Sustainable Products at Tokyo Design Week Bring Aid to Regions Affected By the Earthquake

INTERVIEW: Gensler’s Irwin Miller on Sustainable Architecture and Opportunity Green

Gensler has more than 3,000 professionals in 41 locations around the world, and together they have managed to make quite an impact with sustainable architecture. Granted, not every architecture firm has

Recycled Hockey Sticks Transformed into Incredible Snowflakes at the Montreal Botanic Gardens

Stephen Lindsey of urbanproduct recently worked with Monde Ruelle Gallery to transform old hockey sticks into huge snowflake-shaped “Schtick” holiday ornaments at the Jardin Botanique de

Opportunity Green Sustainable Business Conference: Final Wrap

Designers Breathe New Life Into Old Chairs at ‘Chairs for Charity’

Before you throw away that wobbly old stool, or that faded easy chair with Aunt Maggie’s favorite pattern on it, consider giving it a second chance at life with a good sanding, some new screws, and

PHOTOS: Inhabitat’s Highlights from Day 1 of Opportunity Green

The fifth annual Opportunity Green sustainable business conference kicked off Wednesday evening at Los Angeles Center Studios to a VIP reception. Adrian Grenier and Peter Glatzer were on hand as

Opportunity Green Conference Launches THURSDAY in Los Angeles – Inhabitat Readers Get 30% Off!

Opportunity Green – the largest multidisciplinary sustainability business conference in the US – will be kicking off THIS WEEK running from November 10-11 at the Los Angeles Center Studios,

Data Garden Debuts World’s First Plantable Music

The innovative digital musicians from the Data Garden label are giving fans an alternative to wasteful vinyl EPs, by offering downland codes embedded on seed paper. Digital music in inherently an

Philips’ Microbial Home Design Features Fascinating Eco Innovations Like Bacteria Powered Lamps

Taipei’s World Design Expo “No Virgins” Pavilion Uses Only Post-Consumer Recycled Products

Inhabitat had the chance to check out the latest and greatest from Taipei’s 2011 World Design Expo, and leading the pack of Asia’s top designers was the city’s very own “Miniwiz” sustainable

Greenhamar: Eco Oasis Pops up in a Public Square in Hamar, Norway

This past weekend Spanish architecture firm Ecosistema Urbano teamed up with the VEA school of gardening to launch Greenhamar – a 24-hour event focused on greening a public square in Hamar, Norway.

Join Przetwory Design for the 2011 Recycles Festival in Warsaw!

Przetwory Design is inviting artists, designers and crafters from around the world to participate in the 6th annual Recycles Festival at the Soho Factory Complex in Warsaw. Taking place between the 9th

The Danish Design Centre Takes Us on a Journey Though Denmark’s Sustainable Design Movement

1.3 Chair Breathes Sustainability Into a Classic Design With Delicate Balsa Wood

The 1.3 Chair is a classic design constructed using balsa wood (from Ochroma pyramidale), a material considered a sustainable alternative to many other woods. Designed by Kihyun Kim, a recent graduate

Quirky Flat-Pack Bird Nest Boxes Give Shelter to Little Winged Creatures

These cool Mr and Mrs Birdee nest boxes are the perfect lure to get a flock of birds flying into your garden for shelter. Spotted at this year’s London Design Festival, these awesome bird shelters

20 Stunning Energy-Efficient Homes in the 2011 Solar Decathlon!

federated_media_section = "chevy_volt"; The 2011 Solar Decathlon is heating up as 20 teams of students from around the world construct stunning, energy-efficient homes at the National Mall’s West

Wood and Woad’s Great and Green British Designs at the London Design Festival

Amazing Recycled Paper Designs Unveiled at the Origin Craft Fair During London Design Festival

A Better World by Design Kicks Off This Weekend in Rhode Island!

We are eagerly awaiting the 2011 A Better World by Design conference coming up this weekend, Sept. 30 – Oct. 2, on the campuses of the Rhode Island School of Design and Brown University. We have