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

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