Hongtao Zhou Creates Frozen Furniture From Snow
For artist Hongtao Zhou , creating magnificent snow sculptures isn’t very difficult in winters as cold as those found in Wisconsin. But when Zhou was commissioned by the Milwaukee Art Museum to produce an installation of dancing ice furniture on its front lawn, things got a little disagreeable on account of the thermostat readings. In the face of unseasonably warm temperatures and a front lawn almost completely surrounded by windows, Zhou continued undeterred deciding that this year’s furniture should embrace the heat and turn all that melting into a way convey the issue of global warming . Read the rest of Hongtao Zhou Creates Frozen Furniture From Snow Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: “green furniture” , global warming , Hongtao Zhou , ice furniture , ice sculpture , melting snow , Milwaukee museum of art , snow furniture , snow sculptures
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EcoTopia: New Concepts in Green Product Design
Opening Monday, March 15th in Long Beach , CA, EcoTopia is a competition and exhibition highlighting new concepts in green product design . The show will feature a variety of eco-products from designers that are all focused on fostering a healthy ecosystem and more sustainable society
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Cardboard Moving Boxes Transform Into Sturdy Eco-Furniture
Most of us have been re-purposing cardboard boxes since childhood, transforming them from containers for transporting objects into forts or secret hiding places. With her project entitled “ Move !” Janine Perkuhn has developed a more practical application for those used cardboard boxes — re-purpose them into furniture! Perfect for those who move often or lack the funds to furnish their living space, Perkuhn’s bio-degradable cardboard furnishings can be re-figured into a chair, stool or beside table.
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Shanghai’s International Cruise Terminal to be Cooled By The River
In preparation for the Shanghai 2010 World Expo Sparch Architects has designed this master plan for the International Cruise Terminal. The Terminal includes a cruise welcome center, office space, courtyards, as well as a green corridor along the Huangpu River.
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Is Creating Green Jobs a "Sensible Aspiration" for Governments?
Photo via A Green Living That’s the topic of an ongoing online debate over at the Economist.com . In one corner, green jobs advocate Van Jones , who argues that governments should engage in the active practice of creating green jobs, by, for example, incentivizing clean energy projects. In the other, Andrew P.
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PREFAB FRIDAY: Beautiful Green Roofed Affordable Housing In the UK
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5 Mistakes Businesses Make Trying to Go Green
If you’ve been shopping, watching TV or surfing the web at all, you’ve undoubtedly noticed all of the companies taking their products and services green . While this is generally a good thing, we can’t help but notice some brands going about it in all the wrong ways : producing useless ‘eco’ wares that defeat the purpose of being made of sustainable materials or even blatantly greenwashing
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Largest Solar Plant in Europe Set to Open in Italy
SunEdison announced yesterday that it will be opening up the largest solar plant in Italy later this year. The American company is building the plant in Rovigo (near Venice) on an area as massive as 120 soccer fields and when it is complete, it will cover 9.15 million square feet and be able to produce 72 megawatts of power
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White House Finalizes First Ever National Law to Limit Car Emissions
America’s vehicles are about to get a little greener.
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White House Finalizes First Ever National Law to Limit Car Emissions
America’s vehicles are about to get a little greener.
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