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Design

The fruit of the future is 3D-printed and packed with vitamins and minerals

  • Nicole Jewell
  • 12/20/2019

With global bee populations dwindling at an astonishing rate, there is a risk that produce supplies will be diminished at some point in the near future. A new generation of innovators, such as Bezalel Academy of Art and Design graduate Meydan Levy, are coming up with food alternatives to prepare for the worst-case...

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  • Lucy Wang
  • 12/20/2019

Polish architecture firms PSBA and INOONI have recently completed a strikingly angular water sports center in the heart of Augustow, Poland that shows how architecture can double as a public sculpture. Topped with a green roof, the facility complements the surrounding park with a facade clad in untreated Siberian...

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  • Mariecor Agravante
  • 12/20/2019

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Architecture

Upcycled materials make up this beautiful cabin retreat in Denmark

  • Nicole Jewell
  • 12/19/2019

Located an hour outside of Copenhagen, this beautiful vacation home is tucked into a lush forest mere steps away from a beach. Designed by Nordhavn-based Lendager Group, the Holiday Cabin consists of five connected structures, all of which are constructed from upcycled waste materials found from demolition sites...

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  • small white, round containers near a computer
Design

Compostable, portable Stak pods eliminate the need for individually wrapped snacks

  • Dawn Hammon
  • 12/19/2019

Most of us spend much of our time on the go, rushing to work and shuttling kids to activities. Somewhere in the midst of the hustle, we have to eat. Stak has created a snacking pod to match those lifestyle needs, while aiming to create a long-lasting, eco-friendly product that eliminates the temptation of convenient...

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Design

UDEM students and Daan Roosegaarde install a “Smog-Eating Billboard” in Monterrey

  • Lucy Wang
  • 12/19/2019

Under the guidance of Dutch designer Daan Roosegaarde of Studio Roosegaarde, an interdisciplinary team of students from the University of Monterrey (UDEM) have designed and installed the “Smog-Eating Billboard” to purify the air in Monterrey, Mexico. Dubbed “Pollu-Mesh,” the installation follows in the...

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