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BEYONDPLASTIC AWARD: Global initiative announces winners in sustainable design awards

BEYONDPLASTIC, a global initiative dedicated to reducing the use of single-use plastic products, has announced the winners of the 2020 BEYONDPLASTIC AWARD for sustainable design. The BEYONDPLASTIC AWARD – which recognises eco-responsible products and solutions and transforms single-use plastic products into solutions made of environmentally sound materials – looked at innovation and creativity in sustainable design in four categories: most practical impact to reduce the … Continue reading BEYONDPLASTIC AWARD: Global initiative announces winners in sustainable design awards

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Design & Architecture

The Brighton Waste House: A blueprint for public buildings made almost entirely from waste

The Brighton Waste House – made from 20,000 toothbrushes, 4,000 DVD cases, two tonnes of denim jeans, 2,000 floppy discs, 2,000 used carpet tiles, and construction waste – continues to inspire six years after it was constructed. A permanent building, the award-winning waste house, designed by the architect and University of Brighton lecturer Duncan Baker-Brown, was opened in June 2014 and continues to be a … Continue reading The Brighton Waste House: A blueprint for public buildings made almost entirely from waste

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Visual Arts

Mushrooms: New exhibition delves into the use of mushrooms as upcycled agro-waste to sustainable shoes and more

Mushrooms like most things that come from Mother Nature are incredibly versatile – they can be eaten, they can bring on hallucinations, they can be used as a material in the design of furniture and clothes, and they can even eat through plastic. Now the humble mushroom is the subject of a new exhibition, Mushrooms: The Art, Design and Future of Fungi, which celebrates the rich … Continue reading Mushrooms: New exhibition delves into the use of mushrooms as upcycled agro-waste to sustainable shoes and more

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