Burger, fries and wrapping
Packaging is a necessary part of food distribution – yet remains a problem when it ends up contributing to landfills and litter. Now, Bob’s fast food chain in Brazil has come up with another solution –...
View ArticleRebranding recycling
Will.i.am and Coca-Cola have joined forces to launch Ekocycle – a movement encouraging existing brands to make more environmentally-friendly versions of their products, thus making recycled products...
View ArticleJeans for hire
If we want a new pair of jeans, we’ve usually got one option – to buy them. However, Dutch entrepreneur Bert van Son has other ideas. You can rent a pair of his own brand of Mud jeans for a one-off fee...
View ArticleBicycle ‘drive in’
A cycling bug is about to hit Switzerland as the number of riders is set to double over the next 12 years. In response to this prediction, Zurich’s council have introduced the Stadtverkehr 2025 program...
View ArticleEngine of calm
Designers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec have created a courtyard installation for the BMW i brand that promotes electric cars as quieter and more peaceful and calming. Titled ‘Quiet Motion’, it comprises...
View ArticleCoffee shop, contained
Starbucks continues to embrace the trend for individual retail spaces that reflect their environment, rather than homogenously branded venues that are the same in any city. Ever since their chief...
View ArticleReuse-A-Shoe
Today, trainers. Tomorrow, track. Nike’s Reuse-A-Shoe programme takes old athletic shoes and turns them into Nike Grind, a high-quality sports surface used in courts, turf fields and tracks. It’s all...
View ArticleThe DNA of fashion
Imagine all your clothes being designed to the exact contours of your body. Or everything you wear being constructed just for you, using cutting-edge technology. Project DNA is Catherine Wales’ latest...
View ArticleFizz of the future
It’s practical. It’s elegant. And it’s 100% biodegradable. French designer Cedric Ragot has created groundbreaking packaging for Veuve Clicquot that ticks all the boxes. Made of a bio-based material...
View ArticleWrap up warm for Christmas
It’s Christmas Day (not today – we’re just imagining here). Aunty’s asleep in the chair next to a glass of sherry; Dad’s considering tackling the mountain of washing up; the kids have lost interest in...
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