Waste management

“Can you see a forest in the palm?”

Agriculture

Lund University

A restructured plantation for diversity and resilience

AlgiKicks

Fashion design

Pratt Institute

Sneakers made algae, designed to be sustainable

Aliz

Energy

ECAL, Lausanne University of Art and Design

Preserve your food without power

All PET Shoe

Sustainable fashion

ECAL, Lausanne University of Art and Design

Football boot made entirely of recycled plastic bottles

Beyond the Coffee Cup

Waste management

Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León

Transforming coffee farming waste into eco-products

Bio Iridescent Sequin

Sustainability

Central Saint Martins (UAL)

A sustainable sequin for the fashion industry

Blue Gas

Energy

Lund University

A domestic plant to turn food waste into fuel

CleanCath

Water and Sanitation

School of Visual Arts

UV device for sanitizing catheter

Cocoon

All-in-one sleeping device

Adjustable sleeping bag for outdoor camping

Compostela

Electric home composter

Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC Rio)

An odour-free composting device

Disinfectants from Waste

Waste management

Constructor University

Transforming food waste into sustainable aerosol disinfectants

Dot

Modular furniture

Modular system of furniture that can be adjusted by users

Epilink

Health and Well-being

Middle East Technical University

Reusable epinephrine auto injector for allergic patients

FIND-X

Water and Sanitation

Aalto University

Explore the ocean with your friends

GRACE

Clean energy

Duke University

AI-driven grid for efficient clean energy

Guma

Rubber waste

Multipurpose rubber like substance made from waste objects for shows, stools, etc

High Density – Recycled Plastic Housewares

Sustainability

Houseware created from discarded plastic

IamaBuild

Agriculture

Eco-friendly self-healing concrete for seismic resilience

Infinity Mascara

Makeup

Loughborough University

This mascara lasts for a decade.

Nonliving Stakeholders

Education

Encourages viewing objects as people and considering their experience

Ocht – The Everyday Bag

Waste management

Bag that can be used in 7 different ways as way to reduce waste

Oxara

Waste management

ETH Zurich

Transforming construction waste into sustainable, low CO2 building materials

P-Vita

Waste management

Sustainable raw materials from agricultural waste

Petit Pli

Child development

Royal College of Art

Expandable clothes a grow together with child

POR

Waste management

ArtCenter College of Design

Protect astronauts with human waste

Precious Plastic

Waste management

Up-cycling single use plastic waste into reusable materials

Pureknit

Health and Well-being

ECAL, Lausanne University of Art and Design

A washable and sustainable anti-pollution mask

Retrash

Waste management

Collect trash and provide a couch

Runtu Laqu

Work and Economic Growth

Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú

A biodegradable packaging for Peruvian street food

Sauna Habits

Energy

Sustainable sauna (related to indoor cooking, ventilation, etc.)

Specs Modular Glasses

Waste management

Rochester Institute of Technology

Modular, recyclable glasses

Thermo Pod

Energy

Ibero-American University

Natural refrigerator that requires no energy