By Jasmin Malik Chua, Source: Ecouterre

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A pocket-size three-dimensional printer that makes on-the-go clothing repairs a cinch is just one of 35 visionary concepts that could make for a greener “home of the future.” A semi-finalist in this year’s Electrolux Design Lab, an annual competition that solicited more than 1,700 submissions from student designers around the world in 2014 alone, the wand-like “Fabric Pen” offers a quick way to mend rips or repurpose tired threads in a waste-free way.

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