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International Design Council Magazine

International Design Council Magazine featuring great design, architecture, fashion, graphics and innovation from across the globe.

 

Nicolas Aagaard
Reusable Swab
Saturday, 31 August 2024

LastSwab

LastSwab is a reusable and sustainable alternative to single-use cotton swabs. LastSwab is designed to be used up to a thousand times and to be easy to use, easy to clean, and most importantly designed to feel like the ones we are used to using. LastSwab is made in two versions, a Basic version to replace the purpose of a cotton swab, and a Beauty version with an angled tip made for correcting make-up. Both come in a carrying case made from recycled ocean-bound plastic, which is also the material used for the rod of the swab.

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Ryan Ward
Air Purification
Friday, 30 August 2024

Briiv

Briiv is a new take on the air purifier. Using renewable and natural materials to filter the air in your home or office environment, briiv creates clean, safe, breathable air via an innovative filter system. briiv’s filters of moss, coconut husk and a silk-carbon matrix perform as effectively as an air purifier of the same low-power class. The filter media are compostable and briiv connects to smart home applications for control and to monitor usage for replacement filters.

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Eva Szumilas
Bar Cabinet
Thursday, 29 August 2024

Gong

The Gong bar cabinet has two sliding doors made of handmade palisander wood marquetry revealing three wooden shelves, dimmable lighting fixed behind mirrored back panel. The round cabinet box is painted black inside and outside. One tempered black glass shelf at the bottom of the cabinet, serves as a structural element enhancing the stability of the cabinet and creates additional storage space. The structure of the cabinet is made of fully loaded brass profiles. The cabinet offers spacious storage space for the battles and glasses. The light turns on automatically when the doors open.

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Ting Han Chen
Service Design
Wednesday, 28 August 2024

Enjoy Happy Food

This design project shows how to transform a traditional fish vendor into a modern social e-commerce brand as a response to the epidemic, and to bridge the gap between traditional fish market shopping and online shopping lifestyle. The brand is rooted in the vendor's 40 year fisheries professionalism, traditional market's way of customer social interactions, and takes customization orders from customers via Line (a most used social app in Taiwan) to deliver freshest, daily caught sea fish and recommended cooking recipes.

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Álvaro Wolmer
Walking Sticks
Tuesday, 27 August 2024

Bengalas

The walking sticks are made to perfection of best quality red or white oak. Handles can have a C shape or a T shape. Walking sticks for men have a diameter of 25 mm; walking sticks for women are a little slimmer: 22 mm of diameter. The oak is FSC certified. All the handles of the walking sticks are reinforced with jacaranda paulista (Machaerium villosum), a Brazilian native wood. The walking sticks are finished, basically, with tung oil. The replaceable tips are made of aluminum and laminated rubber.

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Trang Nguyen Thuy
Compact Spouting Experience
Monday, 26 August 2024

Ba's Garden

Ba's Garden concept achieves its goal through a sustainable project, integrating farming into urban spaces. Using fully automated hydroponic technology, the project grows microgreens 25-50 percent faster, with reduced water and energy usage, minimizing food waste. Compact, modular, eco-friendly systems make it accessible to all, with a soilless method and a self watering system, plant roots continuously grow in a grid tray, providing high quality nutrition efficiently. The products are designed to seamlessly blend into home decoration spaces with a subtle, natural, and friendly design language

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