Plystudio

Plystudio has created the interior of an apartment called J-Loft. Designers took down the walls in an apartment and installed plywood boxes to create extra rooms. The installed rooms were for storage, fixed seating, worktop surfaces, a bay window and stairs to the attic.

Aquaduct

Designer Bill Moggridge designed a tricycle that purifies water as the rider pedals. The tricycle is called the Aquaduct as was developed for people in who have to make long journeys to collect water. The water is often unsafe, so putting it through the system in the bike will clean it by the time the rider gets back.   "As the rider pedals, a pump attached to the pedal crank draws water from a large tank, through a carbon filter, to a smaller clean tank. A clutch engages and disengages the drive belt from the pedal crank, enabling the rider to filter the water while traveling or while stationary. The clean tank is removable and closed for contamination-free home storage and use. "

The Aquaduct  was designed for the Innovate or Die contest hosted by Google and Specialized.

Printable Offerings

It is a Chinese tradition to burn replicas of useful gifts for the dead at the Hungry Ghost Festival. Designers at Studio Leung have created Printable Offerings. Its a collection of everyday items, such as a phone, tissues, a wallet, and cigarettes, that can be downloaded, printed and assembled for use at the festival. 

Chanel Contemporary Art Container

Commissioned by Karl Lagerfeld, Chanel's head designer, the Chanel Contemporary Art Container has designed a traveling art show inspired by Chanel bags. The Mobile Art opened last year  in Venice showing the artworks of twenty artist. The Mobile Art Pavilion itself was inspired by one of Chanel's bags, the quilted bag. 

YO Speakers

American designer Victor Vetterlein created a dock for an MP3 player with removable speakers. The product it called YO and can be recharged by solar, wind, or hydroelectric power. Its powered by lithium ion batteries that are rechargeable and can keep the system working for hours before it needs to be recharged. 

One Laptop Per Child

The OLPC was founded by Nicholas Negroponte. Their mission is to create educational opportunities for the world's poorest children by providing each child with a rugged, connected laptop with content and software designed for collaborative, joyful, self-empowered learning. The first laptop was called the XO but earlier this year they unveiled the XOXO. The XOXO is a book, a tablet, a board and a laptop. There is no keyboard, speakers, buttons, or input devices. 

I.V. Plant Pot

The I.V. Plant Pot was designed by UK designers Vitamin.  Vitamin is a company that redesigns products and puts products together. Passed creations have been a free standing lamp that doubles as a carpet sweeper, vases with integrated ashtrays or table lights which keep your cup of tea warm. 

Their new product the I.V. Plant Pot is a fiberglass pot with an adjustable metal rod and refillable I.V. bag. 

Cardboard Office

French artist Paul Coudamy designed an office space for an advertising agency almost entirely out of cardboard. The challenge was to design an office space in an industrial room. They only had one month and a very restricted budget. They needed to include 20 work stations, a place for small meetings and storage. Paul Coudamy used 4cm thick water resistant cardboard mounted with wood glue and tape. 

Heath Nash- Lights

South African designer Heath Nash creates lights out of discarded objects such as plastic bottles. 

Bel-Air plant-powered indoor filtration system

The Bel-Air indoor air filtration is a mini greenhouse that continuously inhales polluted air, filters it through the plant that's inside, then releases the clean air back into the room. Bel-Air was designed by Mathieu Lehanneur, a French designer. You can purchase the Bel-Air as a prototype. 

 http://www.dezeen.com/2007/11/29/bel-air-by-mathieu-lehanneur/