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Pepsi Develops 100% Sustainable Plant-Based Bottle

Pepsi trumps Coke with a 100% plant-based bottle made of switch grass, pine bark and corn husks.

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The new look Concrete Playground

We've nipped, tucked and delivered Concrete Playground to you in a shiny new package, re-imagining everything from the ground up.

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Homes Getting Cheaper and Smaller by Design

With the global economy in a less than premium position, sustainable micro-houses might be awaiting us all in the future.

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Scrabble Revived with Designer Fonts

Now not only is Scrabble a delightful game for grammar pedants but for typography fetishists as well.

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Literary Figures Give Lego Bookish Cred

The one thing Lego has always needed was a smug F. Scott Fitzgerald and brooding Ernest Hemingway to give it some literary credit.

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Lego Releases Digital Camera

The new go-to gadget for anyone who wants a colourful, geometric and completely unique and workable camera.

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Daft Punk and Coke to Release Shiny Limited Edition Bottles

New Coke bottles inspired by Daft Punk's robot helmets will undoubtedly become the source of many a French hipster's pick-up line.

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Kite-Powered Car Drives Across Australia

A unique take on raising environmental awareness involves a kite and a pair of German 'extreme sportsmen.'

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Tron: Legacy Inspires Icehotel Art Suite

British designers/sci-fi fans redesign Sweden's icehotel, Tron: Legacy style.

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World’s Smallest Postal Services

Things are always better in miniature. Including the postal service.

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Information is Beautiful

Get lost pie charts. Infography is where its at.

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