Ana Lisa

Ana Lisa

Ana Lisa Alperovich-O'Brien is a freelance curator, journalist and tutor at the Design Academy Eindhoven teaching sustainability, biomaterials and bio design. She specialized in sustainable design & architecture and loves reporting from global design week events and writing architecture features. Born in Buenos Aires, she spent her 20s in London where she attended Goldsmiths University. Check out her website and Instagram.

Archium, Radio Station, Mustang Broadcasting Communi (MBC), Nepal, local stone, gneiss stone, blends into the landscape, Architecture, Daylighting, Green Resources, Green Materials, stone building

Archium’s Rocking Radio Building Blends Into the Nepalese Landscape

[gallery_extend] The new stone building sits 3,000 meters above sea level and it features a rising antenna...

Philippe Starck Unveils an Awesome Pop-Up Multimedia Library for Refugees

[gallery_extend] According to PSFK, Patrick Weil, the Chairman of Libraries Without Borders, never worked...

Marjan van Aubel, James Shaw, Well Proven Chairs and Stools, recycled wood shavings, look like polystyrene foam, Art, green furniture, Recycled Materials, Milan Furniture Fair,

Weird ‘Well Proven’ Chairs Made With Wood Shavings Pop Up in Milan

Dutch-Brit designer duo Marjan van Aubel and James Shaw have created a new material that looks like polystyrene...

Digital Habits, Dragon, LED light, Milan Design Week 2014, Green Lighting, Milan Furniture Fair, Green Home decor, energy efficiency, green gadgets, Interactive Objects,

Futuristic LED ‘Dragon’ Chandelier Lights Up With a Smartphone App

[gallery_extend] Dragon is a unique light that needs the user's involvement and interaction to function....

Rachel Sussman, The Oldest Living Things in the World, book pf photographs, old plants around the world, Botanical, Art, Eco Travel, global warming

Amazing Photos Reveal The Oldest Living Things on Earth Before They Disappear Forever

[gallery_extend] Rachel Sussman collaborated with a group of biologists to research and create her stunning...

art, anticonsumerism, photography, All I Own, IKEA, Sannah Kvist, Possessions sculptures, swedish photography

All I Own: Swedish Students Photographed With All Their Possessions Show How to Live With less

[gallery_extend] "All I Own" was inspired by Kvist's own experiences - she moved to a flat in Stockholm...

Schneider + Schumacher Architekten, Batmanesque, Motorway Church Siegerland, prefabricated, interlocking wooden components, Architecture, Daylighting, Green Materials

Stark White Autobahn Church Hides a Wonderous Surprise Inside

[gallery_extend] On the outside, Schneider + Schumacher Architekten's fantastic church looks like a...

Beth Lewis Williams’ Beautiful Lithophane Lamps Blend 3D Printing With 19th Century Craft

[gallery_extend] Beth Lewis Williams revitalizes old design aesthetics through the use of contemporary...

Kai Fagerström, squatting, wild animals, Finland, old farmhouse, nature, animals

Kai Fagerstrom’s Photos Capture Cheeky Wild Animals Squatting in Abandoned Farmhouses

[gallery_extend] The House in the Woods is a unique collection of photographs that captures wild animals...

Diana Rayyan, Ateeq, upcycled plastic bags, Trochet, plastic objects, Milan Design Week 2014, Art, Green Home decor, Recycled Materials, Milan Furniture Fair,

TROCHET: Ateeq Upcycled Plastic Bag Furniture & Yoga Mats Empower Saudi Women

Diana Rayyan is the amazing force behind Ateeq, an inspiring social organization in Saudi Arabia that makes all...

Daniel Mayo Pardo, ViVood, Tiny home, prefab home, Pop-Up Wooden Home, Spanish design, Architecture, Solar Power, Tiny Homes, Green Materials, energy efficiency, Daylighting, Prefab Housing,

ViVood: Tiny Pop-Up Wooden Home From Spain Comes With Built-in Solar Panels

[gallery_extend] ViVood was designed and manufactured in Spain using local materials and labor. Its...

Gorgeous Glazed House at Rupanco Lake Blends With the Woods in Chile

[gallery_extend] Squella's idyllic gateway in Chile was envisioned as if it had no walls. Made from...

ArchiWorkshop's worms and donughts-shaped tents Glamping For Glampers

ArchiWorkshop Unveils Gorgeous ‘Glamping’ Tents Shaped Like Doughnuts

[gallery_extend] Designed for a remote campsite in Yang-Pyeong, ArchiWorkshop's "Glamping for Glampers"...

Piuarch, Cornelius Gavril, FlyingGarden, Kokedama, Milan Design Week 2014, Art, Botanical, Milan Furniture Fair 2014

Piuarch’s FlyingGarden Installation for Milan Features Mossy Japanese Kokedamas

Italians Piuarch and Cornelius Gavril are planing to fill a whole gallery space with suspended Japanese-style kokedamas....

Torafu Architects, Milan Furniture Fair, whimsical light installation, recycled fluorescent lamps, Water Balloon room, Art, energy efficiency, Recycled Materials, Milan Furniture Fair,

Torafu Architects’s Sparkling Raindrop Lights are Made From Recycled Fluorescent Bulbs

[gallery_extend] Torafu Architects collaborated with a glass artist for their latest design adventure....

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