published March 25, 2011 and has No Comments
Graphic Credit: Metropolis Magazine Metropolis Magazine is celebrating its 30th year anniversary this year (2011). To mark the occasion, they partnered with the Education Legacy Fund (ELF) to inaugurate an annual series of open, constructive dialogues about what is shaping twenty-first century design and how designers are responding to the evolution of culture. The first event was held March ...
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published December 27, 2010 and has No Comments
Photo via The Way We See The World Back in July we showed you Jelloware, cups made from Jell-O that make a far less wasteful solution for parties, festivals, and other events where minimizing trash is a must. The cups can be eaten, or simply tossed on the ground where the ingredients break down and help grass grow better ...
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published September 2, 2010 and has No Comments
Photo via kalleboo A common complaint about cell phones is that there is no universal charger -- if you don't have the one that works specifically for your phone, well, you're just out of luck when your battery dies. It's not only a hassle for cell phone owners, but it's a huge problem for e-waste as the chargers become ...
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published August 30, 2010 and has No Comments
Photo via Designboom Japanese artist Akira Nakayasu's specialty is robotic plants. He creates things like sunflowers that react to human movement, making the flower seem to communicate with the people around it. His latest work is called "Plant," an interactive piece that was inspired by grass blowing in the wind. With 169 artificial leaves that react independently to the ...
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published August 23, 2010 and has No Comments
Image via The Gumdrop Bin It's not news that chewing gum is the scourge of city sidewalks. Nor that it takes a lot of money and energy to clear gum off walkways, shortening the lifespan of the surfaces at the same time. Designer Anna Bullus read the statistics of the gum problem in London -- that the government spends... ...
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published August 13, 2010 and has No Comments
Images: Auburn University Rural Studio You've probably heard of strawbale construction -- but what about cardboard bale construction? We already know cardboard is pretty versatile and can be found anywhere from furniture , to ornaments , to
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Non-recyclable Cardboard Housing: The Next Strawbale?
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published August 11, 2010 and has No Comments
Image: Macro-Sea and Vamos Architects (via NYT ) Last year's Dumpster pool parties of Brooklyn have made it to the big time: Park Avenue in New York. For the first three Saturdays of August, three of these pools -- repurposed dumpster bins that have been cleaned, lined and filled with water -- are making an appearance on the east ...
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published August 6, 2010 and has No Comments
Images: Mammalampa Latvia may be a little off the beaten track in terms of tourist destinations, but it's evident that its newfound psyche has a bit of old-world charm merging with a modern muscularity. Case in point: take a look at these lamps by Mammalampa , a design firm based in the capital of Riga. Their mission: "[to declare] ...
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published August 4, 2010 and has No Comments
Images: James Shaw As you may have guessed already, here on TreeHugger we are big fans of both cutting-edge on one hand, and a range of clever reuse ideas for everyday items on the other. Coming from the virtue of reuse, UK designer James Shaw's simple but elegant Jar Lamps fit the bill quite nicely. Infusing these nondescript objects ...
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published July 26, 2010 and has No Comments
Images via Yanko Design "Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without" -- This is an old saying that is great for living sustainably, and designs that help us live this mantra usually catch our eye. Such is the case with Re-Bubble by designers WooJae Lee, MinSu Kim & WoongKi Kim. The idea is that ...
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