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Flower Lollipops Are Designed To Be Planted After You Eat Them

Amborella Organics created a series of floral lollipops with seeds embedded in the stick, to be planted when finished with the treat

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Cubic Modules Made Of Recyclable Metal Offer A Unique Living Space

The MINI LIVING exhibit offers flexible, spatial living arrangements to combat the lack of available housing in Chinese cities

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A Former Navy Airfield Near Boston Will Be Turned Into A Smart City

The planned development will be home to self-driving cars and shuttles as well as green space and units for offices and residents

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Shinola’s Logo Inspired This Textured Showroom Structure In London

Architecture firm Giles Miller Studio created a temporary showroom using Detroit brand Shinola's lightning bolt logo

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Radically Redesigned Garage Could Help Solve Overcrowding In Cities

This parking garage remains underground until the city experiences heavy rainfall, causing it to rise up from the ground to create a reservoir

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Design Miami Commissions School Furniture To Support An African Community

At Design Miami, PSFK explored a project looking to improve children's learning environment in a rural community in Zambia

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Historic Chapel Redesigned Into A Modern Work Space

Belgian architect group Klaarchitectuur turns an old church into their new office, creating a juxtaposition between old and new

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London Brand Recycled 60,000 Plastic Bottles For Its Store Interior

Bottletop's new store in London is being constructed entirely from recycled materials

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Plant-Focused Gym Design Brings The Outdoors Inside

Biofit offers fitness enthusiasts a more natural and calming setting for indoor workouts

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Garden-Inspired Office Brings Nature Into The Workplace

Japanese firms 07 Beach and Studio Happ designed the office building with nature in mind to promote well-being among urban workers

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Gathering Space In Washington Serves As A Large Communal Living Room

Kenmore Hangar morphs depending on weather conditions or functional requirements

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This Chair Is Sold As Raw Materials For You To Build Yourself

Home improvement retailer Hornbach teamed up with designer Sigurd Larsen to create a product that teaches customers how to build their own furniture

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LEGO’s Sustainable Toy Bricks Are Made From Sugar Cane

The toy company has started producing Lego pieces with a special plant-plastic that is more eco-friendly

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A new wave of design inspiration is being driven by nature

https://www.habitusliving.com/design-hunters/conversations/new-wave-nature-driven-designBuildings were born as protectors against the elements, creating a visible, physical boundary between mankind and...

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Architects Turned A 17th-Century Chapel Into A Modern Workspace

The Belgian firm Klaarchitectuur used inventive techniques to create modern office and community spaces while preserving the historic building

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This Company ‘Fishes’ For Plastic And Turns It Into Office Furniture

Plastic Whale brings tourists to fish plastic out of Amsterdam's canals, then recycles it into furniture

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Indian Startup Fights Pollution By Upcycling Rotting Temple Flowers

Collecting the discarded religious flower petals, Help Us Green intends to curb river pollution by using the plants to make incense

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Small-Scale Affordable Homes Respond To Communal Living Trends

This creative take on affordable housing combines a practical cinder-block construction with communal areas

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Luxury Building In NYC Has A Facade That Counters Air Pollution

Air-purifying technology is a major component of a new high-rise at 570 Broome in New York's SoHo, which claims to clear pollution as effectively as 500 trees

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Fountain-Turned-Playground In Mexico City Shows Experiential Uses For Outdoor...

An architecture project transformed a city square into a play area, illustrating how a simple design can change the experience of public space

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Dick de Koning. Chairman, AIPIA Netherlands

“A lot of global brand owners have made strong commitments in the near future for sustainability recently where everything has to be recyclable, returnable, and compostable. It is a challenge but it...

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Lena Pripp-Kovac. Sustainability Manager, IKEA

“Becoming truly circular means meeting people’s changing lifestyles, prolonging the life of products and materials and using resources in a smarter way. To make this a reality, we will design all...

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Apple’s Milan Flagship Mixes Retail With Community Space

The site-specific location weaves itself into the city's architectural and cultural traditions while also providing events and in-store experiences to elevate the retail space

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Aesop Store Offers Shoppers Authentic Japanese Row House Experience

The Australian skincare brand partnered with an architecture firm to turn a Kanazawa row house into one of its stores while preserving the original design

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How Companies From Amazon To Delos Are Incorporating Biophilic Office Design...

Offices are increasingly emphasizing natural elements like greenery and sunlight in their workspaces to promote the health, productivity and happiness of employees

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IKEA And Tom Dixon Encourage Urbanites To Grow Their Own Food

The partnership will debut design ideas and products at London's Chelsea Flower Show to encourage urbanites to implement home-agriculture practices for a sustainable global future

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Square Roots App Adds Transparency To Produce Shopping

This company is creating a special timeline that will let customers know where their greens have been before they hit the table

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Adidas Employee Event And Restaurant Campus Offers Flexible Work Environment

The fitness brand is investing in its employees with an innovative and flexible events building called Halftime, encouraging workers to connect, collaborate and relax

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Aesop’s New London Store Takes Design Inspiration From James Bond

The Duke of York Square store was designed with Snøhetta and partly inspired by the opening scenes of classic Bond films

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This Vertical Farmhouse Could Grow Produce To Feed 180,000 People

Backed by Jeff Bezos, Plenty recently won $200 million in funding to open a new vertical farm location in Seattle

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