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Inspiring People

‘Blade Made’ turns discarded wind turbine blades into playgrounds and street furniture

To Netherlands-based Superuse, waste rotor blades are seen as structural and aesthetic elements for large scale, worldwide use in design and…

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Good Stuff

This self-taught designer from South Africa built a city in his backyard – from trash

Mulalo Nego Negondeni has built a miniature version of Johannesburg in his parents’ backyard from recycled materials, after falling in love…

3 mins
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Better Society

City of Bruges places 40 public wheelchair-friendly picnic tables

With the 40 wheelchair-friendly benches, the City pushes maximum accessibility forward. "We invest heavily in our public domain so that all…

2 mins
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Sustainable Planet

Tap into the clouds: ingenious rain barrel with built-in faucet helps save and use rain water

Modern twist on an old design saves money and makes the most of a free and under-utilised resource by collecting rainwater,…

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Inspiring People

Spectacular plant-covered school with unique rooftop “Infinity” cycle track planned in India

The “Forest” is the wining entry in a design competition for a school project sited in Pune, India: the design explores…

4 mins
34

Sustainable Planet

Biophilic design: what it is and why you should know about it

Discover how incorporating design features that reconnect people with nature into your home or workspace can drastically reduce stress, make you…

9 mins
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Inspiring People

Foodscaping: if you like food and you like gardening, then you’re going to love this!

A hybrid of landscaping and farming, “foodscaping” is a way of creating an integrative landscape that’s not only resourceful because it…

5 mins
135

Inspiring People

10 thought-provoking design ideas to help people make better choices

A collection of examples where design is being incorporated to influence people's behaviour in a positive way.

3 mins
188

Sustainable Planet

This Dutch city has transformed its bus stops into bee stops

In the Dutch city Utrecht 316 bus stops now have a green roof and bees love it

2 mins
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Inspiring People

How “True Doors” decals help people with dementia

See the effect of True Doors at one nursing home in the Netherlands, where made-to-measure decals of patients’ own front doors…

3 mins
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‘Blade Made’ turns discarded wind turbine blades into playgrounds and street furniture

This self-taught designer from South Africa built a city in his backyard – from trash

City of Bruges places 40 public wheelchair-friendly picnic tables

Tap into the clouds: ingenious rain barrel with built-in faucet helps save and use rain water

Spectacular plant-covered school with unique rooftop “Infinity” cycle track planned in India

Biophilic design: what it is and why you should know about it

Foodscaping: if you like food and you like gardening, then you’re going to love this!

10 thought-provoking design ideas to help people make better choices

This Dutch city has transformed its bus stops into bee stops

How “True Doors” decals help people with dementia

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