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Panel discussion to explore role of science and tech in sustainable livingedit
As part of the Bangalore Design Week, a panel discussion will be held on Sustainable Design, to talk about ‘Why thinking fresh on sustainability is key to the challenges we face in our design practices today’. The session which will be moderated by Jenny Pinto, design director at Oorja, will throw light on India’s own sustainable practices that were used as part of our tradition.
Publication: The New Indian Express (Online)
Date: October 3, 2018
Designer leaf composters to treat Bengaluru’s wasteedit
Nine design studios, a social startup, one mission: To stop tonnes of leaf waste heading straight to the landfills, and instead use them to produce compost to green Bengaluru. Initiated by the social startup Daily Dump, a collective design intervention is now underway to fabricate a unique leaf composter that is cheap, aesthetic, functional and commercially viable.
Publication: Deccan Herald (Online)
Date: October 3, 2018
Blurring the lines between online and offline: the reshaping of the Indian retail spaceedit
Buying grocery was as simple as walking down to, or calling up, the nearest kirana. Then came the large-format stores that offered shopping as an experience, and gave the very cost-conscious Indian customer massive discounts and sweet deals. Then came the ecommerce giants with their big investors.
Publication: YourStory (Online)
Date: October 3, 2018
Competition and Industry News
A startup that turns mushrooms into IKEA packaging wants to become the backbone of the lab-grown meat industryedit
A startup that makes environmentally-friendly packaging for IKEA is planning a big transition into lab-grown meat. Ecovative – which made a name for itself by inking deals with brands like IKEA and Dell to swap styrofoam containers for packaging grown from fungi – now wants to use its mushroom-growing capabilities to become the backbone of the effort to make meat without slaughter.
Publication: Business Insider India (Online)
Date: October 2, 2018
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