If you were reading Inhabitat in the past couple weeks, hopefully you have noticed that we have been running reader survey that comes with a chance to win Inhabitat T-shirts! Well, people, if you
Nothing suggests primitive like the archetypical caveman, but our less-evolved predecessors knew a thing or two about sustainable living. In Southern Spain, caves are still used as living spaces, hotels,
Ever longed for a shelving unit that can fold into different sizes and shapes? I know I have ? especially when in the process of moving, redecorating, or dealing with oddly shaped rooms. Happily, French
This made the rounds on the blogosphere a couple of days ago, but in case you missed it, the Hot Fridge is an experimental refrigerator design by RCA student Hae-jin Kim, which makes use of the heat waste
In the slums of Delhi, “ragpickers” make a modest living salvaging discarded plastic bags for cleaning and reuse in products such as the new Rag-Bags, a line of accessories made from pressed
We’ve developed a little design-crush over here at Inhabitat. We just can’t get enough of Matt Gagnon. It seems that everything that the designer touches turns to (recycled) gold. We oohed and
Many of us who live on the coasts develop a bias for the outer edges of our country. I think it’s safe to say that we often assume trends develop from the outside and make their way in, rather than
On the subject of High-Fit Homes, one way to boost your physical activity quotient during the day is to take sitting-in-front-of-the-box time and turn it into exergaming time. We know there are many of
The Billboard Building in Moto Azabu, Tokyo, was conceived as more a billboard than a building (hence the name). The project is Klein Dytham Architecture’s smallest building to date, but also the
Yes, I have a thing for reused wine-bottle objects, and yes, there are many different designers out there doing this. Here’s yet another I’ve discovered on sale from the MoMA store. Simpler
Contemporary life has been made so convenient by technology that it is actually hard to get enough exercise these days. Unlike our ancestors who had to walk to get from one place to another ? we drive our
I can’t put my finger on it, but there’s something about the shape of this curvy Orb Vase which I just find irresistibly cute. Possibly it’s that the vase looks a bit like an egg with a
If you’re a fan of prefab homes, you’ll love this fabbest-of-prefab Cardboard House. The $35,000, all-cardboard structure comes flat-packed and can be erected on site in under 6 hours. It is
From September 4-December 4, the Netherlands Architecture Institute will hold its interior design exhibition, Just In – The Dutch Living Room Redesigned. The exhibition, inspired by the glut of
In the throes of the re-use art movement, Colm McCool has both subscribed to and subverted the paradigm. I was immediately struck by his Re-Tread sculpture series, in which he’s taken organic
Recently there was some public outcry against the continued practice of mass home delivery of unsolicited phone books. With communication almost totally computerized, phone books are good for about two
It seems a lot of contemporary designs take inspiration from the classic toys of our childhood; the Turn Your Head pirolettes and the Lovetann modular home are just a few we’ve covered recently. The
Are you a brilliant designer looking for your big break? Do you have a studio full of unrealized drawings just waiting to see the light of day? Now is your chance to express your genius to the world
In 1970, Robert Smithson (of Spiral Jetty fame) drew this sketch for a new earthwork concept: a 30x90ft barge landscaped with shrubs and trees native to the New York region. The “floating
I’ve always coveted my friend Melissa’s fabulous terrarium, which is the centerpiece of her stylish, cozy Brooklyn apartment. I’ve secretly wanted one of my own for ages, and recently
Yes this does look like it might have been “inspired” (to put it lightly) by Ray Eames’ famous Walnut Stools ? but the ability to inject your profile into the object’s design is
There are green houses and then there green houses. Zoka Zola’s Zero Energy House which is currently being designed for a space on Adams street in Chicago, is as green as it gets. When it is
Inspired by the intimate scale of a Japanese tea house and the compact efficiency of a smart-car, students working on a joint project between the Technical University of Munich and the Tokyo Institute of
The impending grand opening of the DeYoung Museum in San Francisco has been getting a lot of attention. I pass the construction site every morning as I traverse Golden Gate Park, and though progress seems
Its getting to that unbearably hot time of year, and this floating pool bar from Custom Design is starting to look really good right about now. Not that I have a pool, or any access to one ? but if I did
Perhaps you thought there wasn’t one more thing that could be made out of soy. It’s in everything; your breakfast cereal, your face cream, your meatless meat. It’s taken on a reputation
Earthquake chic is shaking the world! – or so claims Gus Design Group, maker of the 6 foot long Light Stick. Motivated by the desire to create home furnishings that look good at any angle –
Not sure what else to say about this one other than its deceptively simple. If you want to bask in that cool glow of your cathode ray tube, but don’t want the distracting flicker of images, then the
Check out Mathias Bengtsson. The London based designer works with CAD and precision laser-cutting machines to create stunning sculptural furniture that looks as if it has been eroded by the hands of time.
