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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David Trubridge’s Glittering ‘Light Rain’ LED Installation is Inspired by Earth Elements
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Blackbody Shows Off Beautiful Life-Size OLED Trees at ICFF 2013
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Blackbody’s Lamps Use OLED Technology to Create Stirring Lighting Effects
Designers Bruno Dussert-Vidalet and Alessandro Dolcetta turn light into emotion with their new lighting company, Blackbody. Presenting for the first time at Euroluce during Milan Design Week earlier this month, Blackbody incorporates works from designers across the globe, including a piece … Continue reading
FactoryTwentyOne’s Handmade Lampshades are Constructed from Discarded Shipping Pallets
FactoryTwentyOne‘s Pallet Pendant Shade is made from – you guessed it – recycled shipping pallets. Each fixture is handmade all the way down to the elastic (which is available in an array of colors to suit your decor). The shade … Continue reading
Studio Tord Boontje’s Lightweight Luminaires Let You Use Rocks or Other Found Objects for the Base
During the London Design Festival, Studio Tord Boontje launched ‘Lightweight’, a collection of eco-friendly Luminaires that challenge the assumption that all lamps must come with a heavy base for support. The main structure of the piece is bamboo, with copper … Continue reading
VIDEO: Inhabitat Lighting Makeover – Inhabitots Editor Julie Seguss Gets a Money-Saving Light Bulb Overhaul
Click here to view the embedded video. If you read our enlightening “how to switch to LED bulbs” tutorial, you’ve hopefully already seen how much money and energy you can save by replacing your incandescent bulbs, but we wanted to … Continue reading
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100% Design: Emerging Designers Show Innovative Lighting, Flat-Packed Ingenuity at the London Design Festival
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Natalie Sampson’s Spiky Lamp is Made from Over 320 Wire Whisks
Student designer Natalie Sampson recently sent us this photo of her repurposed Wire Whisk Lamp and we couldn’t be more impressed! “My direction in design is repurposing everyday readymade objects into something new by giving them a different function,” she … Continue reading
Announcing the Winners of the Bright Ideas Lighting Design Competition!
Drumroll please…… We have a winner in our Bright Ideas Lighting Design Competition! The polls are closed, the votes have been tallied and the winners of our Bright Ideas Lighting Design Competition are finally in. Over the past few weeks, … Continue reading
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