published November 6, 2010 and has No Comments
Photo: Haute Goat There's nothing better than long-lasting, warm and cozy cashmere --than, of course, reclaimed or recycled cashmere--to keep you warm during winter months. Enter Haute Goat Cashmere . Thanks to their tweet tip we found out about their too-cute-for-school owls, comfy scarves and arm-warmers, and other winter accessories made with
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published November 4, 2010 and has No Comments
Inspired by Japanese Kimonos, the coat racks by the German company Noi are sculpture-like structures made from minimum amount of materials. The different wooden objects are all sticks; no need for screws, glue or other fasteners to hold them up. They come totally flat-pack and can be easily dismantled at any time.... Read the full story on TreeHugger
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published August 30, 2010 and has No Comments
Photos by Benjamin Boccas via Paul Coudamay TreeHugger has shown many ways to hide the bed; most are designed to gain more space. But the Red Nest by Paul Coudamay doesn't; the bed is still there taking up space, but is hidden by the sliding bookcase. Why do it?... Read the full story on TreeHugger
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published March 22, 2010 and has No Comments
Image Source: B Rosen Dear Pablo: How bad is memory foam for the planet and human health? "Memory foam," also known by its technical name "visco-elastic polyurethane foam" is an expanded polyurethane with additional chemicals to enhance its elasticity and viscosity. As with many other plastics, polyurethane is made from chemicals that you wouldn't want to have for breakfast ...
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published February 1, 2010 and has No Comments
Images: Structured Green I haven't done it yet, but for a long time I've wanted to write an article, some kind of hefty feature piece, rounding up a selection of the greenest, most eye-pleasing design and architecture coming out of the American South. The compendium will have to wait, but today we add another excellent specimen to the list. ...
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published January 15, 2010 and has No Comments
Bedrooms just take up so much space, and they are not always convenient to today's round-the-clock work or study environment. Designer Kerry Jia Yi Lin takes a different approach than Forrest Jessee with her Hermit. The designer describes the idea: "I was working in the lab and workshop in the University, when I felt tired, I wanted to transform ...
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published January 15, 2010 and has No Comments
images from Blogitecture Buckminster Fuller practiced Dymaxion Sleeping, where one has four 30 minute naps over a period of 24 hours. Architect/ Artist/ Scientist/ Graphic Designer Forrest Jessee thought that he would give this a try, but found that getting to a bed and ready for sleep took almost as much time as the sleep itself. So he developed ...
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published November 4, 2009 and has No Comments
Since the leveling of forests is linked to everything from sneakers to burgers to biofuels , it's refreshing to find a furniture shop souring all of its timber from reclaimed sources. Urban Woods hand makes all its pieces in Los Angeles from wood... Read the full story on TreeHugger
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published July 16, 2009 and has No Comments
Image via Oeuf The husband/wife design duo responsible for Oeuf (pronounced "like the uff in stuff") has excitedly announced a new collection of baby furniture. The Robin Collection is European-made with sustainable wood and is treated with water-based paints. We're told that the French-American, New York-based designer pair struggled and strived to keep the price of the Robin collection ...
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published June 14, 2009 and has No Comments
For Rent: Walk-in Closet... $150, Food Pantry... $75, Couch... $50 a Night The struggling economy has brought new opportunity to the budding entrepreneur. It is called renting out your excess space, and it means more than just renting out a portion of your house to a trustworthy tenant. Renting space can be anything from a single bedroom, closet, garage, ...
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