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NewsSlavery Footprint: Calculating How Many Forced Labourers Work For You
Cue the bright-eyed, pigtailed offspring of ethical consumerism and social media, Slavery Footprint.
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NewsCurate Fashion Gallery launches
Britomart’s very own mini department store, Curate located at 5a Gore Street, Auckland CBD has officially marked its opening, recently celebrating with a full scale launch event for fashion media, celebrities and VIP’s.
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NewsJuliette Hogan and GIBSON Partner with the VNZMA’s
It won’t just be all about the music at the Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards this year.
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NewsThe Ten Best Things to See and Do at Art & About 2011
There's art everywhere, and Concrete Playground's sifted out the best parts of Art & About for you to get to.
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NewsMicro-Hotel Sleepbox Makes Being In Transit Appealing
The pod with bed and drop-down desk may mean the days of sleeping in airport food courts are well behind us.
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NewsGermany’s Greenest Little Village
A small village in Germany is leading the way in green living and financial prosperity.
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NewsGlassons Cure Shop
The collaboration between Glassons and top New Zealand designers continues this year as they unleash their creativity to help raise awareness for the New Zealand Breast Cancer Research Trust.
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NewsInspirational Designs for Busan’s New Opera House
A design competition for Busan's new Opera House has inspired some truly amazing submissions.
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NewsFirst-Ever Space Hotel Set to Open in 2016
Space tourism set to become a reality in the next few years.
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NewsNike Release Back to The Future Sneakers
Nike has released a near-exact replica of the shoes worn by Michael J. Fox in Back to the Future 2.
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NewsNYC Artist Brings Subway Etiquette to Life
NYC artist Jay Shells' Subway Etiquette Posters pokes fun at commuter pet peeves.
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NewsSwiss Artist Injects Order Into the Everyday
Ursus Wehrli wants to put some order into your life.
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NewsHighlights of New Zealand Fashion Week
Fashion Week has been and gone. Here are some of the highlights that stood out.
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NewsUrban Farming Continues to Grow Around the World
Urban farms offer city dwellers a chance to green up their cities and get their hands dirty in the process.
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NewsStylish Ways To Save Water
Saving water can be as simple as capturing rainwater in some sort of dispenser to be stored, treated and reused.
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NewsLego Takes On The World’s Architectural Icons
Adam Reed Tucker has developed a new line of Lego celebrating some of the world's best architecture.
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NewsRio De Janeiro’s Sustainable Olympic Village Design
The winner of the Rio 2016 Olympic Park Urban Masterplan competition has been announced.
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NewsBamboo iPhone Covers Handmade By Grove
Eco-conscious designers at Grove create bamboo iPhone covers made with their very own hands.
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NewsFinders Keepers Open Permanent Store in Surry Hills
Follow, a design concept store from the duo behind the Finders Keepers Market, has thrown open its doors to the world.
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NewsPaypal Founder’s Futuristic Floating Island City
The Silicon Valley billionaire is making plans for the project to be launched off the coast of San Francisco next year.
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NewsApple Unveils Eco-Friendly Campus HQ Plans
Apple's new eco-friendly HQ plans are larger-than-life.
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NewsJapan’s Intelligent Vending Machines Know Your Type
Thinking machines are already among us, watching us, and telling us what to drink.
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NewsAleksander Krasinki’s Futuristic Floating Island City
Architect Aleksander Krasinski has developed and designed a futuristic island concept.
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NewsDesign Similarities That Will Have you Seeing Double
Bob Caruther's collection of images will leaving you wondering just how 'new' a new idea really is.
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NewsThe London Riots: The Impact on Creative Communities
While London was engaged in a process of repeatedly kicking itself in the face, some of those hardest hit have been independent artists and small businesses.
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NewsThe Ajiro Bamboo Velobike: Grown Not Made
Design student Alexander Vittouris' all-bamboo velobike will keep both the hipsters and eco-conscious happy.
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NewsAustralian Artist Creates Perfume You Can Swallow
A scent that is not applied but taken as a pill.
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NewsModular Bike Tracks Take Cycling into the Future
This design by Ines Le Bihan is proving a viable alternative to our current bike paths.
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NewsInterview /// Voyurl Looks Closer at the Murky World of Web Analytics
Voyurl breaks down your browsing behaviour in attractive graphs.
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NewsFacebook Launches a Free SMS App
Deactivating your Facebook account might become harder with the launch of Facebook Messenger, a free standalone SMS app.
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NewsThe World’s Largest Wooden Structure Appears in Seville
The recently completed Metropol Parasol marries aesthetics and functionality.
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NewsInterview /// Concrete Playground meets Ooby Ryn
Concrete Playground caught up with Robyn Brooks to unravel the daily grind behind life as a fashion designer.
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NewsInterview /// Concrete Playground meets webuyyourkids
Kirstie Sequitin talks to Sonny Day head of their appearance at Semi-Permanent.
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NewsEcohol: Sustainable Alcohol Packaging Design
A German designer has developed a series of eco-friendly alcohol products made from Tetra Pak cartons.
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NewsApple Has More Money in the Bank than the US Government
Recent figures show that Steve Jobs is richer than the US Government.
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