ARCHITECTS PLA.NET SOFT LIGHT

The Austrian architecture and design firm Architects Pla.net has developed this little wireless rechargeable light for the bathroom. The light is illuminated by hyperbright LED’s and resists water.

Erika Hanson’s OBJECTS FOR WALLS

Don’t let the name deceive you. Athough she calls them “Objects for Walls”, Erika Hanson’s sculptural installations are really pretty much just organic deconstructions of the

BACHKIT

Add another line to your dreamhouse wishlist. The New Zealand company Bachkit has created a holiday home that sits in the landscape of your choice and features a host of adjustable parts that make it

WEIDMANN CHAIR

From the quirky designer who brought us the Knit Chair comes another eco-friendly furniture gem. Weidmann Creative, the material manufacturing company producing environmentally friendly fiber-board

Maplex is a next-generation building material made from 100% pressed wood fibers, with no binding agents. The lack of chemical binding agents makes the material completely biodegradable and recyclable.

INTERACTIVE LED FABRICS

Philips Research is currently showing off a their new Photonic Textiles at the IFA Consumer Electronics Fair in Berlin. The Photonic Fabric integrates flexible arrays of multicolored LEDs into the weave,

SUBTLE SAFETY RING

When evaluating hypothetical responses to dangerous situations, it’s hard to know what will be an effective means of self-defense. There’s the classic “lawnmower” move –

SEMI-PERMANENT

You might still be relaxing from the three-day weekend, but now that Labor Day has come and gone, its time to get back into first gear and prepare for the busy events of the fall. There’s

RECYCL’ART

Is there anything cuter than this recycled Nike puppy? When I saw this little rubbery ball of cuteness on Coolhunting, I just couldn’t turn away. Turns out this is just one small representative of a

ARCHITECTURE FOR HUMANITY

If you work in the building industry, there are a lot of things you can help out relieve some of the damage caused by Hurricane Katrina. You can donate money, building supplies or your time to

ANDRE JOYAU RECLAIMED WOOD FURNITURE

Designer Andre Joyau recycles old hardwood to create stunning furniture pieces such as this hardwood coffee table (left), and Furo Bench (right). The self-taught woodworker has a knack for utilizing the

DESIGN FOR INCREASED ENERGY AWARENESS

The Swedish Interactive Institute has been working on a project to redesign everyday items (lamps, tiles, window shades) in order to increase awareness of how energy is being used. The STATIC! project has

SANDE COLLECTION

Does the contemporary furniture design world need any more bent plywood? Probably not, but if all bent plywood was like David Brunicardi’s Sande Collection I wouldn’t complain. The Sande

INNOVATIVE HOUSE

After four years of development;D, the Brazilian product design company Innovative House (IHouse), has emerged with a line of “intelligent” products for the future-conscious home. IHouse

DELFINE BIRDHOUSE

Like dollhouses, birdhouses have a very gratifying aesthetic in the fact that every part is pared down. Where a human-scale house can be a lot to take in, the shape, angles and details of a birdhouse are

HURRICANE DISASTER RELIEF

Instead of focusing on our own habitat today, we realize now is a crucial time to reach out to those in need in the hurricane-ravaged gulf states. Please give a thought to the thousands in Louisiana and