How do we do more with less?

Acorn

Biodegradable materials

Huazhong University of Science & Technology

A tool for growing trees in the desert

AQUAIR

Water and Sanitation

National Cheng Kung University

This device turns air into drinking water

Assembly

Health and Well-being

Royal College of Art

Cook without a kitchen

C-224

Connectivity

ECAL, Lausanne University of Art and Design

This lamp gets you online

Circuit Chair

Cities and Communities

Zayed University

A chair for sitting, shelving and storage

Cohabitation by Design

Nature

Parsons School of Design

Make your home a refuge for migrant birds

Corridor Society

Health and Well-being

Royal College of Art

This furniture turns a hallway into a living room

Cul(ver)ture

Affordable housing

University of Johannesburg

Ultra efficient apartments built in repurposed pipes

Leaves

Health and Well-being

Pratt Institute

Give life through your death

NOAA POR

Water and Sanitation

DAAP – University of Cincinnati

Clean the ocean and save the oil

PedalTap

Health and Well-being

Operate any sink hands-free

Rafts for Phytoremediation of Surface Water

Water and Sanitation

Floating plants that clean polluted water

REheat

Health and Well-being

Pratt Institute

Feel comfortable no matter where you are

SHELVES

Spatial efficiency

Samsung Art and Design Institute (SADI)

A micro-fridge for very small spaces

Stalactite

Health and Well-being

A water purifier that you can use forever

Sustainable Mechanical Pressure Converter for Water Desalination

Water and Sanitation

Khalifa University

Make seawater drinkable without fossil fuels

TINY HOME BED

Spatial efficiency

ECAL, Lausanne University of Art and Design

A bed for all your belongings

Twenty

Water and Sanitation

Design Academy Eindhoven

Clean and save water

Yoga

Work and Economic Growth

University of Talca

A bedside office desk