#circular-economy

#circular-economy

This poor man's drink has drifted from its modest origins.Grappa originated as a cheap liquor for peasants.Yet today, the spirit is considered a fine drink that conveys elegance and conviviality for many at an Italian dinner table.Grappa's evolution is a result of both tradition and reinvention, as modern distillers work to refine their products for generations to come.

Poised to be one of the world's biggest, most impactful events in the design industry, the Knowledge of Design Week (KODW) 2023 is set to take place in Hong Kong this month.Featuring leading creative and business minds from all over the world, KODW 2023 emphasizes the tremendous potential of design as a powerful tool for driving sustainable development and positive social change.

It's the year 2050, and humanity has made huge progress in decarbonizing.That's thanks in large part to the negligible price of solar and wind power, which was cratering even back in 2022.Yet the fossil fuel industry hasn't just doubled down on making plastics from oil and gas-instead, as the World Economic Forum warned would happen, it has tripled production from 2016 levels.

Juliane Fink studied literature and linguistics and worked as a linguist before starting to study Industrial Design at the University for Applied Arts Vienna in her late twenties.She now works as a graphic and industrial designer in Vienna - and has created a collection of single-use dog bowls from pig bladders that the dogs can eat as part of their meal.

The process of recycling can actually make plastics more hazardous to human health, according to a recent Greenpeace report that calls on the United Nations to rule it out as a scalable fix for plastic pollution.Released ahead of the second round of negotiations for the UN's Global Plastics Treaty, which will begin on Monday, the report compiles the findings of several peer-reviewed studies from across the globe.

Rather aptly dubbed the "Reusable Bag", this 3D-printed handbag from Malinko Design flips fashion on its head and tries to make one of the most wasteful industries a little more eco-conscious.Unlike conventional handbags made from leather or PU vegan leather, the Reusable Bag makes an odd (but justifiable) choice of being 3D printed from nylon.

Some people probably dream of living in a self-sustainable eco-system near the ocean where they can swim whenever they want or just marvel at the work of nature.But have you ever thought of actually living in the middle of the ocean and not on a boat?Or have you imagined yourself living within the infamous Great Pacific garbage patch, surrounded by all the plastic and debris that has been floating around that area for decades?

Dezeen Showroom: designer Patricia Urquiola has developed a collection of outdoor rugs and seat covers for Spanish brand Gan, which reference knitted jumpers.Called Mangas Outdoor, the collection includes a series of large-scale rugs and covers for modular seats and poufs, all of which were designed especially for outdoor use.

HW Studio Arquitectos has completed a cruciform house with open-air corridors and courtyards tucked between locally quarried stone walls in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.Based nearby in Morelia, HW Studio Arquitectos finished the 250-square metre (2,690-square foot) house, named Casa Enso II, in 2022, drawing on vernacular designs, cultural expression and local history of the Guanajuato region.

Dezeen Showroom: Belgian flooring brand Modulyss has introduced the Artcore carpet tile created by designer Joris Peutz, which has a gradient effect reminiscent of transitions in nature.Artcore is informed by natural transitions such as the way a forest turns into a meadow and the city gives way to country - patterns that Peutz says "quiet the mind" and "create a sort of sanctuary".

Logo design is an essential part of branding, and for serious brands, every variation and design tweak has a purpose and meaning.It's understandable then that the photography world is now poring over a mysterious new Nikon logo that the company has just trademarked in Japan.It's by no means the most sophisticated or attractive logo design.

Dezeen Showroom: Belgian flooring brand Modulyss has introduced the Artcore carpet tile created by designer Joris Peutz, which has a gradient effect reminiscent of transitions in nature.Artcore is informed by natural transitions such as the way a forest turns into a meadow and the city gives way to country - patterns that Peutz says "quiet the mind" and "create a sort of sanctuary".

The real passion of Gabriela Hearst, the creative director of the Parisian house of Chloe, is sustainability, not fashion.But she works in a luxury business where clothes and handbags pay bills and salaries.Can she balance the books between the environmental and business bottom lines?It is this question, rather than what length skirts should be this season, that keeps Hearst up at night.

FILE - Boys play soccer among trash that litters the sand of Yarakh Beach in Dakar, Senegal, Nov. 8, 2022.Reducing waste while boosting recycling and reuse, known as the 'circular economy,' will be vital for halting the loss of nature, organizers of the World Circular Economy Forum said Wednesday, Dec. 7. (AP Photo/Leo Correa, File)MOMBASA, Kenya - Reducing waste while boosting recycling and reuse, known as the 'circular economy,' will be vital for halting the loss of nature by meeting growing demand with fewer resources and will make communities more resilient to climate change by encouraging more sustainable practices on the African continent, organizers of the World Circular Economy Forum said Wednesday.

UK climate technology startups have raised $7.5bn in 2022 so far, almost double the entire $4m raised by the same firms throughout 2021, but more work is needed to scale down global emissions in the timescales needed, according to a Tech Nation report.Published ahead of COP27, which runs from 6-15 November, the Climate tech report 2022 said UK investment in firms working to address the climate crisis had seen "exponential growth" in the past year, with 5,200 companies now operating in the sector.

Construction waste has long been a bane of ecologically minded architects.So a trio of designers zeroed in on what they felt was a particularly egregious example: the architectural mock-up.Created before construction starts on a large real estate development, a mock-up is a one- to three-story model of a facade, often including windows, part of a roof and other features.

Dezeen Showroom: Belgian flooring brand Modulyss has introduced the Artcore carpet tile created by designer Joris Peutz, which has a gradient effect reminiscent of transitions in nature.Artcore is informed by natural transitions such as the way a forest turns into a meadow and the city gives way to country - patterns that Peutz says "quiet the mind" and "create a sort of sanctuary".

Duro®, a Novolex® brand, has earned the Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI) certification for numerous products in its Dubl Life® line of paper bags and sacks.The products are among the first on the market to receive this leading certification, further expanding the portfolio of certified compostable products offered by Novolex.