Tree Tape by Nitipak Samsen
Designer Nitipak Samsen has created a measuring tape to translate the amount of carbon stored in a tree into the amount of carbon emitted by activities like breathing and car journeys. More
-
The Virgin Collection by OAT
Dutch company OAT have designed a range of biodegradable shoes with seeds embedded in the tongues. More
The Pond by Raw Edges
London designers Yael Mer and Shay Alkalay of Raw Edges created an animated pond at the Bloomberg offices in London using equipment the company had thrown away. More
Waste-to-Energy Plant by BIG
Danish architects Bjarke Ingels Group have won a competition to design a power plant for Copenhagen with their design that will blow smoke rings and double up as a ski slope. More
Beautiful Planets by Béatrix Li-Chin Loos at Galerie Gosserez
German-Taiwanese designer Béatrix Li-Chin Loos has created this series of spherical vases from layers of scrap wood, glass, cardboard and leather. More
Relumine by Mischer’Traxler
Vienna designers Mischer’Traxler have created a series of lights where two found lamps share one fluorescent bulb. More
Trash Cube by Nicolas Le Moigne
This seat by Nicholas Le Moigne of Switzerland is made entirely of scrap fibre cement. More
Efficient Home by Mathieu Lehanneur for Schneider Electric
French designer Mathieu Lehanneur has created a series of objects designed to monitor electricity consumption in the home for energy company Schneider Electric. More
The Tower of Droplets by Sir Peter Cook and Gavin Robotham
This algae-producing tower designed by Sir Peter Cook and Gavin Robotham of London studio CRAB came second in the recent Taiwan Tower Conceptual International Competition. More
Neorustica by Jahara Studio
Brazilian designer Brunno Jahara of Jahara Studio has created a collection of furniture made using scrap wood. More
Masdar Institute campus by Foster + Partners
Foster + Partners have completed the first of a cluster of buildings entirely powered by solar energy at Masdar City, a sustainable urban quarter in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. More
r2b2 by Christoph Thetard
German graduate designer Christoph Thetard has created a set of pedal-powered kitchen gadgets. More
Biomass by Ahhaproject
This rubbish bag by Ahhaproject of Milan and Seoul spells out how much energy the user can generate with each bag of kitchen waste collected. More
Leather Lampshades by Pepe Heykoop
At Dutch Design Week designer Pepe Heykoop presents a collection of leather lampshades made by underprivileged women in Mumbai. More
Món Petit by Miquel Merce Architect and MSB Workshop
Toys are displayed between steel fins at this second-hand shop in Andorra by Miquel Merce Architect and MSB Workshop. More
Fossilisation machine results by Austin Houldsworth
These photos from British designer Austin Houldsworth show the results of his machine, featured in our earlier story, built to fossilise a partridge (above) and a pineapple. More
Nespresso Battery by Mischer’Traxler
Vienna Design Week 2010: Vienna designers Mischer’Traxler made batteries from 700 used coffee capsules to power clocks installed in the window of Nespresso Austria during Vienna Design Week. More
Grand Crus Cup Parade by Dottings
Vienna Design Week: Vienna designers Dottings presented a series of coffee cups made of recycled aluminium coffee capsules for coffee brand Nespresso in Vienna last week. More
Nokia E-Cu by Patrick Hyland
This mobile phone concept by London designer Patrick Hyland can be charged by the heat in your pocket. More
Design Help by A1 Architects
A collective of young architects and designers from AlArchitects of Prague have designed a range of jewellery made from recycled medical waste. More