After over 20,000 protesters marched earlier this week in opposition of nuclear power, the Swiss government has decided to ditch plans to build any new nuclear reactors. The decision comes after Swiss Energy Minister Doris Leuthard suspended the approval of three new rectors, pending more in-depth safety reviews in light of the nuclear tragedy at the Fukushima Daiichi plant.

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After a massive 7.0 earthquake hit Haiti last year, architects and designers immediately took to the drawing boards to develop projects to reconstruct the devastated island. While many creative designs have been proposed, most of them require substantial amounts of time, materials and manpower. Enter The HaitiSOFTHOUSE. Created by a New York City-based team of  four, architects Lonn Combs, Rodney Leon, Dragana Zoric, and artist Mark Parsons, in collaboration with Chicago-based textile firm Fabric Images, are determined to provide shelter for the citizens of Haiti. The team designed a flexible and sustainable home that they say can be assembled in a day or less, with just the help of few able bodies and a set of simple directions.

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Read the rest of Designer Ed Chew Creates Brilliant Lamps From Recycled Drink Cartons

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Catellani & Smith continue to add to their sleek lighting collection, this time with the Giulietta, a new lamp which made its debut at this week’s Milan Furniture Fair. An innovative and modern design, the lamp features a 4.5 inch LED disc that radiates a warm white light above a compact 4×4 inch nickel-plated metal base. The Giulietta is an ecological and environmentally aware piece that costs the earth one-fifth less in CO2 emissions with its use of an LED bulb.

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Just in time for the Milan Furniture Fair, Designtree‘s Tim Wigmore has unveiled a multifunctional lamp constructed from recycled shot-blasted aluminum and vibrant plastic panel scraps. Dubbed the Ledge, this clever piece is a calculated collection of colors and angles that sheds light on the importance of reducing our waste and repurposing materials.

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Building make-believe villages and ships with Lego blocks is child’s play for Alabama-based photographer Cary Norton — he recently completed a working 127mm f4.7 camera made entirely from everyone’s favorite colorful bricks! The “Legotron, Mark I” is roughly 7″ x 6.5″ x 7″ and has a focus range of about 18 inches to 3 feet. The camera’s a bit big to take with you during a night out on the town, but with help from Lego’s Digital Designer application Cary has already started brainstorming new designs. Just be sure not to drop it!

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