ZE by Renault
French automobile brand Renault are showing a range of electric concept cars at the Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung (Frankfurt Motor Show) in Germany this week. More about ZE by Renault
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ANDREA by Mathieu Lehanneur and David Edwards
French designer Mathieu Lehanneur and Harvard professor David Edwards have launched a filtration system which uses living plants to purify the air indoors. More about ANDREA by Mathieu Lehanneur and David Edwards
Eco Warrior by Rezon
Tokyo design brand Rezon have designed a cotton bag for people to wear over their heads when they see people exhibiting ungreen behaviour. More about Eco Warrior by Rezon
Found Form by Enina Waelstham for Mormels design
Dutch designer Enina Waelstham of Mormels Design has created a collection of lamps made by covering objects in recycled paper. More about Found Form by Enina Waelstham for Mormels design
Oogst 1000 Wonderland by Tjep
Here's the third installment from the Oogst self-sufficient farming project by Dutch designers Tjep.: Oogst 1000 Wonderland, which features a farm, restaurant, hotel and amusement park designed to sustain 1,000 visitors a day. More about Oogst 1000 Wonderland by Tjep
Oogst 100 Community by Tjep
Here is the second of three proposals by Dutch designers Tjep. for self-sufficient farms - this time aiming to to house and provide food for up to 100 people within a diametre of 400 metres. More about Oogst 100 Community by Tjep
Oogst 1 Solo by Tjep
Here is the first of three proposals by Dutch designers Tjep. for self-sufficient farms that provide inhabitants with everything they require, including energy, heat, oxygen, food and waste management. More about Oogst 1 Solo by Tjep
Chulha by Philips Design
Chulha, a cooking stove intended for use in the developing world by Philips Design, is among the winners of the Index Awards 2009, which were announced in Copenhagen last night. More about Chulha by Philips Design
Index Award winners
Dezeenwire: the winners of Index Awards, the biannual global design prize that rewards designs that improve life, were announced in Copenhagen last night. Winners in the five categories (body, home, work, play and community) each earn €100,000. Winners include Chulha, a cooking stove for the developing world by Philips Design, and PIG 05049 by Christien Meindertsma - a book that documents all the uses of a pig. www.indexaward.dk
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Masdar City Centre by LAVA
Laboratory for Visionary Architecture (LAVA) have won a competition to design the urban centre of Masdar, a zero-carbon, zero-waste city to be built in the desert near Abu Dhabi. More about Masdar City Centre by LAVA
Animal Wall by Gitta Gschwendtner
London designer Gitta Gschwendtner has completed a wall that incorporates 1,000 nest boxes for birds and bats in Cardiff Bay, UK. More about Animal Wall by Gitta Gschwendtner
Bow-Wow Stool by Morten Emil Engel
Copenhagen architect Morten Emil Engel has won a competition to design stools that will furnish an exhibition building by Japanese architects Atelier Bow-Wow at the Krabbesholm Højskole in Skive, Denmark. More about Bow-Wow Stool by Morten Emil Engel
ITSOK Fluorescents by Sighn
Artist Sighn has made fifty sets of fluorescent-painted cutouts saying "IT'S OK" as part of his limited edition of one million. More about ITSOK Fluorescents by Sighn
PACT underwear by Yves Behar
San Francisco designer Yves Behar of fuseproject has designed a range of sustainable underwear for online clothing retailer PACT. More about PACT underwear by Yves Behar
A cup of coffee by Ryohei Yoshiyuki
Japanese designer Ryohei Yoshiyuki has designed an ash tray made of used coffee grounds. More about A cup of coffee by Ryohei Yoshiyuki
The PaperVillain by The Functionality
Designers The Functionality have built a canopy constructed from 2,452 newspaper hats. More about The PaperVillain by The Functionality
Brooks Avenue House by Bricault Design
Canadian architects Bricault Design have completed a plant-covered extension to a house in Venice, Los Angeles. More about Brooks Avenue House by Bricault Design
4 Passive Houses by Anders Holmberg
Swedish architect Anders Holmberg has designed four highly insulated houses in Stockholm, Sweden, that use the heat generated by people and appliances inside to keep them warm. More about 4 Passive Houses by Anders Holmberg
Flow2 kitchen by Studio Gorm
Oregon designers John Arndt and Wonhee Jeong of Studio Gorm have designed a kitchen where waste products are used to grow plants. More about Flow2 kitchen by Studio Gorm
Heat Shrink Series by Daniel Rawlings
Graduate designer Daniel Rawlings has created a series of vases by heat-shrinking plastic tubing around broken crockery. More about Heat Shrink Series by Daniel Rawlings