Design Newspaper

Design Newspaper

Design Newspaper featuring great design, architecture, fashion, graphics and innovation from across the globe.

 

ArtVinegar

ArtVinegar is a do-it-yourself kit for turning imperfect fruit into fruit vinegar at home. The kit contains a glass bottle, a choice of vinegar flavors and a printed manual. Shoppers can select unappealing or overripe fruit at supermarkets, produce markets or small farmers markets. The bottle is made of recycled brown glass through a bubbling process, and the bubble pattern recalls the bubbles of vinegar fermentation. The empty bottle can be returned to the sales outlet for recycling. Food waste is reduced and sustainability is promoted.

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ReCover

ReCover is a conceptual service that allows smartphone owners to turn obsolete phones into useful devices such as a webcam, a security camera or a touchpad. The ReCover application scans the hardware and firmware of a phone and then suggests suitable options based on its condition. A kit is ordered, and a new operating system prepares the phone for its new role. The phone is placed inside a case made of injection moulded recycled ABS plastic. ReCover keeps old phones out of landfill and offers useful hardware at a low cost.

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Fungi Narratives

Fungi Narratives is a material and design research project based on fungi as an organic material. The project explores the properties of Fomes fomentarius and Fomitopsis betulina combined with compostable bioplastics made from plant based glycerin, agar agar and water. Results include amadou leather accessories such as a face mask, embroidery, up-cycled fashion pieces and a collection of paper-like sheets made only from fungi and water. The aim is to use abundant natural resources to create materials with a positive impact on sustainable design.

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Design Drinking

Design Drinking is a set of five reusable glass straws made as an alternative to single-use plastic straws. Each straw is engraved individually with an ornament linked to a different city, recalling the decorative style of the early nineteenth century. The straws measure 200 by 7 millimetres and are made of high quality Schott glass, produced by hand in a traditional glassworks in Munich. The set is packed in ecological grass cardboard with a fitted inlay and a cleaning brush of cotton fibres. Each straw can be washed and reused up to 1042 times in a dishwasher.

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Stripes

The ten packagings in the series are designed to be suitable as gift packagings and to provide a pleasing unboxing experience. Each box has a stripe pattern printed on it, which is repeated on the sleeve that closes the box. The cardboard parts of the box, as well as the sleeve and a brochure, are made of recycled cardboard. A bagasse paper tray is used to protect and present the contents. The complete packagings in this series can be disposed of in paper recycling bins.

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ReGreen

ReGreen is the ideal solution that can recycle and take the best advantages of wasted food perfectly. ReGreen is durable, easy to clean and recyclable. The distinct structural design is by the principle of circulation and environmentally friendly, which can be easily disassembled and recycled. Advanced technology, making ReGreen turns the wasted food into organic soil and compost in just a few weeks. It perfectly solves the difficulties of obtaining organic compost in the metropolitans.

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