Work & Lifestyle
Adjustable smart desk monitors air quality and sitting time
The Smart One desk, which can be remotely controlled via an app, uses sensors to determine when to recommend health-related activities.
COVID-19 – Innovators Respond
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Architecture & Design
Spatial home layout makes balcony part of living and work space
The design groups a balcony together with flexible space off a living area, which can be partitioned for work or other uses.
Architecture & Design
Lighting panel helps to elevate the ‘working from home’ mood
A design student has developed a room divider that changes its lighting to suit the user’s mood.
Work & Lifestyle
AI-driven cloud platform unifies business phone communications
Dialpad can automatically generate written notes from a call and turns any computer, smartphone or tablet into a business phone system.
Architecture & Design
A marketplace that urges people to buy less
A sustainable design marketplace is trying to convince its customers to buy less, but make each purchase count.
Work & Lifestyle
Smart living space combines moveable bed with office desk setup
The table seats five and is revealed when the bed is raised to ceiling height.
Advertising & Marketing
Toronto marketing campaign urges residents to support local businesses during pandemic
As a significant number of businesses in the city close, the collaborative pro bono effort has launched a major campaign across billboards, TV, radio and Instagram.
Health & Wellbeing
British designers launch high-tech, sustainable face mask
The new mask design features a state of the art filtration system and is fully made in England.
Health & Wellbeing
AI tracks bowel health with every toilet flush
The system could help reduce some of the millions of annual gastrointestinal health emergencies.
Work & Lifestyle
A Slack competitor that aims to cut the chatter
The Leverice collaboration platform allows users to reduce the amount of background conversation they are exposed to.
Travel & Tourism
Heathrow experiments with turning plastic waste into new products
A pilot recycling unit is being tested with the goal of transforming waste into items like new uniforms, furniture and jet fuel.
Work & Lifestyle
Multi-purpose chair allows users to work anywhere
A Belgian designer has created a folding chair and backpack that allow users to work from anywhere with ease.
