Wall Structure of House 3D Printed with Raw Soil and Local Natural Materials
Italian 3D-printing company WASP has 3D-printed a cheap and environmentally sustainable house called Gaia.
Biodegradable Clothing Textile Made from Fungus
With the textile industry attributed to emitting more greenhouse gases than international shipping and aviation combined, a company called NEFFA has decided to take a more sustainable route by developing a biodegradable textile made from the vegetative part of a fungus called mycelium.
Fairphone Is Creating Modular Smartphones That Are Made with Conflict Free Minerals
Originally starting out as an awareness campaign regarding the use of conflict minerals in electronic devices, Fairphone is a social enterprise company that strives to create a positive impact on the electronics industry by developing smartphones that are environmentally sustainable and free from conflict minerals.
Kinetic Art Installation Called Brixel Mirror Interacts to a Person’s Movement
Created by Brooklyn based studio BREAKFAST, the kinetic art installation is made of rotating bricks called Brixels.
Prosthetic Leg Developed for Amputee Ballet Dancers
Industrial Designer Jae-Hyun An has developed a prosthetic leg for amputee ballet dancers. Designed to enable amputee ballet dancers to perform in 100% pointe, the prosthetic leg will "push the creation of new choreography for contemporary ballet."
Cheap and Luxurious Capsule Hotels in Japan
Designed with minimalist and simplistic facilities, ninehours is a capsule hotel company that offers a "simple urban stay unlike any other in the world."
Portrait Generated by Machine Learning Algorithm Sold for $432,000
A portrait generated by a Machine Learning Algorithm has been sold at the Christie’s auction house for $432,000.
Focals by North Combines High-Tech Functionality with Modern Design
Focals are a new line of stylish smart glasses equipped with a holographic lens that display full colour notifications of text messages, navigations, appointment reminders, weather updates, and more.
COS and Studio Swine have Exhibited the New Spring Installation in Shanghai
Contemporary fashion brand COS has collaborated with art collective Studio Swine to exhibit the New Spring installation in Shanghai alongside the launch of COS’s Chinese website.
Everlane Has Launched a New Collection of Outerwear Made from Recycled Plastic Bottles
The clothing retailer company has also vowed to eliminate all virgin plastics from its supply chain by 2021.
Japanese Green Tea Is Being Served Hand Drip Style in a Tokyo Tea House
The minimalist green tea house called Tokyo Saryo is considered the first of its kind for serving hand dripped green tea.
Public Space Under Highway Turned into Mesmerizing Light Installation
Described as "the dream landscape about the power and poetry of water", an art installation titled WATERLICHT has premiered in Toronto, Canada.
Samsung’s QLED TV Seamlessly Blends in with the Background
Using Samsung’s SmartThings app to take a picture of the QLED TV and its background, an AI algorithm generates a pattern to make the TV appear transparent to the eye.
Nissan Has Embedded Their Autonomous Parking Technology in Slippers
As part of a marketing campaign to promote Nissan's ProPILOT Park technology, Nissan has embedded their autonomous parking technology in slippers, floor cushions, tables and even a TV remote control.
Natural Resources Used to Create Sustainable Cleaning Products and Tools
Soley Thrainsdottir has turned otherwise wasted natural materials such as horse hair and pine ash into sustainable cleaning products and tools.
Light Phone 2 Is the Minimalist Alternative of a Smartphone
A tech company called Light is currently developing a phone equipped with just bare essentials such as calling, texting, and adding contacts.