Ross Lovegrove Unveils Spectacular Solar Tree in London For Clerkenwell Design Week

Elsa Mora Carves Simple Sheets of Paper Into Elaborate Papercut Illustrations

DOM in Berlin Reuses Car Tires to Create a Stylish Showroom In the City West

Artist Mike Kelley’s Last Work ‘Mobile Homestead’ Will Become Community Space for Detroit

‘Mobile Homestead’ is one of the last works by the late artist Mike Kelley, a piece he used as a way to reconnect with his childhood roots. Having grown up in a working-class town on the

Herzog & de Meuron and Ai Weiwei’s Sparkling 2012 Serpentine Gallery Pavilion Opens Today!

Colombian Designer Diana Beltran Herrera Creates Delicate Birds From Colorful Paper

Photographs by Michael Danner Offer a Rare View Into Germany’s Nuclear Plants

We’ve been covering the news on Germany’s nuclear phase-out for months, but this unique series of photographs provides a fascinating view into the power plants themselves. ‘Critical

Guido Daniele Creates Amazing Depictions of Animals with Delicate Body-Painting

Italian artist Guido Daniele creates the most wonderful life-like depictions of animals simply by applying body paint to the hands of his models. A hyper-realist illustrator and trompe l’oeil

Fredrik Paulsen’s Rainbow-Colored Easy Chair Will Brighten Up Any Room

Easy Chair is a basic wooden chair splashed with every color in the rainbow. The chair was designed by Stockholm-based designer Fredrik Paulsen, who spent time experimenting with different wood-dying

Breathtaking SolarSonic Installation Inspired by Future of Space Exploration in Taiwan

CP Lighting Combines Recycled New Growth Lamp With a Dining Room Table

Lighting designer Christopher Poehlmann is no stranger to Inhabitat or the International Contemporary Furniture Fair in New York City. We’ve long been a fan of Poehlman’s gorgeous, sculptural

6 Awe-Inspiring Designs Made From Food!

Spillman Farmer Architects Transform Bethlehem Steel Factory into a Vibrant Art Center

Greg Corman Creates Colorful Sculptures For Bees To Nest In

Greg Corman turns scrap wood and found objects into colorful and quirky wall-hanging sculptures that double as nesting habitats for bees. Corman drills tunnels into the wood for bees to use as brood

Lyn Deutsch’s Awesome Philippine Miniature Houses Are Made from Recycled Materials

These tiny little houses by Lyn Deutsch are a great way to add a little flair to aquariums, plant pots and even lighting fixtures. Painstakingly handcrafted by Deutsch, the Philippine Miniature Houses

‘No Globes’ Fill Up With Dirty Coal When You Shake Them

The design team at Dorothy in the UK has created a souvenir of environmental destruction. Their “No Globes” are tongue-in-cheek snow globes that riff off the familiar tchotchke’s form while

Emil Lukas Makes Ghostly Shadow Paintings Using Thread

Recovering/Uncovering Turns Trashed Cardboard Into Canvases for Portraits

Recovering/Uncovering is a project that reclaims cardboard on its way to the dumpster, and re-uses it as canvases for portraits. Using a combination of line drawing, cross-hatching, and the natural

10 Must-See Design Destinations Around The World

If you’re daydreaming about your next vacation, and looking for something a little off the beaten path, why not consider embarking on a global design tour? The world is full of inspiring

Golden Glory is a Gilded Temporary Art Pavilion in Germany

Seoul’s Kukje Art Center is Wrapped in a Funky Mesh Armor that Reduces Solar Heat

Sylvain Meyer Transforms Elements of Nature into Beautiful Environmental Art

Carlos Zuniga Creates Amazing Portraits Using Recycled Telephone Books

Ai Weiwei’s ‘Fragments’ Installation is Made of Wood Reclaimed From Qing Dynasty Temples

Chinese artist Ai Weiwei‘s new politically motivated work ‘Fragments’ transforms salvaged wood taken from Qing Dynasty temples into a series of monumental installations. At first glance

The Jónófón is a Flat Pack Paper and Wood Gramophone

Ben Long Etches Beautiful Reverse Graffiti Drawings in Exhaust Grime on Commercial Trucks

British artist Ben Long uses a surprising medium for his reverse graffiti artwork – the grime that builds up from exhaust emissions on traveling cube trucks. Using only his finger, the artist has