NEB Prizes 2023: All Applications

Nebra Skay Studio is a sustainable fashion atelier (Puglia - South Italy), which uses scientific research on materials, 3D prototyping, digital tools and a local transparent artisan chain, controlled by the creation of the product at its end-of-life (E.P.R.).
The innovation is to combine the scientific research (University of Bari), the digital design tools and innovations, with the local heritage of textile craftsmanship, to respond to the serious and urgent problem of the fashion industry.

Doggie is a system of utilization dog waste special created for Polish cities. The project is based on involvement of the local community to work for the common social benefits. In other words - collecting dog poo will be rewarded with free natural energy for our city. Isn’t it sounds fantastic?
This is a big move that much needed for a massive change for Polish cities, citizens, environment and the green source of energy.

Using coffee waste and implementing new ways of inovationdesign of products:
Coffee, cardboard and wood
1.biomaterial for everyday objects (dishes, furniture), 2) biodiesel and 3) dust pellets.
The whole process ensures that the waste does not end up in a landfill but becomes a
salable product.We prevent C02, CH4 from polluting the atmosphere. We encourage people not to throw
away their waste/to see the potential in waste. We work in the field of circular industry, we
do not produce waste.

The concept for a device that improves spatial orientation through haptic technology. Four vibration motors have been placed in the shoe insole. A motor pointing towards a destination navigates us by vibrating. The user simply feels the correct direction instead of constantly checking on the phone. It is important now to use technology responsible for our mental health, by it help those affected by Alzheimer's disease.

Located in the sewers system of Milan, Purificanteum is a purification system based on bio-digestors and bacteria. The experience is both physical and metaphorical. It is a journey of recovery, a redemption for the city through its waste. The water has a central role, it is at the same time the media and the actor of purification.

The democracy of materials is an ongoing research and architectural project initiated by studio anima ona. Since 2020 Freia Achenbach and June Gschwander are on the search of abundance in the material world. As a response to the climate crisis and the resource scarcity the design studio started a research on building waste materials and other minerals that occur in abundance. They work connects scientific research with design output.

Be My Hero is the service that connects superheroes with families who wants a home visit from their favorite child's superhero.
The whole world needs heroes! We bring them directly to your door.

Self-care is becoming self-destructive.Putting yourself first has become putting everything else to the side.It’s time to peel off those cucumbers, take off your mask and take a long hard look at yourself.You’re Needy (sounds frustrating) is a unique theatrical experience about wellness and unwellness.An intimate encounter with a victim of the industry in a specially curated offsite venue, this is for the manifesters, the crystal queens and the sage burners.It’s about you; its not all about you.

Porto Acessível is the new mobility app for the city of Porto! An app that includes all citizens and passersby in the city of Porto; that promotes the mobility of people with reduced mobility. Some of the app's functionalities are to select the fastest, flattest or widest routes; to warn which establishments have accessible entrances or toilets; to point out which monuments are the right ones to visit; as well as to inform users about the best transport to take them from point A to point B.

Eco: the reflection of sound against an obstacle, that is distinguished from the starting sound; an adjective that defines the relationship between man and nature.
Just as sound, upon encountering an obstacle, becomes ECO, so too does our intervention, adapting to the needs of its community is transformed according to the principles of sustainability, functionality and inclusion. Furthermore, the project respects the relationship between man and nature.