There was a time when bathrooms wore a stagnant look and were never ornamented with accessories. But, not anymore! People are ready to spend a fortune on this part of their house to ensure perfect hygiene. Michael Passos joined hands with Juliana Goncalves for designing the Eco-bathroom.
Water is precious and one can’t imagine even a single day without it. But in today’s world, we hardly care about this fact that leads to a lot of wastage. What if taps where designed in an intelligent manner which could save water? Mukomelov Studio has come up with a solution in the form of Ame Mixer Tap.
Bio-Grow has been designed to answer our ongoing problems, the rising oil prices and overflowing dumps. These industrial designers are trying to solve the “green” ia photobioreactor for the cultivation of algaessues by utilizing recycled electronic materials. They have come up with a photobioreactor for the cultivation of algae, to be later manufactured into bio-diesel. The team utilizes refurbished electronic waste to construct Bio-Grow, this way, their design can at least lessen the issues of both e-waste and oil consumption. Hopefully in the future, algae-based bio-fuels can completely replace fossil fuels.
Solar Window is quite a clever design especially if appropriately placed. A transparent solar panel glazes the window and helps in harnessing the sun’s energy. Conveniently located plug-sockets and multi-tap, help hook up appliances and gadgets. A simple concept that can have very positive implications. Awesome!
Ever heard of a gadget which gets charged, while working on it, even without plugging in? A group of designers from Korea have made this possible. Yonggu Do, Jun-se Kim and Eun-ha Seo have created a device named the “Ecopad” that features nano piezoelectricity film underneath the display to produces electricity and recharge itself, each time the user presses the touchscreen. Normally, users press their touchscreen display over 10,000 times a day, which could now be converted into electricity to power the revolutionary device.