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all plusses and no minuses
Vestre opens the world’s most sustainable manufacturing facility, The Plus, & there is oh so much to luv
what CAN Design DO?
What Design Can Do is uniting the design community to tackle some of the world's biggest issues
in focus - new tendency
Manuel Goller of New Tendency talks inspirations, collaborations, and aspirations
designer heels & banana peels
Danish designer GANNI brings realism and innovation to the fashion industry
hard at 'verk' for a more sustainable future
Verk co-founder and creative director Simon Anund talks sustainability, misleading labels, and fossil fuels
a pioneer of modular workspaces in Berlin: System 180
Developed and produced 100% in Berlin, System 180 focuses on the creation of "modular furniture, which is timeless, functional, durable, flexible, dismountable, and good looking."
as above, so below
A true artist: Tom Hegen is a photographer who documents the beauty and the destruction of human activity on the earth’s surface with his spellbinding, aerial photography.
matter in milan
The femme power-house of this all-female design collective, MATTER OF COURSE, hits Milan Design Week
it’s mud witch
Meet the artist behind the curvy, bendy, hand-made ceramic brand Mud Witch – Viviana Matsuda
set a 'drift' on technology bliss
Drift Studio reconnects us with nature using technology.
eat your dinner; wine and dine on the leftovers
Swedish designers Carolina Härdh and Emeli Höcks, create sleek, minimalist furniture pieces out of repurposed food waste.
the female gaze
We sat down with Paris-based photographer, feminist and activist, Andrea Bresciani to chat about her work and what drives her very moving and relatable imagery.
toward a waste-free future
5 initiatives that are helping to shape a sustainable future
by Esben Smith and Marina Porto
people, helping people.
A fashion brand giving young people a helping hand through social entrepreneurship.
bye bye tegel airport, hello innovation hub
Berlin’s former International airport transforms into tech micro green city within a city.
a less… plastic beach
From the ocean to your living room - recycled marine plastic converts into textiles.
make 'fixing' sexy
Meet Jane, the product designer on a mission to change the way we think about waste.
snapshots along the spectrum
A few months ago we were given the unique opportunity to interview minimalist architectural genius, John Pawson for Issue 28 of The Essential Journal.
kvadrat & adidas combine forces
The Adidas Stan Smith shoe is about as simple as a shoe can get. The shoe and its numerous variations have been around for over 40 years. Most recently, Adidas has linked up with our favourite textile company, Kvadrat.