PECHA KUCHA LONDON

Pecha Kucha – Japanese for the sound of conversation – is fast establishing itself as London’s place to catch-up on whats going on in the design world. It’s a grown-up version of show-and-tell

DWELL ON DESIGN: Day 1 – Affordability and the City

This afternoon’s Dwell On Design session focused on affordability and the city. The lineup included San Francisco architect David Baker, Los Angeles architect Brian Lane of Koning Eizenberg

DWELL ON DESIGN: Day 1 – Prefab

The first morning of Dwell on Design has just wrapped up, and as luck would have it on, on Prefab Friday, the morning session was all about prefab. The architect lineup included Linda Taalman and Alan

PREFAB FRIDAY: Rooftop Prefabs

We have to admit that what first got us into the idea of prefab living was the prospect of never being able to afford to buy a house in New York City. We figured the only way our dreams of NYC home

DWELL ON DESIGN STARTS TOMORROW!

I’m just about to hop a plane and head down to San Francisco for Dwell Magazine‘s Dwell on Design Conference + Exhibition. The three-day event is packed with great speakers, panelists and home

FORM3 Sustainable Furniture Design

Northern California-based form3 design is a great example of beautiful furniture that is enhanced, not hindered, by the use of sustainable materials. Their clean-lined and well-crafted pieces exhibit

GREEN BUILDING 101: The Conclusion

As summer comes to a close, so does our weekly series on green building. Hopefully we have expanded your knowledge of applying sustainable concepts in your own home, whether it’s a studio rental in the

VOTE FOR FINALISTS – the Umbrella Inside Out Competition

As you probably know by now, our pals at Treehugger have been running a competition called Umbrella Inside Out, which asks entrants to do two things: design an umbrella that actually holds up against the

ZERO YEN HOUSE EXHIBITION

When we speak of squatter settlements and slum communities, they are most often situated in bursting-at-the-seams megacities, which are largely in the developing world. But a few of the largest global

FIVE YEARS, FOUR TOWERS, LEED GOLD ALL AROUND

Before the day ends, we wanted to take a moment to acknowledge the 5-year anniversary of 9/11, and to look at the most recent developments at Ground Zero, where David Child’s Freedom Tower has just

PIRATE BAY HOUSE by Stuart Tanner Architects

Stuart Tanner Architects has created a breathtakingly beautiful modern getaway, tightly perched on a cliff between the Tasman National Park and the Pirate’s Bay Beach. Not only does this home offer

BACK TO SCHOOL

The days are getting cooler, the leaves are getting crisper, and fall is in the air. For many of you out there, this means just one thing: back to school! I just started back to school this week myself,

ECOPOD

What’s better than a gadget that eliminates mundane tasks? Ecopod makes sorting recyclables efficient and effortless with their household recycling center. Designed in partnership with BMW

PREFAB FRIDAY: Michelle Kaufmann Glidehouse

With Dwell on Design fast approaching, we’re dedicating today’s Prefab Friday to a perennial presence on the prefab scene: Michelle Kaufmann. Kaufmann’s spaces are clean, modern, breezy

WEST COAST GREEN

This fall is packed with conferences about sustainability and green living – a testament to the movement’s strength. If you’re having trouble deciding which to attend, let us recommend

GROW YOUR OWN CHAISE LOUNGE – Emily Pilloton’s Grow Chaise

Its grass lounger day at Inhabitat! Before summer completely fades from our memories, we thought we’d reminisce over some green grassy outdoor furniture to catch the fading rays of summer. Emily

NOMAD GRASS LOUNGER by Matt Gagnon

It’s been a few months since we checked in on Matt Gagnon, one of our favorite designers out of Brooklyn’s innovation hotbed. A quick scan revealed a fresh new design we hadn’t seen

GREEN BUILDING 101: DESIGN INNOVATION

The Green Building 101 series has taken us inside the house and out, looking at site selection, water efficiency, day lighting, eco-power, and environmentally friendly materials. The final segment in our

NEW MODERN GREEN LIVING DIRECTORY

Looking for a stylish & healthy green apartment building in New York City? Can’t find a real estate agent that knows what you are talking about? Our friend Josh Dorfman (from Vivavi and the

BONBON CONVERTIBLE DOC SOFA/BUNK BED

It’s been a while since we talked about compact habitats, but it’s one of our favorite topics. Efficient use of space is the best way to maximize your living quarters. It helps you conserve

SWISS RESIDENCE by Steven Holl

All images copyright Andy Ryan – www.andyryan.com Okay, so at first glance, Steven Holl’s new eco-friendly building seems a little austere. But let’s put it into context: “inspired

SUSTAINABLE HOUSING FOR NEW NEW ORLEANS

We’ve just gone off on a tangent about the politics of celebritecture and Brad Pitt’s involvement in designing housing for New Orleans, but now we’d like to get back to the most

CAN BRAD PITT SAVE THE WORLD? New Orleans will tell…

Hollywood actor Brad Pitt has jumped into the New Orleans rebuilding efforts, unveiling a green housing design for New Orleans’s Lower Ninth Ward. The design was selected from an architectural

P.E.T. ABUSE: Redstr Collective Plastic Chalices

We inherently love design made from recycled materials – and we love it even more is when an unusual choice of recycled materials challenges our expectations and provokes interesting questions about

PREFAB FRIDAY: KipUp House

Geometry is the name of the game with 3xn‘s KipUp House, for M2. The Danish design makes use of angular windows and steeply sloped rooflines, allowing daylight to pour in and reach most every inch

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