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
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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
A cup of coffee by Ryohei Yoshiyuki
Japanese designer Ryohei Yoshiyuki has designed an ash tray made of used coffee grounds. More
The PaperVillain by The Functionality
Designers The Functionality have built a canopy constructed from 2,452 newspaper hats. More
Brooks Avenue House by Bricault Design
Canadian architects Bricault Design have completed a plant-covered extension to a house in Venice, Los Angeles. More
4 Passive Houses by Anders Holmberg
Swedish architect Anders Holmberg has designed four highly insulated houses in Stockholm, Sweden, that use the heat generated by people and appliances inside to keep them warm. More
Flow2 kitchen by Studio Gorm
Oregon designers John Arndt and Wonhee Jeong of Studio Gorm have designed a kitchen where waste products are used to grow plants. More
Heat Shrink Series by Daniel Rawlings
Graduate designer Daniel Rawlings has created a series of vases by heat-shrinking plastic tubing around broken crockery. More
Level Green by J Mayer H
Berlin architects J Mayer H have completed a permanent exhibition on sustainability for car brand Volkswagen's Autostadt visitor attraction at their factory in Wolfsburg, Germany. More
Tin Can Lids by Jack Bresnahan
New Designers 09: Northumbria University graduate Jack Bresnahan exhibited a series of biodegradable, plastic lids for turning used tin cans into household containers at graduate show New Designers in London last week. More
Al Nasseem by X-Architects
Dubai architecture firm X-Architects have unveiled their masterplan for a sustainable urban development in the center of Al Ain in the United Arab Emirates. More
Limited Art Edition 2009 by Freitag
GermanSwiss bag brand Freitag have launched a limited edition range of bags made of used exhibition banners from leading art galleries and museums. More
ATREEM by Nitipak Samsen
Royal College of Art graduate Nitipak Samsen has designed a credit card-operated carbon-offsetting meter that attaches to trees. More
Christmas Tree Furniture by Fabien Cappello
Royal College of Art graduate Fabien Cappello has created a collection of furniture from unwanted Christmas trees. More