2024 Terra Carta Design Lab Winners

The new wave of innovators designing a sustainable future

From an outstanding pool of 40 finalists selected by a global panel, eight innovative design teams have been named winners of the 2024 Terra Carta Design Lab. They have been selected by Sir Jony Ive, designer of some of Apple’s most iconic products, Chancellor of the Royal College of Art, and founder of design collective LoveFrom; and Jennifer Jordan-Saifi, CEO of the Sustainable Markets Initiative.

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2024 winners

Airofi

(Dubai Institute of Design and Innovation)

Airofi is a smart device for patients with chronic respiratory disease that collects real-time data on air pollution. The aim is to revolutionise health monitoring technology, empowering individuals with chronic lung disease and those seeking a healthier lifestyle to take control of their health, advocate for environmental sustainability, and contribute to global efforts against air pollution.

BIOPOD

(Rhode Island School of Design)

BIOPOD humanscale ecosystem modules are designed to remediate water quality, rewild vital fringe marshes into urban environments, and engage the public in citizen science.

BlueNose

(Royal College of Art)

BlueNose is innovating a fuel-efficient future for the shipping industry by creating algorithmically guided optimised structures added to the front of ships to reduce their air-drag and improve aerodynamics. This leads to fuel savings of up to 5%.

FUZE

(Dubai Institute of Design and Innovation)

FUZE’s bicycle power harnessing system efficiently converts cycling movement into clean electricity, which it stores and then distributes for use. The FUZE system includes an energy harnessing attachment fitted to a bicycle, and an energy storing station attached to a mini grid.

Pyri

(Royal College of Art)

Pyri is an innovative, low-cost wildfire detection system designed with remote, unprepared, and vulnerable communities in mind. Pyri is 8x more affordable than the nearest wildfire sensing competitor and practicality makes it well suited to cover vast areas in comparison to others.

Shellf Life

(Rhode Island Design School)

Shellf Life transforms discarded mollusk shells into a groundbreaking biomaterial, offering a versatile, sustainable and aesthetically captivating alternative to conventional materials across diverse applications, fostering collaboration and redefining the relationship between the built environment and nature.

Statement Denim

(National Institute of Design Ahmedabad)

Statement Denim is an emerging denim brand that rescues and repurposes post-production denim waste by upcycling to create exclusive, eco-friendly products, reducing both cost and environmental impact.

WildWatch

(National Institute of Design Ahmedabad)

WildWatch is an intelligent speed control and wildlife detection system for animal crossing corridors on forest roads during low visibility situations. It uses modern technology to prevent human-wildlife vehicle accidents by combining an illumination system with wildlife proximity sensors.