of a standard mass-produced tin can has informed the shape of this stool designed by Lennart and Lauren Leerdam. More
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Responsive Furniture expands and contracts according to users' needs
Design Academy Eindhoven graduates Christian Hammer Juhl and Jade Chan have created a series of whimsical furniture items that respond to people's changing requirements. More
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Anna Aagaard Jensen's A Basic Instinct chairs reinvent "manspreading" for women
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Anna Aagaard Jensen has designed a series of chairs to challenge social norms and encourage women to claim more space with their bodies. More
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Ellie Birkhead uses human hair and manure to make region-specific bricks
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Ellie Birkhead has developed a process of brick making that incorporates local waste products from the Chiltern Hills, in an attempt to "forge a future for local industry". More
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Yellow Spot is a portable protest toilet for women
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Elisa Otañez has created a bight yellow, mobile toilet as a protest against the lack of public facilities for women in The Netherlands. More
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Design Academy Eindhoven students take over Milanese streets to explore how design impacts everyday life
Students from Design Academy Eindhoven temporarily revamped a pair of Milan streets, adding a coffee shop where customers have to grind beans themselves and a newspaper stand selling fake news. More
