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 […]
- Green Kids Clothes: Electropura Review
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Beautiful Wood Records Created Using a Laser Cutter
Forget vinyl – engineer Amanda Ghassaei has developed a technique for cutting records into wood! Using a Epilog 120 Watt Legend EXT laser cutter, she was able to create digital waveform files from MP3s, which she then converted into PDFs. … Continue reading
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Tagged 3d printer, amanda ghassaei, cnc cutter, files, Instructables, joy division, laser cutter, mp3, music, pdf, radiohead, record, San Francisco, Sustainable Materials, the velvet underground, vector, vinyl, wood
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Beautiful Wood Records Created Using a Laser Cutter
Forget vinyl – engineer Amanda Ghassaei has developed a technique for cutting records into wood! Using a Epilog 120 Watt Legend EXT laser cutter, she was able to create digital waveform files from MP3s, which she then converted into PDFs. … Continue reading
Posted in Art, diy, music, news, san francisco
Tagged 3d printer, amanda ghassaei, cnc cutter, files, Instructables, joy division, laser cutter, mp3, music, pdf, radiohead, record, San Francisco, Sustainable Materials, the velvet underground, vector, vinyl, wood
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Oshatz Architects’ Wooden Wilkinson Residence Towers Amidst the Treetops
Read the rest of Oshatz Architects’ Wooden Wilkinson Residence Towers Amidst the Treetops Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Architecture, Daylighting, green materials, music, Oregon, organic shape, Oshatz Architects, Portland, rusty, Wilkinson Residence, Wood
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Dome of Visions: Mobile Greenhouse Studio Boasts a Facade of CNC-Cut “Fish Scales” in Copenhagen
Read the rest of Dome of Visions: Mobile Greenhouse Studio Boasts a Facade of CNC-Cut “Fish Scales” in Copenhagen Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Art, Benny Jepsen, CNC-cut materials, copenhagen, cultural center, culture, Denmark, Dome of … Continue reading
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Tagged Architecture, Art, Benny Jepsen, carousel showcase, CNC-cut materials, copenhagen, cultural center, Culture, Denmark, Dome of Visions, eco design, gallery, Geodesic Dome, green design, greenhouse, Kristoffer Tejlgaard, mobile project, music, sustainable design, temporary design, urban design, urban farming
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Pedaling Pianist Strikes a Chord With His Homemade Piano Bike
Pianos aren’t generally thought of as the most portable of musical instruments, which makes tickling the ivories almost always an indoor activity — but staying cooped up inside to play wasn’t what musician Gary Skaggs had in mind. A few … Continue reading
Designers Leander Angerer and David Ross Create a Musical Staircase that Can Be Played Like a Harp
Industrial design duo Leander Angerer and David Ross have redesigned a late Victorian-era staircase over three stories in a private home in northwest London for Cathal McAteer, founder of Folk Clothing. Reusing the existing joinery, Angerer and Ross have converted … Continue reading
CiclaLabs’ Pedal-Powered Mobile Entertainment System On Show at the European Solar Decathlon
Read the rest of CiclaLabs’ Pedal-Powered Mobile Entertainment System On Show at the European Solar Decathlon Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: amplifiers, Art, Ciclalabs, dynamos, Film, madrid, music, photovoltaics, projectors, Solar Decathlon, sustainable design, theatre
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Tagged amplifiers, Architecture, Art, Bright Ideas, carousel showcase, Ciclalabs, dynamos, film, madrid, music, photovoltaics, projectors, Solar Decathlon, sustainable design, theatre
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The Futuristic LIFX LED Bulb Changes Color Via Wi-Fi and Lasts for 25 Years
Who says that energy-saving LED light bulbs need to be boring? The LIFX light bulb is energy-efficient, has a 25 year life span, and changes colors via smart phone application. The bulb is currently available on Kickstarter, and has already … Continue reading
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Tagged Android, carousel showcase, color changing, Green Lighting, green technology, Interactive Objects, iphone, kickstarter, LED, lifx, music, phil bosua, Wi-Fi
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HWKN’s Massive Spiky “Wendy” Pavilion Coming to MoMA PS1 This Summer!
Every summer New York’s MoMA PS1 gallery blossoms with an amazing new pavilion by an up-and-coming architecture studio, and the museum just announced that the winner of this year’s Young Architects Program is HWKN’s stellar star-shaped “Wendy” pavilion! The brilliant … Continue reading
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Tagged Architecture, Art, carbon emissions, carousel showcase, design, green design, HollwichKushner, hwkn, Long Island City, moma, MoMA PS1, music, nyc, summer, sustainable design, temporary installations, urban art, Warm Up, Wendy, young architects program
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Solar-Powered Sunplugged Rubbish Bins are Roving Music and Business Kiosks (VIDEO)
Read the rest of Solar-Powered Sunplugged Rubbish Bins are Roving Music and Business Kiosks (VIDEO) Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: “solar energy”, Cape Town, eco design, green design, music, music bins, Recycled Materials, social design, solar … Continue reading
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