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
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Level Green by J Mayer H
Berlin architects J Mayer H have completed a permanent exhibition on sustainability for car brand Volkswagen's Autostadt visitor attraction at their factory in Wolfsburg, Germany. More about Level Green by J Mayer H
Tin Can Lids by Jack Bresnahan
New Designers 09: Northumbria University graduate Jack Bresnahan exhibited a series of biodegradable, plastic lids for turning used tin cans into household containers at graduate show New Designers in London last week. More about Tin Can Lids by Jack Bresnahan
Al Nasseem by X-Architects
Dubai architecture firm X-Architects have unveiled their masterplan for a sustainable urban development in the center of Al Ain in the United Arab Emirates. More about Al Nasseem by X-Architects
Limited Art Edition 2009 by Freitag
GermanSwiss bag brand Freitag have launched a limited edition range of bags made of used exhibition banners from leading art galleries and museums. More about Limited Art Edition 2009 by Freitag
ATREEM by Nitipak Samsen
Royal College of Art graduate Nitipak Samsen has designed a credit card-operated carbon-offsetting meter that attaches to trees. More about ATREEM by Nitipak Samsen
Christmas Tree Furniture by Fabien Cappello
Royal College of Art graduate Fabien Cappello has created a collection of furniture from unwanted Christmas trees. More about Christmas Tree Furniture by Fabien Cappello
Duplex by Frank Gehry for Make it Right
Frank Gehry is one of 14 architects to have designed duplexes for Make it Right, the charity founded by actor Brad Pitt to develop new housing typologies for a hurricane-devastated district of New Orleans. More about Duplex by Frank Gehry for Make it Right
Weaver's Nest by Animal Farm
Cape Town designers Animal Farm have produced an "organic lounger" made from woven branches that hangs in a tree and is reached by a rope ladder. More about Weaver's Nest by Animal Farm
Chen House by C-Laboratory
Finnish architects C-Laboratory have completed a timber house on a cherry farm in the mountains of northern Taiwan. More about Chen House by C-Laboratory
Sears Tower to install wind turbines - The Guardian
Dezeenwire: Sears Tower in Chicago is to undergo a $350 million green refit to "reduce the tower's electricity use by 80% and save 24 million gallons of water a year". The Guardian
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Floating Garden by Benjamin Graindorge
French designer Benjamin Graindorge has designed a garden that floats on the surface of a fishtank and uses fish waste as fertiliser. More about Floating Garden by Benjamin Graindorge
Gummo offices by i29
Dutch interior architects i29 have completed an office suite for an advertising agency using used furniture bought from online auction sites and charity shops. More about Gummo offices by i29
Tamago by Merci Design
DMY Berlin 09: Latvian designers Merci Design presented a range of children's furniture made of recycled paper pulp at DMY Youngsters in Berlin last week. More about Tamago by Merci Design
Najah, Lazara and Ilham by Anne-Cécile Rappa
More recycled work from Swiss designer Anne-Cécile Rappa: Najah, Lazara and Ilham are a series of lights made of found objects sheathed in knitted plastic bags. More about Najah, Lazara and Ilham by Anne-Cécile Rappa
The Idea of a Tree by Mischer’Traxler
DMY Berlin 09: Viennese designers Mischer'Traxler have created a solar-powered machine that makes furniture, with the shape and colour of each product determined by the amount of sunlight available during manufacture. More about The Idea of a Tree by Mischer’Traxler
Bent by Anne-Cécile Rappa
Industrial designer Anne-Cécile Rappa has designed Bent, a pouf made of recycled polypropylene bags knitted together. More about Bent by Anne-Cécile Rappa
Aware Project by the Interactive Institute
Industrial designer Karin Ehrnberger and interaction designer Loove Broms of the Interactive Institute in Sweden have designed a series of household objects highlighting energy consumption in daily activities. More about Aware Project by the Interactive Institute
Design for a Living World at the Cooper-Hewitt
Ten designers including Ted Muehling (above), Yves Béhar (below), Stephen Burks and Maya Lin have created objects for Design for a Living World, an exhibition of products using sustainable materials from around the world that opened at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum in New York this week. More about Design for a Living World at the Cooper-Hewitt
Wattcher by Marcel Wanders Studio
Wattcher is a product that monitors domestic electricity use, designed by Marcel Wanders for Dutch company Innovaders. More about Wattcher by Marcel Wanders Studio