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SUSTAINABLE STYLE: Recycling and Upcycling Collections
FromSomewhere‘s recycled tweed remixes, Autumn/Winter 07/08 After all the hoopla from the recent New York, London, Paris, and Milan fashion shows, it is nice to get back to basics and think about what...
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Cassette Tape Lamps Add Warm Analog Glow to Any Room
Although they may hold nostalgic value for some, cassette tapes are bulky, have poor sound quality, lack large format album artwork, and a stacked up collection of them just doesn’t have the je ne...
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Shipping Containers and Cars Stacked High as Colorful Eco Sculptures!
Shipping containers are often repurposed as houses, apartments and studios, but Swedish artist Michael Johansson sees them as building blocks for his sculptures. In a new exhibit in Umeå, Sweden,...
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Trade Clothes With Your Friends Using “Closet Swap” iPhone App
Looking to mix up your wardrobe this year and get rid of some of those old outfits that are just collecting dust? There’s an app for that. The “Closet Swap” iPhone app enables you to trade clothes...
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Glowing Nixie Chess Board Made from Salvaged Nixie Tubes by Lasermad
Lasermad has executed a brilliant move with his glowing chess set made from recycled vintage Russian Nixie tubes. Each piece is illuminated without any visible wires, and emits a warm light when at...
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Art-O-Mat: Vintage Cigarette Vending Machines Recycled to Dispense Art...
Read the rest of Art-O-Mat: Vintage Cigarette Vending Machines Recycled to Dispense Art Instead of Cancer Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Art, Art-O-Mat, cigarette vending machine,...
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The Grounds Cafe is a Thriving Vintage Throwback to the Pre-GMO Era in Australia
Read the rest of The Grounds Cafe is a Thriving Vintage Throwback to the Pre-GMO Era in Australia Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Alexandria, australia, Caroline Choker, eco design,...
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JAMESPLUMB Transforms Vintage Suitcases Into Elegant Chests of Drawers
The British design team JAMESPLUMB is known for its ingenious one-of-a-kind furnishings and interiors created from antiques, cast-offs, and found objects. We were struck by these beautiful and useful...
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The Santa Barbara Auto Camp is a Hotel for Airstream Lovers
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SND CYN Studios: Former Lima Bean Factory Turned into a Collaborative...
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Urban Chandy’s Funky Recycled Chandeliers Coming to BKLYN Designs 2013
If you’re bored of seeing the same old bulbs, Urban Chandy’s brand of funky chandeliers can add some light to your life. Made in Brooklyn using recycled and reclaimed materials, these unique lighting...
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This Tiny Toronto Loft Proves that Elegance Can Be Achieved on Any Scale
Toronto designer Montana Labelle has just completed one of her favorite projects to date: a teeny tiny loft project that just happens to be the designer’s own live/work space. Working within a tight...
View ArticlePlants use sound to find water and survive, new research shows
For years, certain farmers and plant enthusiasts have claimed that playing music to plants makes them grow better. Brushed off as pseudoscience in the past, it now seems research does, in fact, show...
View ArticlePrefabricated lakeside cabin is a beautiful exercise in restraint
Family reunions can be loud affairs, a fact that one Torontonian family patriarch with ten energetic grandkids knows well. To secure peace and quiet while staying close to visiting family, a homeowner...
View ArticleArchitect designs solar-powered research center to save dying Lake Chad
Lake Chad in Africa spanned over 770,000 square miles in 50,000 B.C., according to Cameroon-based architecture firm Hermann Kamte & Associates (HKA). But over the centuries it has shrunk, dwindling...
View ArticleThese minimalist prefab cabins are designed for human "recharging"
Related: MUJI to sell eagerly awaited $27k minimalist tiny homes this fall + Vipp Via Dezeen Vipp, vipp cabins, prefabricated shelters, cabin design, recharging cabins, off grid cabins, prefab housing,...
View ArticleSwitzerland votes to ban nuclear power and invest in renewable energy
The country of Switzerland has officially taken the next steps to meet its goal of generating 4,400 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of renewable energy by 2020, and 11,400 GWh by 2035. Over the weekend,...
View ArticleNations largest cross-laminated timber academic building is an icon of...
The first and largest cross-laminated timber (CLT) academic building in the U.S. has opened at the University of Massachusetts (UMass) Amherst. Designed by Leers Weinzapfel Associates, the...
View ArticleSilicon Valley start-up unveils worlds first modular self-driving car
Silicon Valley start-up, OSVehicle has unveiled the EDIT, the first modular Self-Driving EV that the company has been working on over the past year. What's unique about the EDIT is that companies can...
View ArticleBio-friendly energy storage device draws electrical power from the human body
Humans are constantly on the go, so doesn’t it make sense to harness some of that kinetic energy? That’s what scientists from UCLA and the University of Connecticut asked, and the question eventually...
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