Andrés Jaque's giant water purifier unveiled in MoMA PS1 courtyard
Spanish architect Andrés Jaque has created a towering network of water-purifying pipes for this year's courtyard installation at MoMA PS1 in Queens, New York (+ slideshow). More
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René van Zuuk creates a wavy pier with an integrated lightbox over an Almere lake
A huge lightbox is wedged underneath a wave-shaped viewing platform at the end of this pier, designed by Dutch architect René van Zuuk for a lake in the city of Almere (+ slideshow). More
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Waterscape by Alexander Lotersztain is a modular platform for living on water
Australia-based designer Alexander Lotersztain has created a floating platform system that can be customised with clip-on lighting, furniture, and docking facilities – and can even be used as a helipad (+ slideshow). More
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The Ocean Cleanup aims to strip 70 million kilos of plastic from the sea in 10 years
A 100-kilometre array of floating barriers designed by a 20-year-old inventor aims to clear the oceans of waste plastic, and is one of the projects shortlisted for this year's Designs of the Year award (+ slideshow). More
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Icelandic designer creates floatation caps and armbands for bathing in geothermal water
Design March 2015: Reykjavík designer Unnur Valdís Kristjánsdóttir has produced a set of floatation devices to keep users' bodies just below the surface of the water while soaking in the country's hot springs (+ slideshow). More
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Lego-inspired modular structures restore damaged coral reefs
Australian designer Alex Goad has created a system of modular ceramic components for forming structures that can help rebuild diminished coral reef environments (+ slideshow). More
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Suppose Design Office's House in Hibaru stretches down to the edge of a reservoir
This house by Suppose Design Office slopes down beyond the boundary wall of a reservoir in Fukuoka, south-west Japan, to allow residents to be as close as possible to the water (+ slideshow). More
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Spiralling underwater cities could make oceans inhabitable by 2030
News: underwater cities with infrastructure networks spiralling down into the depths of the oceans could be a reality as soon as 2030, according to a Japanese construction company. More
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Helmut Smits' The Real Thing turns Coca-Cola back into water
Dutch Design Week 2014: Netherlands-based multidisciplinary artist Helmut Smits has developed a device for "a world in which drinking water can be harder to come by than Coca-Cola". More
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Water droplets diffuse light from Arturo Erbsman's Atmos lamp
Interieur 2014: condensation droplets pattern the inside of the balloon-shaped shade of this lamp by French designer Arturo Erbsman, which has won an Interieur Award at the Belgian design event. More
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UK's "first amphibious house" can float on floodwater like a boat in a dock
Work is nearing completion on the Amphibious House by Baca Architects – a family home on an island in the middle of the River Thames that can float on rising floodwater like a ship in its dock. More
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Salt water-powered electric car approved for roads in Europe
News: a company that claims to have developed the first electric car powered by salt water says the vehicle has now been approved for testing on public roads in Germany and the EU (+ slideshow). More
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Bridal Veil installation by Louis Sicard creates a curtain of water through the forest
A veil of water stretches 40 metres between the trees of a wood in central France to form this installation by French architect Louis Sicard (+ slideshow). More
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Les Cascadeurs installation by Laurent Gongora interrupts the flow of a waterfall
Steel triangles protruded from a waterfall in central France to intervene with the cascade of water in this installation by artist Laurent Gongora. More
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Drinkable Book combines sanitation manual and filters for contaminated water
A team of American scientists and designers have collaborated to create the drinkable book, using a combination of typography, nanotechnology and specially-designed filter paper. More
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Edible water bottle replaces plastic with algae
A group of London-based industrial designers have created an edible water bottle using algae and a technique popularised by El Bulli chef Ferran Adria. More
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Tower: Instant Structure for Schacht XII by rAndom International
London studio rAndom International has created a 20-metre tower of falling water at a former coal mine in Germany (+ slideshow). More
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Crystallisation water dress by Iris van Herpen
Dutch fashion designer Iris van Herpen will create a dress modelled on splashing water during a live week-long broadcast for fashion film website SHOWstudio next month (+ movie). More
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Whole World Water by Fuseproject
Yves Behar's San Francisco studio Fuseproject has designed a glass bottle and identity for a scheme that encourages hotels to filter water on site rather than importing it in plastic bottles. More
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Water Light Graffiti by Antonin Fourneau for DigitalArti Artlab
Spraying a wall with water creates graffiti with tiny points of light instead of paint in this installation by French artist Antonin Fourneau (+ movie). More
