A traveling exhibition of the winning candidates and nominees of each of the four categories: Products, Projects, Strategies and Materials.

The design evolves and with it the set of concepts that compose it. Always thinking about universal design, and in particular as including the professionalization and industrialization in the broadest sense of the word, it is clear that today the definition of design has to include the concept "environment".
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Last year, Solar Decathlon 2009 was held in Washington DC This year we are fortunate to celebrate Solar Decathlon Europe 2010 in Madrid, the competition for sustainable architecture's most prestigious between universities and schools of architecture and engineering.

The contest will be held in Madrid during the month of June 2010 will be organized by the Polytechnic University of Madrid in collaboration with the Ministry of Housing of the Spanish Government.

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Magnificent design of the lamp "Light Reading" which is made of discarded books, created by Lula Dot, is a design studio British designer Lucy Norman, which "aims to recycle waste from London in lasting beauty."

From the designer:
More books are printed each year, are read and discarded. Although many are taken to charity shops, most of which are no longer sold and charities have to pay for books to be sent to landfills. For example, 10,000 books a week in a charity go to waste. Continue Reading »

Here you have some examples of what can be done with simple colored tapes. Original carpet, beautiful jewelry, handbags and accessories.

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In the market you can buy marzipan, nougat, turkey ... but you can not buy or creativity or friendship, is a homemade recipe. Merry Christmas and Happy 2010!
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Modular shelving made with 92% recycled material and reused traffic cones and processed in speakers (we can devise an original ecological and office furniture). This is what it purports to Italian environment ministry has proposed a rule that at least 30% of the items purchased for public office are made from recycled materials. Remade in Chile

Chair made 100% recycled aluminum, designed by Portuguese architect Manuel Antonio Portugal and Rei , and manufactured by Osvaldo Matos, LDA. Aluminum is a material that does not degrade easily in touch with nature, so a good way to give a second life, is to reuse and recycle this material and use it to create this avant-garde, modern and linear chair. Remade in Portugal .

"SYSTEM RELOAD", a fresh wealth of "green power", celebrates the 20th anniversary of the O2 Global Network . BestUp As hosts, 18 and April 29, 2008, in the "Factory of the ship", Via Giulio Cesare Procaccini 4, Milan. If you're in Milan come and join us to celebrate the 20th anniversary, and is part of history with O2.

"System Reload" is an international event on innovation, collaboration and knowledge that connects the largest international community of designers, real actions, getting together to talk, demonstrate best practices, workshops and sharing knowledge and tools necessary for change ... All members O2 Global Network and our friends are invited to collaborate and join the action!