SUSTAINABLE STYLE: Zegna’s Solar Powered Jacket

Forget solar powered backpacks and panels – Ermenegildo Zegna’s Solar-Powered Jacket is hands down the most practical and best-looking way to charge your mobile gadgets that we have seen in a

SUSTAINABLE STYLE: H&M Pushes Organic for Fall!

Following the successful launch of their 100% organic line this spring, we are excited to announce that H&M is expanding its organic cotton range this fall! We frequently receive comments about

C.L.A.S.S. and SLOWHITE bring sustainable style to Milan

C.L.A.S.S., which stands for creativity, lifestyle and sustainable synergey, is a new platform for the textile industry. A C.L.A.S.S. show is being held this weekend at WHITE, the cool new fashion trade

MODERN SUSTAINABLE WALLPAPER: Graham and Brown

Known for their exquisite wallpaper and collaborations with well known designers, Graham & Brown have taken wallpaper one step further with their eco-chic range of sustainable wallpaper. The 60-year

[Re]design Chair Exhibition At 100% Futures London

One of the most popular stands within the 100% Futures exhibition at 100% Design London this year was the [re]design Sit Up exhibition which displayed an array of sustainable seating that were as green as

HANSA CANYON: Temperature-Sensitive LED Faucets

Last year we highlighted HansaCanyon bathroom fixtures, sleekly designed faucets whose “canyons” are lined with LEDs that change color according to the temperature of the water (blue=cold, pink=warm

PREFAB FRIDAY: Resolution 4 Swingline

Resolution: 4 Architecture, a pillar in the prefab community, has a new completed project to brag about. It’s called the Swingline- a vacation home in the Hamptons built for a Manhattan-based family

WAMBAMBOO Costello Seat By Kent Gration

Kent Gration’s Wambamboo Costello Seat is a wonderful example of sustainable materials used in an eye-catching way. Made from cross-laminated bamboo ribs, the ergonomically-designed small storage

WAMBAMBOO Lucille Chaise Lounge By Kent Gration

Australian Designer Kent Gration’s Wambamboo products make beautiful use of sustainable production methods including recyclable materials, water-based finishes, energy-saving fluorescent lamps, and

ECO TV PACKAGING TURNS INTO DIY FURNITURE

In its quest for ‘bigger and better’ technology, mankind is facing a mountain of expanded foam pieces and polystyrene packing material used to protect items during handling. Tom Ballhatchet, a recent

SIEEB Solar Energy-Efficient Building in Beijing

Photo by Daniele Domenicali Static is not a word that describes the Sino-Italian Ecological and Energy-Efficient Building (SIEEB) at Tsinghua University in Beijing. Designed to maximize passive solar

LIGHTING: Making a Difference with High-tech Materials

The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (iom3) is playing host to a number of events throughout London Design Week through the Materials and Design Exchange (MaDE) which was set up to facilitate

RECYCLED HANGER LIGHTS BY ALI SIAHVOSHI

Next time you pick up your dry cleaning and think about disposing of the hangers, think again- they may have a second life as a gorgeous light fixture. Lighting Designer Ali Siahvoshi has done exactly

RECYCLED TUBE LIGHT by Castor Canadensis

If you happen to have a large number of old fluorescent tubes and don’t know what to do with them, here’s the perfect idea for you! The Toronto based design collective known as Castor

ENERGY HARVESTING SNEAKERS – Art students hack Heelys!

Pounding the pavement in your sneakers requires energy, and unfortunately, all that kinetic energy is mostly lost to the ground…. until now… Smart art students Christian Croft and Kate Harman

TRANSPORTATION TUESDAY: BMW Hydrogen 7

BMW, the German car manufacturer, wants you to know that they believe hydrogen is the fuel source of the future. In order to do this, they have created the BMW Hydrogen 7, an all hydrogen powered luxury

PARK(ing) Day Takes to the Streets!

Last Friday was Park(ing) Day – the day where San Franciscans and sprawl-fighting citizens around the world reclaimed parking spots to turn them into green spaces! What started as a few grassy plots

100% DETAIL: Alternative Energy – Wind and Sun

During the Alternative Energies seminar as part of 100% Design, we caught up with two of the leading experts within the commercial field of alternative energy. Robert Webb from Quiet Revolution / XC02 and

TOP TEN GREEN FINDS FROM 100% DESIGN LONDON

London’s big annual furniture fair,100% Design took place this weekend at Earl’s Court, and the London Inhabitatters spent countless hours walking the trade show floors to try to find the

METAPHYS INDOOR GRASS PLANTERS FROM TOKYO

With the goal to bring the lawn indoors, Tokyo based product designer Chiaki Murata of Metaphys has designed a stylish product range of stackable white mod grass planters. The Factory product range brings

SILVERWARE CHANDELIER BY ALI SIAHVOSHI

British based lighting designer Ali Siahvoshi exhibited work at 100% Design this week, and is the designer behind Fabbian’s line of super-cool chandeliers made from knives and forks. Born and raised

GREENPEACE LAUNCHES DIMMABLE ECO BULB in London

The UK’s first fully dimmable energy efficient light bulb was launched today, as part of a Greenpeace initiative at 100% Design London. Greenpeace commissioned top designer Jason Bruges to create an

MUCH2MUCH RECLAIMED JEWELRY by Katya Bochavar

Much2Much is a playful and engaging line of jewelry fashioned from recycled knick-knacks by Russian designer Katya Bochavar. Combining such disparate objects as pieces of chandeliers, plumbing bolts and

NOKI – House of Sustainability

I don’t know if I can sum this up any better than Australian fashion journalist Patty Huntington did: “Move over Gareth Pugh – there’s a new freak in town.” London is typically

ESTETHICA @ London Fashion Week

Estethica is a sustainable fashion exhibit celebrating its first year anniversary at London Fashion Week. It is a special space inside The Exhibition where designers will display collections founded on

INHABITAT FEATURED IN ARCHITECT MAGAZINE

In a great article titled “Meet the Bloggers,” Architect Magazine gives architectural bloggers credit for their “unorthodox mix of reporting, commentary, and activism,” and

MISIAK RECYCLED TEA-SETS MAKES TEA TIME GREENER

England is the land of tea, and as once would expect, there are tons of old, unwanted tea sets in London sitting in charity shops and landfill. Fortunately British product designer Christine Misiak has

TRASH LUXE: Reclaim, Rework, Reuse

Trash Luxe, an exhibition for the London Design Festival at Liberty’s, celebrates the creativity of reworking/remastering unwanted goods into desirable products. With the concept of luxury being

PREFAB FRIDAY: Zero-Energy MkLotus debuts!

No more renderings necessary, Michelle Kaufmann’s gorgeous new eco-prefab home has just debuted and been installed on the grass in front of San Francisco City Hall. The lovely zero-energy prefab is

PARK(ING) DAY IS TODAY!

What started as a few grassy plots of sod occupying metered parking spots in San Francisco has blossomed into a world-wide event scheduled- and TODAY IS THE BIG DAY!! Rebar’s Park(ing) Day is back

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