Millions of boxes including health and food aids are annually sent to developing countries such as the African and Asian ones and those in other parts of the world covered by the UNICEF. Upon unpacking, most of these boxes are disposed of while these plain boxes enjoy a powerful potential to be creatively reused. In this concept, a sustainable solution is presented, based on which the simple model of 3-D puzzles is perforated on the boxes sent by the UNICEF.
The color and graphic elements of these puzzles attract the children, they will then take out the puzzle perforated models for completion and playing with. The Teachbox concept provides with the children possibility to make their own toys.
Designers : Milad Mohajeri and Ali Haji
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Casabella cleaning robot concept has been designed to celebrate Casabella 25th anniversary, it was shown at the International Housewares Show 2013, Chicago. Since the company is in cleaning and kitchen gadgets industry, this industrial designer has come up with innovative concept robot to inspire future design.
The robot itself uses a process called Microbial Electrolysis, which is a proven process that uses bacteria as a power source. The robot vacuums up waste, then harnesses the energy within the bacteria to power itself. So in short, the robot is completely sustainable by utilizing power derived from the matter it “consumes” or vacuums up.
Another unique feature of the robot is the honeycomb flex wheels that give the robot the ability to climb up and down stairs and over obstacles. The honeycomb structure is one of the strongest in nature, but when there is pressure, it has the ability to collapse and flex to help guide the robot up stairs.
Designer : Elliot Cohen
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MORI folding bike aims to increase the rate of bike ridership especially in an urban environment for better sustainable future. Based on statistic in America, women comprise only 25% of bicycle riders. Can you see a gender gap here? This is due to the bicycle industry that focuses merely on existing cyclists and ignoring the needs of those non-riders, mostly women. In this case, female users could potentially become an expanding market for future bicycle industry.
Considered female user characteristics, the size of MORI must be small enough for user to carry and storage. Using 3-D printing technology, users can design their personal pattern, color, texture and even structure of battery case. For power system, combining human-powered and electromotor-powered modes together, users can chose different riding gesture and power mode based on their different requirements.
You can easily transform this bike from bicycle, scooter, trolley, to folding mode. MORI folding bike is your perfect daily companion, from going to work, shop, to ride home.
Designer : Janus Yuan
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V-Tent system features eco-friendly parking system that protects as well as charges your vehicle. Each unit has collapsible canopy which can be used for both personal or public parking areas, together, they create a sustainable system for urban environment. The canopy provides large shade to prevent the heat of the sun, rain or snow from falling on your car, it helps prolong the life and maintenance cycle of your car in the long run.
Designer : Hakan Gürsu
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Paraton-e futuristic concept vehicle aims to amalgamate sustainable thinking with new material technologies to produce a vehicle that effectively fills the gap between car and motorcycle. Issues surrounding the sustainability of recurring urban commutes and increasing traffic congestion have been addressed. As such, this vehicle was conceived to be an ecologically sensitive solution that simultaneously responds to the high comfort demands of a downsizing car owner demographic. Reinforced shape memory polymers enable a flexible footprint and cabin space to actively transform the vehicle whilst in motion.
The user can choose between a configuration that leans and negotiates traffic like a motorcycle, or features a reclined seating position and broad footprint to deliver a stable and assisted driving experience suitable for higher speeds. The variable width of the vehicle also allows for parking in public spaces including footpaths
Designer : Frederik Dallmeyer
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In order to reduce tree consumption, DesignNobis has come up with concept Living Pots sustainable cultivation units which consist of 100% recyclable and re-used materials. Each unit is made out of simple metal and scrap pieces of log, it can be folded flat for easy transport and assembly. The main goal of this project is to reduce wood consumption by designing and developing sustainable pot for plants, herbs, or mushrooms using scrap parts from industrial wood processing. The end product features minimalist and stylish design for green conscious growers.
Organic farming is practiced for both individual and industrial purposes, the design of this unit allows ecological way for growing and cultivating plants better than plastics in terms or breathing. For example mushroom cultivation, it requires specific moisture level which can be achieved from conventional sliced logs, but using this pot, it prevents any trees from being cut.
Designer : Dr. Hakan Gürsu
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Vladimer Kobakhidze, a 29-year old Georgian car designer has sent us his Audi bike concept, a premium transportation for urban traffic to reduce pollution. Please don’t get confused by the name, it’s not an official concept from Audi, but clearly it was inspired by the famous Audi brand design philosophy.
In this fast growing population, the reloaded urban traffic and the polluted environment needs a sustainable, flexible, safe and comfortable bicycle device. It is a difficult task to find out the real innovation in this, in the bicycle design segment. The goal is pretty straight forward, design a family bicycle for “Audi” based on the general design and philosophy of this German automotive company from rationality, visibility and quality. It has to meet the principle of modern sportiveness for premium consumers.
The “Audi Bike” Design project combines the new family of the bicycles: The “Audi” Sports bike, the Folding bike and the electronic + (HP) humane powered Bike. All of them feature fluent lines, more surface transitions and sporty look with emotional appearance.
Designer : Vladimer Kobakhidze
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A temporary house might be the answer for those who can’t afford their own land, this is a fundamental condition in China. Tricycle House and Tricycle Garden has brought interesting concept for the future where people and the temporary land their occupy can develop temporary relationship. This project aims to create affordable single family home as well as sustainable.
The material used is plastic which can be folded as a construction method, using a CNC router, each piece of this temporary house is cut and scored flat which later folded and welded into shape. The plastic is very unique, it can be folded into different shapes without losing its strength. It looks like an accordion, it expands to create space and can be connected to other houses for greater space. Inside the house, you would also find facilities such as a stove, a sink, a bathtub, a water tank as well as multi-functional furniture which can be transformed from a bed to dining table.
Combined with Tricycle Garden, this project creates a complete home with a front garden. You can plant not only grass but also vegetables and tress, several gardens combined together can form a large public green space.
Designer : People’s Architecture Office and People’s Industrial Design Office
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Nowadays, living in a big city, we are suffering from traffic jam, and those wasted fuel also increase air pollution and carbon dioxide emissions. This project focuses on designing on small, eco-friendly and sustainable transportation, thus, Citi.Transmitter is born. It is an intelligent community vehicle system, because every one of you has different needs, this modular vehicle offers you different facility to make your daily task easier.
Designer : Vincent Chan
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BioThink, a futuristic vehicle for future mega-cities where we need sufficient and sustainable transportation for personal mobility on the streets. BioThink has been designed with 2 models (type A and type B) which both are smart vehicle with AI for future mega-cities. Only the owner of the vehicle can access it because BioThink is equipped with DNA Security Key, therefore, each vehicle is completely custom made for the owner not for anyone else.
The type A is 2 passengers vehicle with bionic form and mechanism that provide speed, safety and comfort due to its nature’s design. It features Rotary-Crawling wheels that get its power from solar energy transformed into electricity and magnet for future roads. The type B features Gyroscopic wheels that utilize the same solar energy to power itself. The designer vision of future road, it’s equipped with intelligent traffic system that prevents any crash, you won’t be dealing with traffic jam or whatsoever.
Designer : Mohammad Ghezel
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Cube Lights have been designed for modern minimalist home. Hand crafted from sustainable materials, i.e. steam bent timber and finished non-toxic paint. Colors are subject to clients requests. A Perspex semi translucent screen diffuses a warm light emitted by energy efficient LED strip lighting contained within the cube. Long cord allows freedom for user to move the light around and create one own defined space.
Designer : Thomas Young
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Lock bamboo table, just like its name suggests, this table features unique structure built from layers of flexible bamboo. These layers are pressed together while the shape is formed by bamboo’s natural bending curve, tangled each other in place. The result is gorgeous mix of nature and mathematics creating a super strong unique dynamic shape to support the table surface. Available in 2 versions: bamboo top and glass top, this table is not only sustainable but also beautiful centerpiece for your living room.
Designer : J.P.Meulendijks
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Earning its name from the roman god of the sun, the Apollo E-Bike expresses the identity of the Solsonica brand trough the chromatic composition and the logotype featured on its main frame. The “Italian Flag Badge” reinforces the national origin, assuming the Apollo as an unmistakable Italian Design product. Designed for a daily urban use, Apollo E-Bike introduces an innovative folding system, easily adapting it to any situation where space economy matters.
Equipped with a detachable 260Wh LiFePO4 battery, a 250W In-wheel Motor and a Dynamo (for energy recovery), Apollo E-bike is able to reach a top speed of 25km/h with a maximum range of 60km in full-electric mode. One button click away and its user can choose between two other modes (Hybrid and Pedal) extending the overall range.
Designers : Pedro Almeida and Ricardo Fonseca
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Used bottles can be utilized to create unique speakers with unique sound characteristics as well using Green’s Voice. It’s a creative device that you can connect to any bottles to create your own speaker instantly. Instead of purchasing speaker, a music device that uses significant plastic, wood, or metal materials for its production, why not re-used empty bottles?
Designer : Lin Nien-An and Cheng Ya-Fang
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An eco friendly Twist Stovetop Kettle, it ensures no water loss during the heating process thank you to its inner circulation design. With water scarcity issue that affects every continent in this world, it’s really important to develop sustainable product as well as resource saving. Using our conventional water kettle, there’s 25% of the water lost during boiling, Twist kettle tries to solve this problem by eliminating the loss of water as well as saving energy from reducing the heating-process time.
Designer : Hakan Gürsu
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