Collection

AFRICA BY DESIGN is a non-profit organization that focuses on generating attention and support for the design practices of often-overlooked places and peoples.

This water-resistant, industry-compliant black ink offers a fossil-free alternative to other commercial black inks, which can be used in existing production lines.

AlgiKnit is a New York-based company developing yarn from kelp for luxury and mass-produced textile products.

That green skin comprises algae and the mechanical systems necessary to convert and integrate their biorhythms into the energy system of the building.

Norway reimagined what happens to people after they commit violent crimes. Bastøy Prison Island is home to dozens of men who are learning to take responsibility for their lives via farming, swimming, education, and communal living.

The independent craft brewery and pub chain BrewDog claims to be the world’s first “carbon-negative international beer business.”

In 2016, the Swedish Cancer Society produced a video to help people learn how to do breast exams on their own. The campaign resulted in an online debate that reveals the pervasive sexualization of bodies and breast cancer along with the flexibility and usefulness of formal abstraction.

The Designer’s Critical Alphabet (DCA) helps design students and professional designers create work that serves more people, especially people commonly pushed to the side by dominant power structures.

85% of Europe’s saltwater beaches and seas exceed standards for marine litter. In response, the European Union began regulating SUP and, in 2021, enacted the Directive on SUPs.

In 2019, the sex toy company Wild Flower released the Enby, a vibrator designed to appeal to users across and without genders and to suit various bodies.

XR’s logo represents extinction, and its simplicity makes the logo easy to identify and reuse.

It is estimated that four million people die from causes attributed to tobacco every year. The FCTC is an effort of the World Health Organization (WHO) to decrease the use of tobacco.

At least 931 million tons of food is wasted every year and 8-10% of global carbon emissions are linked to unconsumed produce. FreshPaper is positioned to help fight food waste, especially food waste created in the home.

Climate change's impacts on the oceans isn't limited to melting ice shields; the ocean's rapid change in temperature, chemistry, and storm patterns diminish the seafood supplies that humans rely on. GreenWave offers a system of ocean farms, education, and funding opportunities that keep humans working, fed, and in community while reclaiming the environment.

Menstrual cups are reusable, made of safe materials, and available on the mass market.

Medication abortions allow people to terminate pregnancies in the privacy and comfort of their home, making the healthcare procedure far more attainable than in-clinic procedures.

In 2011, Nokia announced it had sold more than 250 million phones. It remains the world’s best-selling mobile phone by the number of units sold.

These hand signals resulted from the desire to facilitate an inclusive form of consensus-building that helped produce positive social change.

The Rights of Nature is a category of legislation intended to acknowledge and defend the rights of ecosystems to exist and flourish by giving people the authority to petition on the behalf of nature, and requiring the government to provide mechanisms of prevention and remedy when violations of these rights occur.

People and companies identified SMS technology as an opportunity to expand the features of low-tech phones.

The length and method of transportation contributes to the production of greenhouse gasses. The Sky Urban Vertical Farming System works to counter the poor impact of both land production and transportation.

Kai’s Paper Razor comes with an all-paper body and metal blade head. Designed to be flat-packed, the single-use razor comes completely unfolded and can easily be put together in a matter of seconds by merely folding in the sides and the top to create a rigid, ergonomic razor with a grippy handle.

The Yes Men spotlights prevalent social issues using unexpected and unusual tactics.

Warwick Junction's labyrinth of stalls, arches, bridges, and aisles contain everything anyone in South Africa could need. The junction serves more than 460,000 people and 38,000 vehicles daily and covers more space than any other junction in South Africa.