Wearable technologies have become an integral part of our daily lives. The list of smart devices that can be worn on the body includes much more curious wearables than an Apple Watch or a VR headset. Top-of-the-line devices can track biometric data, push the boundaries of training, enhance communication providing tactile feedback, and even automatically cool or warm the body based on body temperatures. Be it gaming, fashion or healthcare industries, these electronic devices are becoming popular consumer technologies that take us right into the future.

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If global temperatures continue to rise, the World Health Organization estimates that half of the world’s population will be living in water-stressed areas as early as 2025. To celebrate the importance of water in our lives and advocate the need for water conservation, architects are looking for new ingenuous designs and techniques to combat global warming through sustainable water sourcing.

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Viewed from a historical perspective, the tower, being part of the architectural military arsenal is charged with the symbolism of power. In modern history, the tower has become a landmark of civic architecture and gotten exponentially more creative since the world’s first modern skyscraper was built in 1885. Architects and developers today are exerting themselves to erect a high-rise to stand out from the crowd.

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Aware of the throw-away culture we are living in, product designers seek new ways to challenge the preconceptions of things we consider as waste. Through exploration, material research and experimentation they showcase recycled materials in a brand new light, turning what would otherwise be discarded as waste into useful everyday items, such as stools.

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Nature is a great source of inspiration. There is no exact repetition or replication in it, which inspires designers to develop new ways to produce forms how nature does it and look for new materials that are organic and can be returned back to earth.

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Many of us think that recycling is enough of a contribution to the environment, this multi-step process as a form of waste management involves transportation, uses high energy and is a costly and lengthy operation. These designs seek to find sustainable packaging alternatives and they really do it in a creative and ingenuous way.

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Although an increasing number of modern materials, from plastic to linoleum or melamine, is available for architects and designers these days, they keep selecting wood as the primary construction and finishing material for interiors. No wonder. For centuries, wood has been used to enrich living spaces by its warm surface, versatility and tactility. Today, modern technologies combined with age-old carpenters craftsmanship traditions to deliver eye-catching interiors that look both contemporary and welcoming.

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Do you remember what your school looked like back when you were a kid? Today, some schools are continuously raising the bar when it comes to innovation and are achieving incredible results. From 3D printed school at Madagascar to a multilayered ecosystem of climates and environments in Madrid, we have selected some bespoke designs and schemes that will teach our children to be people of the future.

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Flat-packed furniture has many advantages, first and foremost, being a great space and costs saver. However, more often than not it is associated with something cheap, undesirable and short-term, to say nothing of the popular presumptions of the assembly process being tricky and complicated. These product designers aim to dispel these myths offering flat-packed designs that are easy to put together, long lasting and simply beautiful.

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