Link love for August 10, part 1

Gunkanjima: Ruins of a Forbidden Island (above).

Meet the Creators of Sunspring, a Portable, Solar, Water-Purification System.

New York City to Recycle Clothing, Shoes, Textiles Starting This Fall!

New Ideals for Design Research.

Through the Gyre (infographic).

Polaroid OneStep Land Camera.

While most approaches embrace triple bottom line thinking, Mohawk Paper’s The Living Principles challenge that paradigm and add a fourth element—culture—to address the unique role of designers.