Sustainable design
Spruce is a refillable bottle system for cleaning products
“We want to shift the posture of design” says Anne Asensio of Dassault Systèmes
“Operational progress is what moves the needle” towards zero-carbon design says Nike’s head of sustainability
Naturalmat offers organic bed products made from latex and coconut husk
Pollution Ranger and Smog Shade installation visualises air quality data in realtime
Benchmark spotlights sustainable furniture that can be returned at the end of its life
Scientists develop synthetic leaf that turns sunlight into liquid fuel
BrewDog goes carbon negative with wind-powered breweries
Microsoft teams up with Nike, Mercedes-Benz and Unilever to launch Transform to Net Zero initiative
Alexander Taylor launches online clothing platform to tackle fashion industry waste
Holly Grounds develops dissolvable ramen packaging that turns into sauce
A coronavirus cutlery set by Pharrell Williams features in today’s Dezeen Weekly newsletter
Erez Nevi Pana designs banana-plant “cocoons” for humans to shelter from climate change
UK to get first ever standard for biodegradable plastic following confusion over terminology
The Tyre Collective develops car-mounted device to capture microplastic emissions from tyres
Form & Refine makes homeware from sustainably sourced wood and clay
Dezeen x Planted collaboration will showcase brands and products that “improve lives today without damaging tomorrow”
Sea Stone is a concrete-like material made from shells
GreenPee installs hemp urinals in Amsterdam to stop “wild peeing”
Coral skeletons crafted from 3D-printed calcium carbonate could restore damaged reefs
PriestmanGoode creates reusable fast food packaging from cocoa bean shells
Petit Pli makes expandable and reusable face mask from recycled plastic bottles
Sekhina designs minimal light switches and sockets from concrete
