Eyeglasses that help the hearing impaired

Project PERI

Pavithren Pakianathan, Ardy Samsir Kartolo, Andrew Sng Bing Xiang, Yi Jiayu,Liu Gelin, Xing Miao, Daryl Yeo Kai Xun Singapore University of Technology and Design

Find loved ones lost among the masses in Mecca

Rehber

Hamza Oza Royal College of Art

A simple fix for dysfunctional design

Resonate

Francesca Suman Pratt Institute

Feel sound through your skin

OMN – music on the skin

Make your home a refuge for migrant birds

Cohabitation by Design

Celina Lacaze Parsons School of Design

An information campaign for the sign language impaired

#Redeafine

Akangksha Sarmah Pearl Academy

A collapsible rowboat that you can carry

Wasserläufer

Frauke Zoë Taplik Offenbach University of Art and Design

Make music in outer space

Telemetron

Sands Fish, Nicole L'Huillier MIT Media Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Flying lights for poorly lit streets

Twinkle

Honghao Deng and Jiabao Li Harvard University

A.I. for better architecture

Synapse

Shruti Jalodia, Hayder Mahdi and Nikol Kirova IAAC - Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia

In case of disaster, meet here

Neighbour Hub

Stephanie Koenig and Emi Webb Emily Carr University of Art + Design

A pacifier that reports to parents

Bubu Digital

Júlio Cézar, Adjamilton Junior and Rychard Guedes The Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Paraíba

Drone designed for the future of news

Journalist Drone

Sheida Amiri Rigi University of Tehran

Cook without a kitchen

Assembly

Yu Li Royal College of Art

Prepare to lose power.

Arclite

Shreejan Shrestha University of Notre Dame

See the sea as a diver does

AIOS

Robin Lee Held University of Wuppertal

A communal kitchen for connecting cultures

Bolle

Ute Peppersack University of Wuppertal

A bedside office desk

Yoga

Anastasia Cabrera Artus University of Talca

Ultra efficient apartments built in repurposed pipes

Culverture

Su-Nam Chen, Daniele Cronje and Jaclyn Kapp University of Johannesburg

Improve your city by bicycle

Flare Cycle

Jake Thompson University of Sussex

A home for rescue dogs inspired by origami

Rescue

Teodora Puzic University of Arts in Belgrade

Plant a piece of your home

From Nowhere with Love

Olga Zelenska School of Form

Light-based communication for underwater adventure

INNSAEI

Juliette Laroche University of Houston

A radio where each station is a friend

Melo

Christel Tiu University of Illinois at Chicago

Tell a story with your clothes

Loom

Tania Jocelynn Trisnadi The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Luxury furniture made from garbage

Unwanted Toys

Christopher Gleeson Academy of Design and Crafts

Train yourself to find tumors

The Touching Illusion

Dongyuan Li Royal College of Art

Hold the elements in your hand

Chem Tokens

Karolina Petraityte Vilnius Academy of Arts

Know who is attracted to you

Ripple

Team Ripple Royal College of Art

Race through ancient Iraq

Imperial Race

Durrah Alomar German Jordanian University

A children's book for undoing digital addiction

Screen Out!

Sana Kirmani Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture

Download Design Kid

Eunjun Jo, Sangjin Park and Young-Woo Park Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology

Experience Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

OCD Empathy Kit

Desiree Lim National University of Singapore

Love from the office

BB Owl

Tsz Yan Yanes Tsang The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

A tool for turning citizens into city planners

Veus

Alba Alsina and Venessa Williams IAAC - Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia

An anonymous outlet for your deepest fears

Lacu

Studio Beck Royal College of Art

A tool for building ethics into A.I.

OPACITY

Mikhail Wertheim Aymes Royal College of Art

A project manager for your social life

Letsqube

Biniam Kebede Rhode Island School of Design

Make any smartphone accessible to amputees

TypeCase

Dougie Mann Royal College of Art

This furniture turns a hallway into a living room

Corridor Society

Seray Ozdemir Royal College of Art

These devices can improve your relationships

Decompressed Design

Skylar Jessen New York University

IV-Walk

Alissa Rees Design Academy Eindhoven

Aux Synesthesia

Peter Sörries, Jan Batelka, Thushan Satkunanathan Berlin Weissensee School of Art

A chair for sitting, shelving and storage

Circuit Chair

Maryam Alhammadi and Khawla Alsuwaidi Zayed University

A therapy kit for Alzheimer's patients

Memo

Nina Woroniecka Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw

Explore the ocean with your friends

FIND-X

Manuel Rosales Aalto University

Disguise your door

Door Camouflage

Cody Calamaio Pratt Institute

A portable profession for arab refugees

Loga

Chris Wheeler, William Held, Utku Unlu, Alexander Mackay NYU Abu Dhabi

Experience the dangers of dyslexia

CYSLFKIA

Dolhathai Kaewsermwong Keio University, Graduate School of Media Design (KMD)

A place to pause in a non-stop city

One Hour

Sally Tareq Aljaderi American Universty in Dubai

Control your life with a ring

Scroll

Nathaniel Martin Royal College of Art

Rethink the rectangular camera

Concept design of cameras

Nikola Mraovic, Luka Bogdanovic University of Arts in Belgrade

Explore the world without leaving your home

DreTrav

Yaseen mekki, Amira Abbas, Ammar Ali Bilal Siddik, Ali Khalid Jalal American University in the Emirates

Create a smartphone sound system

Yulia

Junior González, Danae Fischer, Alberto Martínez Istituto Europeo di Design

Collaborate when, where and with whom you want

Hydra

Jordi Pedemonte, Robert Sampson, Tessa Schwartzmann IED - Istituto Europeo di Design

A digital sketchpad built for brainstorming

Indico

Angela Nguyen, Annie Pan ArtCenter College of Design

Play the game of graphic design

Deadline

Valérie Pierrehumbert Geneva University of Art and Design

Fun, creativity, and companionship for people confined to their homes

Social gaming for the elderly

Matthew Sanders Rhode Island School of Design

Design your imaginary friend

Hirde

Lori Miao-Ju Ho Royal College of Art

A navigation device that keeps you safe

RoadWatch

Kai-erik Jensen, Maitha Salem, Kenny Song, Quan Vuong, Ling Zhang NYU Abu Dhabi

This toaster has a mind of its own

Catapulse

André Andrade, Giulio Barresi ECAL/University of Art and Design

A picnic set designed for travel, adventure, and escape

Aventure Romantique

Alexis Tourron ECAL/University of Art and Design

A portable pop-up store that you can open anywhere

Bend It

Sophia Moeschlin ECAL/University of Art and Design

A plan to activate unfinished buildings

Parasitism

Latifa Younis American University in Dubai

A user-generated map for wheelchair users

Wheel You Walk

Hoi Ting Li The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

A video sharing platform for grandparents and grandchildren

Telegran

Ryoichi Ando, Conglin Nie, Takahiro Yoshimoto, Daisuke Yukita Keio University, Graduate School of Media Design (KMD)

A scooter shaped for two

Lap

Yi-Ting Wang, Naohito Okude, Moe Kobayashi, Hiroki Urase, Narihiro Haneda, Naoya Hayashi, Ryo Kashiwagi Keio University, Graduate School of Media Design (KMD)

Touch the table to select a song

BeoSound Orbit, Music Player

Anastasia Ivanova, Paulo Pannuzzo, Tuomas Hämäläinen Aalto University

Live in the light of those you love most

Lightbound, Communication System

Emilia Tapprest Aalto University

An app for finding a city’s most accessible places

Exacto

Patricia Landeta National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)

Maps that reveal hidden realities

Flat World

Yosra Gamal German University in Cairo

A brand and business model for bio-charcoal

Ecoal

Denise D’souza Srishti Institute of Art, Design and Technology

A way to grow profits for kiwi farmers

Crop Connect

Shivam Srivastava Srishti Institute of Art, Design and Technology

A plant that purifies the air and beautifies the home

Flair

Sim Hao Jie National University of Singapore

An air powered air quality sensor

Livefeed

Loh Zhide National University of Singapore

An support system for the siblings of mental health patients

SibiCare

Evadine Okoye Royal College of Art

Move big belongings by bike

London City Trailer

Jan Libera Royal College of Art

Most shipping containers return to Asia empty. What if we grew food in them?

GrowFrame

Philippe Hohlfield Royal College of Art

Style support for hearing aids

HearCuffs

Ray Fontaine Pratt Institute

A customized cart for fruit vendors

Organicart

Aaron Nesser, Lynn Linn, Jonathan Roberts Pratt Institute

Communicate with your coworkers and stay aware of their safety

Project Canary

Aidan Mason Pattinson Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology

Experimental cameras for that question your image

Modern Photography

Adam Grech Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology

A cargo bike for crowded cities

EsCargo

Oscar Fehlberg Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology

Organize your digital life and leave it to your loved ones

Aeon

Mathieu Delacroix, Charles Haumont L’École Supérieure d’Art et Design de Saint-Étienne (ESADSE)

This app allows autistic children to speak through pictures

Tippy Talk

Robert Laffan Limerick Institute of Technology

Toys for teaching children about the body

Wise dialogue with the body

Charlotte Noël du Payrat L'École de design Nantes Atlantique

A terminal that tells residents about public works and measures their environmental impact

Indawo

Julien Polge L'École de design Nantes Atlantique

Conduct your music collection

Orchestrak

Alexis Caro L'École de design Nantes Atlantique

Make a scrapbook of smells

Scentimo

Yui Komatsu Umeå Institute of Design

Headphones for one, speakers for all

Kuba

Leonardo Pilar Drummond Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro

A toolkit for explaining eye cancer to children and their parents

Thomas’ Eye

Bárbara Alonso Arenas CENTRO

Work with your neighbors and speak to the government

Promise Tracker

Emilie Reiser, Ethan Zuckerman, Alexis Hope MIT Media Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tell a complex story without sacrificing context

FOLD

Alexis Hope MIT Media Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

This baby blanket simulates a parent’s hug

Hugsy

Lisa Smits, Sylvie Claes, Jiachun Du, Miguel Cabral Guerra Eindhoven University of Technology

Inhabitable roofs for overcrowded refugee camps

Shelters for Extended Families

Dina Samara American University of Sharjah

Intimacy and understanding through music making

Synchrony

Kenneth Tay ArtCenter College of Design

A crowdsourcing platform for fighting air pollution

Clear

Xiaobin Li ArtCenter College of Design

Glow-in-the-dark fabrics for pedestrians and cyclists

Seen Fabric

Marlies Schets Design Academy Eindhoven

It shouldn’t be hard to pay by card

DUO

A mirror that let’s you see inside yourself

BioMirror

Bin Yu, Alissa Van Asseldonk, Nienke Bongers Eindhoven University of Technology

Illustrate your heartbeat and send it to someone you love

Heart bloom

Bin Yu, Rogier Arents Eindhoven University of Technology

This clock lets you smell time

Scent clock

Kim Dohyeong, Kim Eunjin, Kim Shin KAIST

A lamp that displays the story of your life

Memory lamp

Im Jonguk, Bae Hyunjoo, Kim Minhwan KAIST

This technology turns furniture into your friend

Ghost in the house

Akihiko Takashima, Tomosuke Maeda, Satoshi Murata, Liu Pengjun, Yizhang Zhu Keio University, Graduate School of Media Design (KMD)

This table turns assembling your child’s furniture into a game you play together

Happiece

Miki Asatani Keio University, Graduate School of Media Design (KMD)

These insoles treat diabetes

Dex

Elyn Wu National University of Singapore

A dinner set that introduces new ways of eating

Sik-sa: cross-cultural dining experience

Olivia Hwayoung Kim Pratt Institute

A clock that coaches you

Slow clock

Chavi Oswal The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

A driverless ambulance designed for extreme conditions

Land rover samerim

Tony Lien, Pere Bruach, Yihui Guo, Florian Kainz, Jiye Moon, Ed Tam, Supaluck Benyasam Royal College of Art

This digital detective can map your digital footprints and removes content you no longer wish to share

Di.tect

Setareh Shamdani Royal College of Art

An online platform that reinvents how people write their wills

Farewill

Daniel Garrett, Koraldo Kanjanaku, Antton Pena Royal College of Art

A smart stamp that joins our digital and physical lives

Sello

Jon Kuster Royal College of Art

If you fall overboard on a cruise, there is a less than 6% chance you will be found alive

Open water guard

Jon Kuster Royal College of Art

A toolkit that empowers amateurs to search for the next antibiotic

Post/biotics

Vidhi Mehta Royal College of Art

A teamwork tool that senses stress and shows who needs help

Ulink

Yue Jiang Royal College of Art

A digital tool that inspires analog thinking

Syth

Sungwhoon Cho Royal College of Art

An autonomous vehicle that drives you to sleep

Liminal autohabitat

Koraldo Kanjanaku Royal College of Art

Home electronics that insist on interaction

Involuntary pleasures

Ted Wiles Royal College of Art

A digital mirror for scanning yourself and collaging your guests

#Unshape

Jules Moskovtchenko, Angelique Stehli, Sunil Vallu ECAL/University of Art and Design

Customizable smart phone extensions for selfies and spying

#Theselfieproject

Kevin Gouriou, Calypso Mahieu ECAL/University of Art and Design

The world’s first musical cactus

Cactunes

Pierre Charreau, Martin Hertig, Pauline Lemberger ECAL/University of Art and Design

Think before you spend money

Treasure

Sam Roots Royal College of Art

Make therapy an adventure

Safe Niños: The Healing Tree

Alvin Oei, Belle Lee, Lori Nishikawa, Lauren Medina ArtCenter College of Design

Make this machine your own

Makerball

Alain Schibli Zurich University of the Arts

A virtual reality pop-up book for studying science

Wonder-LAND

Yedan Qian Umeå Institute of Design

Hang your favourite household objects

Velcro Wall Covering

Braden Young Pratt Institute

A board game inspired by colonial resistance

Annexe – The Game

Veethika Mishra National Institute of Design

A driverless car designed for parents

CARe

Anand Manohar Asinkar Royal College of Art

Transform your bedroom into a darkroom

Kanton DX35

Thomas Müller University of applied sciences in Schwäbisch Gmünd

A security password the you can play

Hopscotch

Agam Arora National Institute of Design

See through your child's eyes

Baby’s Adventure

Shan Hseih Central Saint Martins – UAL

Make your hospital a music studio

Flow

Quentin Da silva Strate School of Design

Teach children about abuse

Do-da-deed

Aprajita chaudhary National Institute of Design

Hide your knives

Out of Sight Drawer

Caitlin McIver Pratt Institute

Build a bridge between doctors and migrants

Polyglossia

Tony Cho Royal College of Art

Create a botanical garden on a budget

Ivy and Vitis

Marion Aeby ECAL

Reduce anxiety in Alzheimer's patients

Dirty Dog

Lauren Lee Pratt Institute

Make a market anywhere

MARKETTE

Andreas Piedfort ECAL

Play soccer in any setting

Golzinho

Artur Porto Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro

Tailor your sleeping bag to you

Cocoon

Nico Landis Zurich University of the Arts

Keep your camera safe when you're not

Asa

Isabel Corção L. Carvalho Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro

Rethink reading and writing

Graphic Writing Workshops

Miriam Betoux l’École supérieure d’art et design de Saint-Étienne (ESADSE)

Grow your own food at home

Foodgather

Yeung Shing Hei Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Support refugees on the move

Refugee Protection Guide

Amal Atassi American Univerisity of Sharjah

Bring the stage to your audience

ST3

Lee Long Yin Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Mask your bathroom mirror

Picture Mirror

Hsing Yin Liang Pratt Institute

See sound as a thunderstorm

Cloud

Richard Clarkson School of Visual Arts

Give labourers a place to lounge

Shelter bench

Alia Mazrooei Zayed University

Adapt Lego for the digital age

Connected Play

Mike Andersen Umeå Institute of Design

Take a bath with your best friends

TITI: soap puppertry

Artemisa Trejo Benítez CENTRO de Diseño Cine y Televisión (CENTRO)

Colour code your closet

Clothing Organizer

Aaron Ethan Green Pratt Institute

Improve your posture while you travel

voyageur

Alice Huchón Colunga CENTRO

Speak through pictures

Visual Communication

Dina Smallman Emily Carr University of Arts + Design

Make furniture more affectionate

Hug Chair

Napat Petcharatana Pratt Institute

Unite the real and virtual worlds

Interface Reality

Ayumu Nagamatsu Institute of Advanced Media Arts and Science

An illegal recorder for capturing prison life

Chronicle: A Contraband Voice Recorder

Marianna Mezhibovskaya School of Visual Arts

An improved environment for kids with parents in prison

Visiting a parent in prison

Anna Hydén University of Gothenburg

Learn the language of your new home

Tigris

Inna Zrajaeva University of Wuppertal

Monitor you child's temperature no matter where you are

Fellow

Mert Yıldız Middle East Technical University

A new system for funding start-ups

Betanomics

Raadiya Lüssi Zurich University of the Arts

Use this headset to get help

Sensei

Daljinder Sanghera Royal College of Art

Practice and protect endangered languages

The Loss of words

Basma Ayman El-Naggar German University in Cairo

Mats that use sight, sound and touch to teach children

MoonPads

Mariana Pinheiro Rochester Institute of Technology

An underwater camera for kids

360° Underwater Toy Action Cam

Jung Myeongha Samsung Art and Design Institute (SADI)

Perform Wudu wherever you want

Wudu Drop

Atifah Binti Mohd Yusof Central Saint Martins

Make mammography more comfortable

Nina

Karl-Otto Saarman Umeå Institute of Design

Study nature and share what you've found

Loep

George Gibbens Tshwane University of Technology

Shoot tears when words aren't enough

Tear Gun

Yi-Fei Chen Design Academy Eindhoven

A typeface that turns you dyslexic

Dyslexia

Daniel Britton London College of Communication

Turn your city into a giant jukebox

412 Beats

Manjari Sahu, Irene Alvarado, Nurie Jeong, Vikas Yadav Carnegie Mellon University

Live life as a tree

TreeSense

Yedan Qian, Xin Liu Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT Media Lab)

A translation tool for deaf students

Muhimu

Edgar M. Espejo Savannah College of Art and Design

Tell stories with shadows

Darkness Design

Erik Höglund Lund University

Make travel easier for wheelchair users

Flashlight

Chorock (Green) Park Rhode Island School of Design

Connect the young and old through common interests

Bequest

Hafsa Malik, Michael Watanabe, Hohsuan Hsueh, Dhawal Jain Virginia Tech

Turn your walking stick into a tent

LighTent

Marisela Sanabria National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)

Manage diabetes from your mobile phone

Sixth Sense

Haydn Jack Auckland University of Technology