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Wastecare is a face serum made from Aizome's industrial wastewater

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German branding and advertising agency Serviceplan has developed a skincare product made from textile -industry wastewater to promote Japanese startup Aizome's chemical-free dyeing process. The dots motif was continued across the other materials contained in the box – four double-sided leaflets, a 12-page booklet and a six-fold poster.

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Sagrada Familia shows stone "can return to being used as a structural material"

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Harnessing stone as a structural material can make architecture more enjoyable to both build and inhabit argues Tristram Carfrae, an Arup engineer working on the Sagrada Familia , in this Stone Age 2.0 Stone has become a luxury cladding material, whether used as a rainscreen, or as floor tiling," Carfrae told Dezeen. "We

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City cars could become smaller thanks to electrification says Peugeot head of concepts

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The "global footprint of the automotive in big cities" could shrink thanks to advances in car technology, Peugeot 's Philippe-Emmanuel Jean told Dezeen at the European unveiling of the brand's Inception Concept EV. The same material also forms the chassis.

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Grimshaw and UEL develop Sugarcrete blocks that "could replace the traditional brick industry"

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Sugarcrete was developed to be a low-cost and low-carbon reusable construction-material alternative to brick and concrete. The material is also cheaper than concrete and its carbon emissions are 20 times lower, according to the team of researchers. The Sugarcrete material also has insulating properties and is fire-resistant.

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"We've got a bit of a crisis in the design industry" says Caroline Till

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The conversation of sustainability is at the forefront of design but there is "still a long way to go" said designer Caroline Till at the Materials of Tomorrow symposium during 3 Days of Design. Personally, I think we’ve got a bit of a crisis in the design industry. Now if a material has a past life it's aspirational," she said. "I

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Notan Office creates "micro-city" of housing on an industrial site in Brussels

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Belgian studio Notan Office has completed Duchesse, a series of homes positioned around a communal garden on an old industrial site in Brussels. The volume positioned behind the existing brick facade is clad in crystalline white tiles and its form is reminiscent of the industrial hall it replaces.

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Front's designs for Moooi informed by "the magic objects can bring"

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In this Design Dreams video produced by Dezeen for Moooi , Swedish design duo Front explains how nature and the Swedish landscape informs their design process. The studio is led by Swedish designers Anna Lindgren and Sofia Lagerkvist, who met while studying industrial design in Stockholm. Partnership content.