RE:VISION Design Competition

So, we know you’ve read a lot about sustainable design and development here at Inhabitat. Now here’s a chance to propose your ideas for how design and technology can transform the urban environment,

GREEN VALENTINES DAY: Sustainable Skivvies

February 14th is right around the corner, and while many deem Valentine’s Day “just another Hallmark holiday,” few ladies can resist the romantic appeal of cute underwear. This year,

INHABITAT IS LOOKING FOR WRITERS

Hey readers – Any of you want to write for Inhabitat? We are currently looking for a few new correspondents to be our eyes and ears for green design around the world. Specifically, we are really

SUSTAINABLE STYLE SUNDAY: John Patrick Organic

John Patrick’s Organic line was a pleasant surprise during the recent Fall Fashion Week. The company launched this Spring with casual yet polished looks that could easily fit into any wardrobe.

GREENWORKS REALTY: Green House Hunters

Here at Inhabitat, we’ve covered many green building concepts, highlighted specific green homes, shown the latest in pre-fab projects, and introduced programs such as EcoBroker, LEED-Homes, Built Green

PREFAB FRIDAY: Office of Mobile Design’s NEW SWELLHOUSE

Jennifer Siegal has long been one of our favorite pioneers of prefab architecture. Always pushing the envelope, her Swellhouse has been a great archetype for discussions surrounding prefab design,

KORBAN/FLAUBERT: Exhibition in Palm Springs

This morning we featured Korban/Flaubert’s stunning LED-powered Weblight, and figured such innovation and eye-catching aesthetics warrant a bit more information. Lucky for us, the art/lighting duo

LED WEBLIGHT by Korban/Flaubert

Best described by the designers as “a single zigzag line of light,” Janos Korban and Stefanie Flaubert’s Weblight is as visually arresting as it is energy efficient. Constructed of

MIT STUDY: GeoThermal to Supply 10% of Energy Demands

Last month MIT released a study claiming that Geothermal Energy could meet up to 10% of U.S. energy demand by 2050. It took 30 years and an 18-member MIT-led panel to prepare a new study on geothermal

ASK INHABITAT: What are the greenest lightbulb options?

With all the recent talk of CFL’s, LED’s, and other fancy-sounding efficient lighting options, we thought it fitting to resolve some of your lingering lighting and lightbulb questions for this

URBAN CURATORS PROJECT In Downtown Providence

Participants from the Urban Curators project recently transformed derelict areas of downtown Providence into an outdoor gallery space when they took to the streets and indulged in a little impromptu

GREEN BUILDING: Genzyme Center LEEDS the Way

The LEED Platinum rated Genzyme Center, located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, plays host to over 900 of the biotech company’s employees and more than 400 weekly visitors. While it is easy to go on about

MARIA HAMPRECHT’s SW° Solar Lamp

With its simplified, silouhette-like form, soft glow, and ingenious function, Maria Hamprecht’s SW° Solar Lamp really does shine- metaphorically AND literally. Leave the “lamp” on a

SEEING GREEN AT NY FASHION WEEK: SANS Fall 2007

The highlight of New York Fashion Week for sustainable style aficionados had to be the SANS show, which took place this Saturday at the Daryl Roth theatre in Union Square. We loved SANS’ spring line

SEEING GREEN AT NY FASHION WEEK: Linda Loudermilk Fall 2007

Los Angeles based eco-designer Linda Loudermilk showed here in NYC on Thursday just before the official start of Fashion Week. The designer presented forty-three looks that seemed to leave no

THE WOVEN COMPANY: Green Window Treatments

It is rare to find materials that rapidly restore themselves and provide extensive aesthetic range in their simplest, purest state. The Woven Company picked up on this idea nearly 25 years ago, when they

PREFAB FRIDAY: Jeriko House

Prefab is notorious for being a whole lot of concept and not much follow-through. So it’s no wonder that the early buzz about the new Jeriko House rings with skepticism. Lloyd Alter’s review

CHRIS BURTON’s UPCYCLING: Stellation Chairs

Our last installment of Chris Burton’s “upcycled” furniture is his Stellation chair series, which is both simple in form and poetic in concept. Constructed from the abundant short wood

ELECTROLUMINESCENT COSMOS CHANDELIER by Fukasawa

Acclaimed in the design world as a ‘champion of the supernormal,’ Naoto Fukasawa once again proceeds to wow us – this time with his exciting lighting design for Swarovski , the all too