With CoFactory, Designtech wanted to create "an innovative workplace and a new model that catalyses three-dimensional innovation, projecting design and manufacturing into the future, in an urban, collaborative and sustainable format," says Ivan Tallarico, CEO and co-founder together with Patrizia Vavassori, Alessandro de Cillis, Domenico Greco and Emil Abirascid.
The space is located in the…
Born and raised in Italy and now based in London, Eleonora Ortolani is a multidisciplinary designer with a strong interest in material experimentation. With a background in visual communication, Eleonora's curiosity and passion for science led her to explore new areas of design such as the future of food. For the designer, food is "a…
In recent years WeVux has specialized in content related to sustainability and emerging design - we believe that these topics are not seriously approached and that a critical point of view is necessary. Precisely for this reason, also analyzing some essential issues in the sector, we have decided to go beyond the simple platform and…
Sometimes, when visiting events such as the Design Weeks and the Fuorisalone, it happens to come across some "unfinished" projects: not so much from the point of view of the design, but rather from the point of view of the finishing, the assembly, the details (an ever-present example is the product with glue smudge). Precisely…
Today WeVux presents a new sustainable project, Lampunto, the new lamps collection signed by Alara Ertenü Studio – previously on WeVux with the biodegradable Packioli packaging. Alara is a material designer and industrial design student in Izmir, Turkey. The focus of her studio is to transform waste into indispensable products.
Lampunto stems from a criticism…
As we have already mentioned in previous articles, when it comes to sustainability in the world of product design, one of the many aspects that we need to focus on is packaging. The most harmful impact on the environment is created by all those plastic packagings which, paradoxically, while the content inside rots after a few…
Based in Amsterdam, Frolic is a sustainability-oriented innovation and design firm certified as a B Corp. "Sustainability is a driving factor in everything we do. From the projects we undertake to the way we run our business, we want to create a positive difference, one design at a time" - the studio says.
An example…
WeVux is launching a new call for Sustainable Materials! We have long been dedicated to sharing projects and research that have the aim of creating sustainable materials or recovering waste through the production of new materials. We have decided to embark on a new adventure to contribute more to the diffusion of this type of…
Checkerspot is a California-based company that designs high-performance biomaterials at the molecular level and aims to stimulate innovation through creativity. One example is the Pollinator™ Kit, a recently released project that offers everyone the opportunity to experiment and create their own sustainable products through the use of biomaterials.
The algae-based resin in Checkerspot's Pollinator™ kit allows…
As many already know, the fashion industry is one of the most polluting in the world, specifically producing about 10% of all global CO2 emissions, as this United Nations report explains. In order to make this industry circular, however, there are many factors to take into account: from the use of water for garment production…