The bottle caps that turn into Lego-like blocks

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Forget throwing your bottle caps in the bin - this new concept transforms them into Lego-like building blocks. Could this be a way to help children in poverty?

Lego bottle caps

The 'Building Cap' won an IF Design Award this year

In the past, bottle caps haven't been the most inspiring material for art or design work. But this new design concept, from three designers from Lanzhou University of Technology in China Shengpeng - Zhao, Chen Xu and Chao Gao, changes all that.

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