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Nendo Unveils Collection of Sculptural Objects Made From Japanese Farming Nets

Tokyo-based Nendo has a lovely new collection of sculptural objects made from farming-net, an agricultural mesh ordinarily placed around fruit and vegetables to protect them from harm by wind and animals. Unveiled a few days ago, their ¨Farming-net Collection¨ consists of a series of modern  bowls , plates and lights that seems to float in the air.... [Read more from this category]

Irish Artist Builds the World’s First 1.4 Billion Euro Home From Shredded Bills

What makes a home worth a million dollars? How about a billion dollars ? Irish artist Frank Buckley has taken this question to its logical extreme by building his very own home made from 1.4 billion Euro notes ! Graced with very strict permission from the Central Bank of Ireland , Buckley has constructed and now lives in a home made entirely of shredded... [Read more from this category]

PHOTOS: Couture Jewelry Made From LEGOs

Inspired by haute couture and reclaimed materials, San Francisco-based artist and jewelry designer Emiko Oye has experimented with loads of unconventional mediums – including circuit boards, recycled plastics and scrap metals. But in 2006,… Here is the original: PHOTOS: Couture Jewelry Made From LEGOs  Read More →

Coachella Calls on Artists to Redesign Bins

If you’re an aspiring artist who is passionate about sustainability, now is your chance to inspire the hundreds of thousands of music lovers who will be attending this year’s Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival to recycle their trash at the… Original post: Coachella Calls on Artists to Redesign Bins  Read More →

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PHOTOS: San Francisco’s Southern Pacific Brewing is a Tree-Filled Beer Sanctuary in a Renovated Warehouse

Read the rest of PHOTOS: San Francisco’s Southern Pacific Brewing is a Tree-Filled Beer Sanctuary in a Renovated Warehouse Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: adaptive reuse , boor bridges architecture , green architecture , green bar , green brewing company , Green Building , green design , green renovation , industrial renovation... [Read more from this category]

Wooden Wonders’ Hobbit Holes Let You Live Like Frodo In Your Backyard

Anyone familiar with JRR Tolkien’s ‘The Lord of The Rings’ knows that the homes of hobbits are something special. But these tiny abodes aren’t just for little people anymore — a Maine family has brought the concept of the hobbit hole to life with their line of Wooden Wonders . Built for work and play, these functional... [Read more from this category]

Floris Hovers’ No Glue No Screw Flat Pack Stools are ‘Wrapped’ in Rope

Dutch designer Floris Hovers created his surprisingly simple ‘Wrapped’ stools out of a few pieces of wood with biodegradable rope wrapped around them. The word ‘Wrapped’ is a translation of the Dutch word ‘ Ingewikkeld ‘, which means both ‘wrapped’ and ‘complicated’ in one single word –... [Read more from this category]

Nendo Unveils Collection of Sculptural Objects Made From Japanese Farming Nets

Tokyo-based Nendo has a lovely new collection of sculptural objects made from farming-net, an agricultural mesh ordinarily placed around fruit and vegetables to protect them from harm by wind and animals. Unveiled a few days ago, their ¨Farming-net Collection¨ consists of a series of modern  bowls , plates and lights that seems to float in the air.... [Read more from this category]

Advisors in Japan Say Post-Disaster Nuclear Checks are “Insufficient”

Despite the rush to get reactors back online and convince the public that Japan’s nuclear power generation facilities are safe, an advisor says the current checks of nuclear reactors in the country are “insufficient” and possibly unsafe. Hiromitsu Ino, Professor Emeritus at the University of Tokyo told the press yesterday that the... [Read more from this category]

Pristine Eco POD Hotel is a Snow-capped Getaway Cabin in Switzerland

Read the rest of Pristine Eco POD Hotel is a Snow-capped Getaway Cabin in Switzerland Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: alpine , double glazing , eco design , eco POD hotel , flims , fsc certified wood , green design , insulated , insulation , LED lighting , Prefab Housing , robust outdoor brands , solar ventilation , sustainable design... [Read more from this category]

Clean Energy Executives Say Grid Parity Without Subsidies Could Be Just 3 Years Away

Some of the largest countries on Earth made it clear this week at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland that, in many cases,  renewable energy is just a few years away from reaching grid parity with fossil fuels without subsidies. Worldwide investment in renewable energy totaled $187 billion in 2010, while investment in coal and natural gas... [Read more from this category]

Montreal’s Historic Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth Hotel Grows its Own Produce on an Edible Roof Garden

Read the rest of Montreal’s Historic Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth Hotel Grows its Own Produce on an Edible Roof Garden Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Bed-In , BMW Bicycle , Climate Savers Program , eco design , eco luxury , eco-tourism , edible garden , ev charging station , Fairmont Resorts , Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth Hotel... [Read more from this category]

World Clean Up 2012 Recruits Community Members Across the Globe to Clear Up Trash

Unleashing a world-wide project to clean up the planet, Let’s Do It World is bringing groups on every continent together for World Clean Up 2012. Driven to do something about the 100 million tons of illegal garbage strewn across the globe, World Clean Up 2012 hopes to connect millions of people to clean up cities, beaches and forests everywhere.... [Read more from this category]

Get Certified Online to Green Your College Campus

The University of Vermont (UVM), which received an “A” on last year’s College Sustainability Report Card, wants to help other colleges and universities green their operations with the launch of its new online Sustainable Campus Innovation… See the original post: Get Certified Online to Green Your College Campus  Read More →

Handmade Star Trek Coffee Table Looks Just Like the USS Enterprise

Star Trek fans can now boldly go where no interior decorator has gone before with this geek chic coffee table that looks just like the USS Enterprise! Designed and constructed by Barry Shields , the Trekkie table was handmade from ash, poplar and cherry wood and took over a month to build with Barry cutting the glass surface to make the ship “look... [Read more from this category]

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