Synchronicity Island by Jakub Szczęsny
Polish Design Season: Jakub Szczęsny of Centrala has designed a floating island that purifies river water, powered by exercise machines. More
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A Drop of Water and Bioplastic Planter by Bas van der Veer
Dutch Design Week 09: Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Bas van der Veer has won the prize for best project at the school's Graduation Galleries exhibition, which opened in Eindhoven yesterday. More
Solar Decathlon house by Technische Universität Darmstadt
Students of the Technische Universität Darmstadt in Germany have won the Solar Decathlon competition to design an energy-efficient solar-powered house. More
Ecolodge by Laetitia Delubac and Christian Félix
Paris architects Laetitia Delubac and Christian Félix have completed a holiday home and guest house in Siwa, Egypt. More
Eco-pods by Howeler + Yoon Architectureand Squared Design Lab
Boston architects Howeler + Yoon and Los Angeles digital designers Squared Design Lab have designed a conceptual structure for Boston, where an unfinished building would be covered in modular pods growing algae for biofuel. More
Lanana by Ryszard Rychlicki
Polish Design Season: Polish design student Ryszard Rychlicki has designed a shopping bag made of folded recycled paper. More
ZE by Renault
French automobile brand Renault are showing a range of electric concept cars at the Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung (Frankfurt Motor Show) in Germany this week. More
ANDREA by Mathieu Lehanneur and David Edwards
French designer Mathieu Lehanneur and Harvard professor David Edwards have launched a filtration system which uses living plants to purify the air indoors. More
Eco Warrior by Rezon
Tokyo design brand Rezon have designed a cotton bag for people to wear over their heads when they see people exhibiting ungreen behaviour. More
Found Form by Enina Waelstham for Mormels design
Dutch designer Enina Waelstham of Mormels Design has created a collection of lamps made by covering objects in recycled paper. More
Oogst 1000 Wonderland by Tjep
Here's the third installment from the Oogst self-sufficient farming project by Dutch designers Tjep.: Oogst 1000 Wonderland, which features a farm, restaurant, hotel and amusement park designed to sustain 1,000 visitors a day. More
Oogst 100 Community by Tjep
Here is the second of three proposals by Dutch designers Tjep. for self-sufficient farms - this time aiming to to house and provide food for up to 100 people within a diametre of 400 metres. More
Oogst 1 Solo by Tjep
Here is the first of three proposals by Dutch designers Tjep. for self-sufficient farms that provide inhabitants with everything they require, including energy, heat, oxygen, food and waste management. More
Chulha by Philips Design
Chulha, a cooking stove intended for use in the developing world by Philips Design, is among the winners of the Index Awards 2009, which were announced in Copenhagen last night. More
Index Award winners
Dezeenwire: the winners of Index Awards, the biannual global design prize that rewards designs that improve life, were announced in Copenhagen last night. Winners in the five categories (body, home, work, play and community) each earn €100,000. Winners include Chulha, a cooking stove for the developing world by Philips Design, and PIG 05049 by Christien Meindertsma - a book that documents all the uses of a pig. www.indexaward.dk
Masdar City Centre by LAVA
Laboratory for Visionary Architecture (LAVA) have won a competition to design the urban centre of Masdar, a zero-carbon, zero-waste city to be built in the desert near Abu Dhabi. More
Animal Wall by Gitta Gschwendtner
London designer Gitta Gschwendtner has completed a wall that incorporates 1,000 nest boxes for birds and bats in Cardiff Bay, UK. More
Bow-Wow Stool by Morten Emil Engel
Copenhagen architect Morten Emil Engel has won a competition to design stools that will furnish an exhibition building by Japanese architects Atelier Bow-Wow at the Krabbesholm Højskole in Skive, Denmark. More
ITSOK Fluorescents by Sighn
Artist Sighn has made fifty sets of fluorescent-painted cutouts saying "IT'S OK" as part of his limited edition of one million. More
PACT underwear by Yves Behar
San Francisco designer Yves Behar of fuseproject has designed a range of sustainable underwear for online clothing retailer PACT. More