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12×12 Designers Transform Reclaimed NYC Lumber Into Fresh Modern Furnishings – PHOTOS

by Mike Chino, 05/22/12
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Transform Bare Walls to Bright Indoor Gardens with the Versatile Urbio System

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Spotted at New York Design Week, we are in love with the Urbio, a system of mix and match modular planters and organizers that snap into place with high-strength magnets. The series of various sized containers allow for the creation of a personalized wall garden, an elegant centerpiece, or a space-saving solution for organizing your home office.

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PHOTOS: The Best Green Designs From ICFF 2012!


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BRC Designs’ Spineless Chair is Adorned with the Spines of Old Books

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Bibliophiles are sure to get a kick out of BRC Designs‘ new “Spineless” chair, which is made up of the spines of hundreds of old books. Spotted at ICFF this past weekend, the literally literary seat has a color-blocked design that references Mondrian. The designer, Benjamin Rollins Caldwell, explained that he obtained many of the books for free at thrift shops and selected the spines that had the most titillating titles.

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The Best Green Designs From Wanted Design 2012!

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Could Lasers Be the New Way to Kill Weeds?

by Timon Singh, 05/22/12

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When gardening, we’re sure many of you have used herbicides to kill weeds and other invasive plants. However, the thing about herbicides is that in order to kill weeds, they are often very toxic and affect everything from those using them to potentially the groundwater. To prevent any possible environmental damage with herbicides in the future, a team from the Leibniz University in Hannover, Germany have developed a hi-tech alternative: weed-killing lasers!

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Alessandro Jordão’s Giant Lego Chair Debuts at “Fresh from Brasil” During NY Design Week

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Tokyo’s New Sky Tree is the World’s Tallest Tower

by Lori Zimmer, 05/22/12
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Grassy PicNYC Table Brings Al Fresco Dining to Your Living Room

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LED-Lit One Raffles Place Tower Two Snags Singapore’s Highest Green Rating

by Andrew Michler, 05/22/12
filed under: Architecture, Daylighting

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The LED-lit One Raffles Place Tower Two is a worthy successor to its taller neighbor, One Raffles Place Tower One, with a flair for environmentally advanced design. Located right in the heat of the bustling downtown of Singapore’s financial district, the tower’s 38 gleaming, LED-illuminated stories tell the tale of a new breed of buildings that are designed to do more with less. The building, which achieved the Green Mark Platinum Award, is the work of SAA and Paul Noritaka Tange, the son of the Pritzker Prize-winning architect Kenzo Tange.

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10 Eco-Friendly and Vegan Flip-Flops for Summer!

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Flip-flops are a summer staple that many of us will be spending the next three months in. But instead of purchasing some flimsy pair at the local mall this year, why not consider slipping your toes into an eco-friendly, vegan option instead? We’ve rounded up 10 eco-friendly flip-flops that use everything from raffia fiber to recyclable rubber to make for some stylish slip-ons. Check ‘em all out ahead!

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Santa Eugenia Social Housing Aptly Deals With an Unfortunate Solar Orientation

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iPhone Amplifier Reuses a Vintage Bike Horn to Blast Some Tunes

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Here at Inhabitat we have seen some very creative iPhone amplifiers that use bamboo canes, repurposed musical instruments and even an entire tree trunk to blast tunes. But here is one example you can easily DIY by combining a vintage bike horn and a standard plastic tube. Homemade, low-tech and definitely eye-catching, Lowtechatmo’s Bike Horn iPhone will combine your love of music with your love for bikes.

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Sylvain Meyer Transforms Elements of Nature into Beautiful Environmental Art

by Lori Zimmer, 05/22/12
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Solar Prices Expected to Rise as US Places Huge Tariffs On Chinese-Produced PV Cells

by Timon Singh, 05/22/12
filed under: News, Renewable Energy

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With China becoming the world’s leader of solar cells and panels, it was hoped that their mass production would help bring down global prices. However, in order to aid domestic manufacturing, the US has hampered such progress by imposing tariffs of as much as 250 percent on Chinese-made solar cells. While the decision was made to protect US solar production against foreign competition, it is expected that it will ultimately raise PV cell prices and hurt the domestic renewable energy industry.

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Shrinking Glaciers Are Releasing Thousands Of Pockets Of Methane

Shrinking Glaciers Are Releasing Thousands Of Pockets Of Methane

Ecologists have found a disturbing side-effect caused by the world’s rapidly shrinking glaciers. As the ice gets thinner, pockets of methane that have been trapped beneath it are being released.

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Monmouth: The World’s First Wikipedia Town Launches In Wales

Monmouth: The World’s First Wikipedia Town Launches In Wales

Whenever you visit a new place, you are often encumbered with guidebooks, maps and other tourist information that is – let’s face it – bulky and uses a lot of paper. That is all set to

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One World Trade Center is Now the Tallest Building in NYC

One World Trade Center is Now the Tallest Building in NYC

The long awaited One World Trade Center set a record today, becoming the tallest building in New York. The in-progress tower surpassed New York City’s current highest building, the Empire State

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StickBulb by RUX Design is an LED Lighting System Made from Pieces of the Coney Island Boardwalk

StickBulb by RUX Design is an LED Lighting System Made from Pieces of the Coney Island Boardwalk

New York-based Rux Design unveiled its playful LED StickBulb lighting system at this year’s New York Design Week. Designed and manufactured at RUX’s workshop in New York City, this simple lamp is

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Thunderclouds Are Increasing Global Warming By Retaining Pollution and Heat

Thunderclouds Are Increasing Global Warming By Retaining Pollution and Heat

According to the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, thunderstorms could be contributing to global warming due to their ability to capture and retain heat. If true,

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Automobile Scrap Metal Transformed into Unique ReWreck Sideboard by Iannone Design

Automobile Scrap Metal Transformed into Unique ReWreck Sideboard by Iannone Design

Iannone Design have transformed sections of salvaged automotive panels into this stunning ReWreck Sideboard. Launched this week at ICFF in New York, the reclaimed sheetmetal furniture takes full advantage

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MTA Finds Nixing Trash Cans from Subway Stations Ironically Reduces Garbage

MTA Finds Nixing Trash Cans from Subway Stations Ironically Reduces Garbage

Last fall, the MTA started a somewhat counter-intuitive pilot program to help reduce trash in the subways – they removed the trash cans. The bins were taken out of two test subway stations, and

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VIDEO: Inhabitat Interviews the Designers of the Low Line Underground Park

VIDEO: Inhabitat Interviews the Designers of the Low Line Underground Park

When we first heard about the underground New York City park called the Low Line last year, it was not much more than a brilliant idea and some provocative CAD renderings. Now fast-forward eight months

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MoMA Wants Your Old Junk For Their New Meta-Monumental Garage Sale Exhibit

MoMA Wants Your Old Junk For Their New Meta-Monumental Garage Sale Exhibit

©Colros If you haven’t gotten around to getting that garage sale together to sell your old junk, it could end up as part of something even greater –  MoMA’s next art exhibition! The museum has

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Out-of-Control Freighter On Course to Collide with Great Barrier Reef is Diverted

Out-of-Control Freighter On Course to Collide with Great Barrier Reef is Diverted

A broken-down cargo ship in waters off the Australian coast drifted out-of-control towards the Great Barrier Reef recently, threatening one of the largest and most diverse ecosystems on the planet. The

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