Vorkoster smart lid detects when food has gone off
Berlin-based designer Kimia Amir-Moazami hopes to tackle the issue of food waste with a container system that reveals if something is safe to eat or not. More
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Nendo designs beer can with two pull tabs to "create an ideal foam"
Japanese design studio Nendo has developed an alternative beer can with two angled pull tabs, which were manufactured to control the level of foam produced by opening the can. More
GoneShells is an edible juice bottle peeled like fruit
Design studio Tomorrow Machine has created a biodegradable juice bottle made from a potato starch-based material that can be peeled away like fruit skin and then eaten, composted or dissolved. More
Artist Anouska Samms crafts "dysfunctional" pots from human hair
Artist Anouska Samms created pots from clay and donated human hair to playfully explore her family's matrilineal relationship, which were recently on show as part of an exhibition in London. More
Forgo aims to become net-zero "within the next five years" through its refillable cosmetics
Swedish cosmetics brand Forgo has conducted a lifecycle assessment of its mix-it-yourself soap in a bid to eliminate carbon emissions from its supply chain. More
PriestmanGoode creates reusable fast food packaging from cocoa bean shells
Zero is a concept for an incentive-based food-delivery system by PriestmanGoode that could encourage consumers to use and return bioplastic containers to takeaway restaurants. More
Anna Piasek makes bento-style boxes for takeaway food from moulded cellulose
ÉCAL graduate Anna Piasek has created modular takeaway food packaging that can be divided like a bento box and composted after use. More
Tupperware-style products use the Internet of Things to help you reduce your food waste
Chicago-based tech startup Ovie has launched Smarterware, a line of food-storage products that alert users when the contents of their fridge are about to spoil. More
Nendo designs soy seasoning dispenser to rival iconic Kikkoman bottle
Japanese studio Nendo has created a ladle-inspired container for soy seasoning, which it hopes will one day become as popular as the red-topped Kikkoman sauce bottle. More
COBE bases collection of ceramic plant pots on its own building
Danish architecture firm COBE has created a range of ridged pots based on a school building it also designed. More
Victor Castanera's Undae vases are striped to look like sand and sea
Spanish product designer Victor Castanera has created a set of cylindrical resin containers with patterns reminiscent of ocean waves and sandy beaches. More
Make That Studio designs minimal version of traditional Sicilian jug
Italian design office Make That Studio has unveiled a jug based on the water-smoothed shapes of riverbed pebbles (+ slideshow). More
Kenyon Yeh's Flue vessels stack inside each other
These stackable containers by Taiwan designer Kenyon Yeh are all made in different materials and sizes, but combine to form a sculptural object. More
Pots by Benjamin Hubert for Menu
Maison&Objet 2013: London designer Benjamin Hubert has created a range of terracotta pots with rubber lids for Danish homeware brand Menu. More
Flex silicone pots by Tomas Kral for Praxis
Product News: Slovakian designer Tomas Kral has created a collection of small silicone pots for Hong Kong design brand Praxis. More
Mormor by Gry Fager for Normann Copenhagen
Danish designer Gry Fager has designed a new range of tableware for Normann Copenhagen, inspired by traditional kitchen textiles. More