The beginnings of a funky wallet or handbag can come from the most unusual of sources. Ragbag is a collaboration between an Indian company that delivers raw plastic material, and designers in the Netherlands who conceive, make, and distribute funky bags and wallets to Europe’s young urbanites. The Indian ... keep reading
Written by The Next Plays in October 2010, about Corporate Social Responsibility, Design, Economics, Pollution, Recycling (3 comments)
There’s nappies (or diapers) you can dispose of in your rubbish (that inevitably end up in landfill) and there’s cloth nappies, which don’t employ the most pleasant or time efficient of wash techniques. Then there’s company gDiapers, who has provided a third option — a nappy you ... keep reading
Written by The Next Plays in September 2010, about Accreditation, Consumerism, Design, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Pollution, Sustainability (3 comments)
Giving inquisitive and commercially-focused minds access to leading research and development (R&D) is one of the main focuses of the Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR) programme. And when you introduce reputable venture capital companies into the mix, you have the potential to fast track new ventures. The United States’ National ... keep reading
Written by The Next Plays in August 2010, about Biofuels & Alternative Energy, Clean Tech, Climate Change, Corporate Social Responsibility, Design, Economics, Green energy, Industry & Business, Innovation, Politics & Government, Solar, Sustainability (2 comments)
It’s all too easy to take fore granted the process involved in the production of clothing, prior to it sitting pretty on your body. In a bid to provide track the value chain of its clothing, in 2008, Icebreaker introduced an internal label bearing a Baa code, which can ... keep reading
Written by The Next Plays in August 2010, about Accreditation, Agriculture & Food, Branding, Consumerism, Corporate Social Responsibility, Design, Industry & Business, Innovation, Sustainability (1 comment)
Something for nothing is the most popular thing on the Internet. Freegreen offers detailed building plans for sustainability-minded house builders, renovators and remodellers. The business generates revenue by clipping the ticket of the architects, builders, and product and service suppliers featured on the website.“It’s an interesting, trackable, and ... keep reading
Written by The Next Plays in July 2010, about Architecture, Design, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Industry & Business, Innovation (1 comment)
Ideas are a dime a dozen. They can come from anywhere, but it’s where they go that counts. Innovations are ideas making profits. Enviu is an international network organisation, scouting what they call WOW! ideas about innovative sustainable entrepreneurship, and bringing them to life. Essentially, Enviu is an ideas ... keep reading
Written by The Next Plays in July 2010, about Art & Culture, Clean Technologies, Consumerism, Design, Economics, Emissions, Energy Saving, Green energy, Industry & Business, Innovation (1 comment)
Greensulate is a product that is both better and cheaper than synthetic alternatives, that requires little energy or expense to produce because it’s grown from organic material, and that resists temperature change, stops fires and repels water in accordance with American Society for Testing and Materials International standards. Greensulate ... keep reading
Written by The Next Plays in June 2010, about Clean Technologies, Design
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