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
Green Graphics & Packaging
Tree of Life Poster Takes Shape With Thousands of Minuscule Animals
This beautiful Tree of Life poster is more than what first meets the eye. The incredibly detailed offset lithograph print represents the rings of a tree, which come to life with the minuscule silhouettes
GIVEAWAY: Win a Year’s Supply of Replenish Eco-Cleaning Products!
Cleaning up shouldn’t require a hazmat suit, but with all the toxic chemicals that make up today’s household products, it might not be such a bad idea. To help you get your home squeaky clean
Petz Scholtus’ Clean Mix Kit Will Inspire You Make Your Own Eco-Cleaning Products
Clean Mix is a very clever yet simple idea by Treehugger’s Petz Scholtus. Created in her studio, Poko Design, Scholtus developed a basic cleaning kit that consists of a refillable spray bottle and jar
Packaging:Lamp by David Gardener Eliminates Waste By Using Packaging as a Fixture
Every year, tons of waste is borne out of packaging materials for most consumer goods, including designer furnishings and lighting fixtures that claim to be green products. While some companies spend
Zero-Waste Vegetable Packaging You Can Also Plant
Are you tired of going to the store for veggies, only to come back home to find yourself with a load of useless un-eco-packaging? Overwhelmed by the wasteful nature at his local market, Ben Huttly, a
PepsiCo Unveils World’s First 100% Renewable Food-Based PET Bottle
PepsiCo just unveiled a brand new, 100% renewable PET plastic bottle made entirely from plant-based resources that could revolutionize the bottling industry. Coca-Cola and other consumer giants have also
Packaging the Future: Banana Leaves as Natural Packaging!
Nature has had millions of years to come up with perfect natural packaging solutions — brilliant designs made from elements as simple as water, sun and nutrients that keep liquids wet, protect cargo
Eat the Seasons With Maria Schoettler’s 2011 Local Food Calendar
2011 is right around the corner, and to ring in the new year Oakland-based artist Maria Schoettler recently rolled out a gorgeous culinary calendar that makes buying fresh local produce as easy as
VIDEO: The Secret Life of Paper
Earlier this year Inhabitat’s Emily Pilloton highlighted the insightful video ‘The Secret Life of Cell Phones’ produced by environmental nonprofit INFORM, Inc. Now we are pleased to announce the
Banana Guard Saves Your Fruit From the Mushpot
We don’t monkey around when it comes to picking out our organic fruit. And one year-round favorite that always finds itself in our bags is that yellow little delight you could easily call nature’s
The Coconut Provides Inspiration for Green Packaging Alternatives
One of the most delicious designs nature has to offer, the coconut exemplifies how Mother Nature is one of the best designers around. The coconut shell is a natural packaging design solution that can take
Natural Packaging: The Coconut Husk Solves Shipping Problems!
Today we’re thrilled to kick off a brand new series that explores a greener future for packaging design, brought to you by Eco Chick founder and green journalist Starre Vartan! Each year households
ANNOUNCING: Inhabitat’s Packaging the Future Series!
Today we’re thrilled to announce a brand new editorial series on Inhabitat that explores the past, present, and future of packaging design, hosted by Eco Chick founder and green journalist Starre
Eco-Friendly Wall Treatments Give an Edge to Any Room
Whether you are redecorating your home or office, or moving into a new place, what you choose to put on your walls is going to have a huge impact on the look and feel of your space. To keep the mood fresh
Old Cigarette Vending Machines Repurposed to Dispense Books
German publishing company Hamburger Automatenverlag found a brilliant new use for old cigarette vending machines — instead of icky cigarettes, the re-purposed “machines” carry a series
Life Box: Paul Stamets Unveils Brilliant Seed-Sprouting Cardboard Box
Just think – what if all the cardboard boxes that you receive when you buy online from Amazon or Apple had seeds in them and you could simply put them in your nearest plot of soil and grow some baby
Brilliant Paper Chair Transforms With the Turn of a Page
Designboom tipped us off to Droog‘s recently released “Darwin Chair” designed by new york-based graphic designer Stefan Sagmeister. The chair consists of a cantilever base topped with a
PostCarden Mini Greeting Card Soccer Field Debuts for the World Cup
Just in time for the World Cup, PostCarden has released this clever mini-garden greeting card to pay homage to the beautiful game of “Football” (apparently what they call it in the rest of the
Help Redesign BP’s ‘Green’ Logo and Win $200!
We’re getting kind of sick of saying this, but BP’s latest latest attempt to stop oil from gushing into the Gulf of Mexico has failed — yet again. The oil spill is quickly becoming the
Ingenious Cardboard Packaging Folds to Fit Parcels of Any Shape
Excessive packaging is one of our top pet peeves here at Inhabitat, so we were really inspired by this flat cardboard sheet that is capable of conforming to the shape of any object, saving a bundle on
Collapsible, Biodegradable Coke Bottle Proves it’s Hip to Be Square
Designer Andrew Kim has created a new Eco Coke concept bottle that minimizes the packaging’s environmental footprint while maximizing its efficiency. The square bottles are more collapsible, fit
Brilliant Eco-Business Card Can Be Printed on Practically Anything
Eco-friendly consultants are sure to turn green with envy when they see Andrea Romani’s brilliant Ecological Business Card design. The concept consists of a simple stamp that can be used to print
The Color Green is Toxic to People, Contaminates Recycling
Green is the color of nature, the environment and sustainability, but ironically the pigments used to create the color are not all that healthy or environmentally friendly. Many green pigments are
Ethereal Ads are Printed Right into the Snow
Spring might have one foot in the door but we couldn’t resist giving a shoutout to Element Six’s “snow ads” that stay in existence just long enough to get their message across and
A Barcode That Recedes With a Veggie’s Freshness
Walking through the produce aisle shouldn’t be as mysterious as the ingredients on the back of a bag of Cheetos, but sometimes picking out fresh produce can be a befuddling task even for the most
First 100% Compostable Chip Bags to Hit Shelves Soon
Frito-Lay has been working for a year now on developing and testing a biodegradable bag that will completely break down in an ordinary compost pile. The corn-based polymer chip bags are set to hit store
5 Mistakes Businesses Make Trying to Go Green
If you’ve been shopping, watching TV or surfing the web at all, you’ve undoubtedly noticed all of the companies taking their products and services green. While this is generally a good thing,
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