International Design Council Magazine

International Design Council Magazine

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

 

SeeTang Collection

SeeTang, an algae biopolymer, raises awareness about plastic polluted design departments like food packaging and fashion. SeeTang instant dish packaging is cooked alongside food ingredients as the biomaterial is 100 percent dissolvable in water, vegan and edible. The outer packaging can either be recycled by the consumer or biodegraded. SeeTang Fashion solely uses extracted dye from food leftovers, spices and dried flowers. The bags and jewellery are made from the same biopolymer as the instant dish and are 100 percent compostable.

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Ciroc White Grape Vodka

forceMAJEURE Design was asked to create the visual strategy and package design for this holiday season’s flavor introduction of Cîroc White Grape as part of our ongoing work on the flavor platform. Taking cues from champagne and white grapes, the luxurious soft-gold bottle shows off the classic Cîroc orb at the top of the bottle, and the rooster medallion at the bottom of the bottle—with a custom golden shine finish. The result is a beautifully crafted bottle that is perfect for celebrating the season with luxury.

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No Footprint House

The NFH is developed for serial production, based on a larger toolbox of prefabricated residential typologies. A first prototype was built for a European family in the southwest of Costa Rica. They chose a two-bedroom configuration with steel structure and pine wood finishes, which was shipped to its target location on one single truck. The building is designed around a central service core in order to optimize logistical efficiency regarding assembly, maintenance and usage. The project seeks for integral sustainability in terms of its economic, environmental, social and spatial performance.

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Rhita

Assembly and disassembly designed for sustainability cause. With an Innovative hinge structure system designed, 70 percent of parts were reduced, no glue or rivet for fixation, no sewing of the inner lining, that makes it easier to be repaired, and downsized 33 percent of freight volume, eventually, extend the suitcase life-cycle. All parts can be purchase individually, for customizing own suitcase, or parts replacement, no returning suitcase to repair center needed, saves time and reduce shipping carbon footprint.

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Welfare is Gold

A major cultural transformation strategy to prevent harassment in the workplace considers the integration of Welfare Commissions, an Attention Protocol, an intensive Communication Program, and a web app to deliver personalized protocols to serve and transform the lives of more than 19,000 employees.

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Town Longquan Tower Liquor

The design uses the concept of the tower to carry out the creative, there unique bottle-shaped wine superimposed into a tower, in China there is "no three without a feast" in which the meaning of more than three, two friends, drinking wine is not beautiful. A person sitting in meditation on top of a bottle lid means that wine is not only for the relief of sorrow, but also for introspection through wine tasting.

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Amazing design. Good design. Best design.

Good designs create value for society. Everyday we feature a special design project that demonstrates excellence in design. Today, we are pleased to showcase an award-winning design that makes a positive difference. We will be featuring more great and inspiring designs daily. Make sure to visit us everyday to enjoy new good design products and projects from greatest designers worldwide.

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