How do we do more with less?

Acorn

Biodegradable materials

Huazhong University of Science & Technology

A tool for growing trees in the desert

SHELVES

Spatial efficiency

Samsung Art and Design Institute (SADI)

A micro-fridge for very small spaces

Cul(ver)ture

Affordable housing

University of Johannesburg

Ultra efficient apartments built in repurposed pipes

C-224

Connectivity

ECAL, Lausanne University of Art and Design

This lamp gets you online

Twenty

Water and Sanitation

Design Academy Eindhoven

Clean and save water

Corridor Society

Health and Well-being

Royal College of Art

This furniture turns a hallway into a living room

AQUAIR

Water and Sanitation

National Cheng Kung University

This device turns air into drinking water

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

Assembly

Health and Well-being

Royal College of Art

Cook without a kitchen

Leaves

Health and Well-being

Pratt Institute

Give life through your death

Yoga

Work and Economic Growth

University of Talca

A bedside office desk