INHABITAT EDITORS’ FAVORITE STORIES OF 2008
We’ve brought you the most popular stories of 2008, and you voted on your favorites. Now we’d like to highlight some more under-the-radar Inhabitat stories from 2008 that you may have missed
We’ve brought you the most popular stories of 2008, and you voted on your favorites. Now we’d like to highlight some more under-the-radar Inhabitat stories from 2008 that you may have missed
DRUMROLL PLEASE … Here at Inhabitat we feel lucky to have such a dedicated and enthusiastic reader base, so when we revealed Inhabitat’s Top 10 Most Popular Green Design Stories of 2008
Do you love us, Inhabitat readers? If so, please lend a hand and vote for us for a Homie award > Re-nest, Apartment Therapy‘s green home design blog, is hosting their very own reader nominated and
With the end of 2008 rapidly approaching, now is a good time to take a look back at the year and reflect on the most interesting green design developments of 2008. From massive shifts towards eco-friendly
2008 has been a dynamic year for Inhabitots — after-all this is the year that our bouncing baby blog was born into the world! Although Inhabitots has only been around for five months, we covered a
2008 has been an incredible year for green transportation as the world’s automakers made strident efforts to green their production lines, cities decided that it’s time to give our car-centric
This New Year’s Eve Times Square in New York is set to debut a dazzling new LED-encrusted New Year’s ball! Composed of 32,256 Philips Luxeon Rebel LEDs, the 12-foot wide energy-efficient orb
Over the past year we’ve been thoroughly impressed with New York’s ever-lengthening list of green credentials. The Big Apple already has a plastic bag tax, an amazing mass transit system, LEED
Having lost over 14,000 occupants to the floods of Katrina, the lower ninth ward is now tasked not only with rebuilding homes, but rebuilding community. Recently the Make It Right campaign gave an
To many, the idea of making your own cleaning products out of household items may sound a little crunchy — but if you really stop and think about it, it makes good economic, environmental and health
It’s no surprise that we love our sustainable style here at Inhabitat, and 2008 has been a particularly exciting year with bold new directions in green fashion and eco-textile innovation. From
Reducing waste by reusing beverage cartons, Swiss-born Tanja Burgdorfer’s “Recycled Magic Wallets” creatively makes use of what would normally be discarded. With a little bit of elastic
As the holiday season winds to close we’re counting down the days to the new year with a look at some of Inhabitat’s most exciting stories of 2008! It’s been an outstanding year in green
This week we shared sustainable Christmas tree options for this holiday season. And even though Christmas is over, Chainsaw MassACRE, an art installation by SWA Group– a landscape architecture
Happy Holidays everyone! Now that Christmas has come and gone, we trust that many of you are relaxing and tidying up all those boxes, ribbons and bits of wrapping paper from yesterday’s gift
Opinions seem to be flying this holiday season as we reflect on a year that was both exciting and tumultuous. So this week, we’ve collected some thought-provoking reading that is sure to stir the
It’s the end of December and it’s been a stellar year in sustainable design – the Inhabitat team wishes you a wonderful holiday season from every corner of the globe!
This year we’ve been floored by the eco gingerbread-building madness that is engulfing the green design circles. We’ve been so thoroughly impressed with the wealth of architecturally-inspired
Up here in New York, we’re sloshing our way through a semi-white and wet holiday season, but we love the wintery imagery conjured up by Inhabitat contributing writer Bridgette Steffen‘s alpine
toy car made from an old milk carton If the souring economy’s got you down this holiday season, here’s something that will help put things in perspective and remind you how lucky you really
We’ve shown you lots of inspired eco takes on the traditional Christmas tree this holiday season, but this one takes the cake! This gorgeous “Ice Tree” sculpture is made from 300
Recently the London Transportation Department held a contest to redesign the iconic Double Decker bus, and we’re excited to announce the winning entry by renowned architects Foster + Partners!
If you’ve been reading Inhabitat at all recently you may have noticed that we just launched a fabulous online boutique to help all you online shoppers find the best of the best in terms of green
Recently the OLED research team over at General Electric unveiled the world’s first OLED Christmas Tree! Forging ahead of the usual end-of-the-year slowdown, GE’s Global Research Center
Herzog and de Meuron have been very busy lately designing some amazing new buildings in Europe, like their Project Triangle in Paris. Their newest design for the Spanish banking group BBVA will be built
Eco-savvy ladies should be able to enjoy the finer things in life without having to compromise their environmental ethics. There are plenty of places out there to find glamorous green gifts for that
While it makes a fun tradition, gift-wrapping packages with paper and tape is an inherently unsustainable practice: think of all the paper and ribbon that goes into the trash each holiday season for the
From Future Present, by Jane Rosie With Christmas just around the corner (a mere 4 days away!), it has probably crossed your mind that wrapping presents is not the eco-friendliest practice. That’s
Seasonal style trends and the intrigue of the fashion world are pretty seductive at first glance, but when it comes to defining one’s sustainable style, there are a variety of threads to investigate. In
We spoil our pets and it’s ok. For many of us they are our children, our confidants and our friends – of course we love making them comfortable and happy as well as safe and healthy.