Green Colored Glasses- Green Kids Clothes: Electropura ReviewElectropura is run by fashion designer Lynn van Gastel who creates fashions for kids in sizes o-5 from existing materials. In today’s world where nearly everything seems to be disposable, these fashions rescue fabrics that still have tons of wear in […]
- Skateboard Sculptures of HaroshiCheck out these fantastic skateboard deck sculptures by Japanese artist Haroshi. He’s got an extremely varied portfolio of artwork made from old beat up decks. These five pieces shown here are just some of his latest sculptures. His method of wooden […]
- Eco-Friendly Gift Ideas — For the CookLooking for a green gift idea for the eco-chef in your life?? Check out these kitchen spice racks available in bamboo. Bamboo is a great wood to use because it grows extremely quickly with little water and no use of pesticides […]
- Beads For ChangeAre you looking for an eco-friendly product for the fashionista on your shopping list this year? Check out Beads for Change. This program employs women of Uganda who live in hillside slums. They are refugees after decades of war in […]
- Oil Town LivingI’ve got to admit that I live in the middle of a city fueled by oil. Make no mistake about it, Calgary is definitely an oil town. We’ve got a terrible reputation as red necks with out Stampede and a […]
- Penguin SweatersTo be clear, this post is about tiny sweaters for penguins such as pictured on the left. I am not writing about sweaters for humans with penguins on them such as this one from Chanel pictured on the right. It’s […]
- Getting In Bernie Madoff’s PantsThey say you can’t judge a man until you’ve walked a mile in his shoes so can you judge him after using his pants?? Check out the Bernie Madoff collection on Fredrick James for a cool selection of Ipad covers […]
- The Ultimate Solar LightHere in the Western world, solar lights are a novelty not a necessity. It’s easy to forget about people living on other places of our small planet that aren’t going green to save the world. They’re simply living hand to […]
- Etsy Find: Talking Squid Recycles TeesTalking Squid is not just saving the planet by recycling t-shirts, they’re also helping you save money with their huge 50% off summer sale. Yup, half off! So, what could you spend half as much on?? Well, they’ve got an outstanding […]
- Quitting SmokingQuitting smoking is one of the best things that you can do for the health of the environment and yourself. Cigarette butts make up about 80% of litter commonly found on streets. The exhaled fumes from cigarette smoke are a […]
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Nautinox’ Trellised Greenline Bookshelf Encourages Indoor Gardening
We got our first glimpse of the Nautinox Greenline Collection of planter box furniture back in April at the Milan Furniture Fair, and the Italian furniture manufacturer recently showcased a new bookshelf with a trellis structure that allows creeping vines … Continue reading
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Tagged "green furniture", eco bookcase, green bookshelf, green design, Green Products, greenbook, greenline, indoor gardening, italy, London Design Fest, London Design Week, Nautinox, plantable bookshelf, planter bookshelf, sustainable bookshelf, sustainable design
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Vita’s Gorgeous Flat-Pack Lamps Can be Mixed and Matched to Create Fresh New Designs
We spotted this gorgeous collection of DIY flat-pack lamps by the Danish company Vita at 100% Design during this year’s London Design Festival. Interchangeable “petals” made from polypropylene, polycarbonate and even goose feathers are easily assembled around inner illuminated frames, creating soft … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012, biomimicry, Decorative Objects, flat pack lighting, Green Lighting, Green Products, lamps, London Design Festival, London Design Week, Scandinavian, vita
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Nendo’s Ando Momofuku Center Tree House is an Apartment Building for Birds!
Read the rest of Nendo’s Ando Momofuku Center Tree House is an Apartment Building for Birds! Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: “sustainable architecture”, Ando Momofuku Center, Animals, bird habitat, Bird-Apartment, green architecture, green design, Japan, Komoro … Continue reading
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Tagged "sustainable architecture", Ando Momofuku Center, animals, Architecture, bird habitat, Bird-Apartment, carousel showcase, gallery, green architecture, green design, Japan, Komoro City, Nendo, Sustainable Building, sustainable design, tree house, Treehouses
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Facebook Commissions Frank Gehry to Design New Green Menlo Park Campus
Facebook just announced a huge expansion to their Menlo Park campus, and the company has commissioned Prizker-Prize winning starchitect Frank Gehry – best known for his shiny, titanium-clad icons of blobitecture – to design the expansion. Even more surprising is … Continue reading
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Tagged Architecture, blobitecture, deconstructivist architecture, Facebook, Facebook and Gehry, Facebook menlo park campus, Frank Gehry, Gehry to design Facebook campus, green roof, Mark Zuckerberg, menlo Park, new campus, post-modern architecture, Sustainable Building
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Web-Like Treetop Science Lab Floats High Above Brazil’s Rainforest Canopy
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Who Gives A Crap: Crowdfunded Toilet Paper Company to Donate 50% of Profits to Improve Sanitation in Developing World
In just a few short days, a small group of entrepreneurial designers and engineers has raised over $50,000 to fund Who Gives a Crap, a business that will offer sustainable, comfortable toilet paper and give 50% of the profits to … Continue reading
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OpenROV Is World’s First Kit for Do-It-Yourself Ocean Exploration
Eric Stackpole wants every tech geek with a passion for ocean science to have inexpensive, open source hardware to conduct research. The solution that he and a team of fellow enthusiasts has developed is OpenROV—a kit of parts that easily … Continue reading
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OpenROV Is World’s First Kit for Do-It-Yourself Ocean Exploration
Eric Stackpole wants every tech geek with a passion for ocean science to have inexpensive, open source hardware to conduct research. The solution that he and a team of fellow enthusiasts has developed is OpenROV—a kit of parts that easily … Continue reading
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“Lit” Light Bulb Combines LED Technology With Fiber Optics
The “Lit” concept bulb designed by Elie Ahovi is an extremely elegant and innovative combination of LED and fiber optic technology, and could pave the way for incandescent replacements of the future. “Lit” proposes that light from LEDs can be … Continue reading
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