INTERVIEW: Inhabitat Talks to Dwell Editor-in-Chief Amanda Dameron About the Light & Energy Issue

Tapepot: Pepe Heykoop Fuses Vintage Teapots Together to Create Brand New Tableware

Designer Pepe Heykoop fused two ceramic tea pots together to create the Tapepot – a vessel with two spouts and two chambers that can serve several guests at the same time. The mold for the Tapepot

Pepe Heykoop’s Leather Loops Stools Entice at the Milan Furniture Fair

Dutch designer Pepe Heykoop transforms the disused into the exquisite with his Leather Loops stools. Using remnant leather collected from the furniture industry, Heykoop has created a line of furniture

Sapore dei Mobili: Designers Serve up Bite-Sized Furniture Cakes During Milan Design Week

Si Studio Unveils Gorgeous Origami Animal Lamps at Milan Design Week

7 Weird and Wonderful Uses For LED Lighting Technology

It’s amazing to think that just a few years ago, many people thought of LEDs as nothing more than the tiny red lights in our laser pointers but my, how the times have changed! With more and more

Pedro Scattarella Creates a Nostalgic 1970s Burger Joint from Recycled Materials

Tom Dixon’s Etch Light Web Projects Amazing Geometric Shadows

Tom Dixon unveiled a beautiful array of designs at his MOST exhibition during Milan Design Week, and one of our favorites was his gorgeous golden Etch Light Web. An exploration of mathematics and

Ed Chew’s CORE is a Quirky Lamp Made From Recycled Coconut and Tetrapaks

Last year Ed Chew won our Bright Ideas Lighting Design Competition with a brilliant geometric Tetrapak lamp made of hundreds of strips of recycled packaging linked together with absolutely no adhesives.

Tom Dixon Invites Visitors to Design Their Own Flat Pack Lamps at Milan Design Week

At this year’s Milan Design Week Tom Dixon joined forces with Digital Forming Studio to create a “Co-Design Bar” where visitors could customize and digitally print their own lamps! The

Interni Legacy Invokes the Future of Sustainable Design During Milan Design Week 2012

Designersblock 2012 Showcases Brilliant Furnishings From Emerging Designers at Milan Design Week

Brilliant Decafé Lamp is Made From Recycled Coffee Grounds!

Taking advantage of the renewable and biodegradable attributes of coffee, Spanish designer Raúl Laurí created an innovative, experimental and very cute lamp. Dubbed the Decafé Lamp, it is made from a

Tom Dixon’s Sensational Flat-Pack Stamp Lamp Comes Hot Off the Press

Supercyclers Unveil Innovative Designs Made From Waste During Milan Design Week

Bezalel Academy of Arts Presents a “Design Bonanza” at Ventura Lambrate in Milan

Energy Saving Light Only Turns On When Your Eyes are Open

Most energy-conscious people remember to turn lights off when leaving a room in order to save energy, but one conservationist named Randy Sarafan has taken this practice to the next level. In light

Suluwilo is an Eco-Lux Villa in Mozambique Shaped Like a Boat

Mauricio Affonso’s Transforming FAN Table Changes Shape in Seconds

Back To Wood: Andrej Malinin Recycles Old Newspapers Into New Furniture

Swedish designer Andrej Malinin uses recycled newspaper and colorful paper waste to create a strong, compostable material that resembles wood. By gluing together hundreds of paper layers using a

Los Sopranos Transforms Recycled Shipping Containers into Rustic Barcelona Pizzeria

MAKE Architecture’s House Reduction Is a Compact Family Home With Sliding Walls

Studio Rolf Saws Dutch Furniture in Half to Create New Furnishings

Last year Studio Rolf bought several pieces of furniture from the estate of Queen Juliana in the Netherlands. Since then, the studio has been hard at work sawing the items in half and turning the original

ILIDE to Debut Gorgeous Handmade Local Lamps at Milan Design Week

ILIDE (Italian LIght DEsign) is a new lighting company that will make its debut next week at the 2012 Milan Furniture Fair with two collections of stunning handmade lamps. ILIDE’s locally-made lamps

INTERVIEW: NuClic Founder David Kim Shares His Green Flooring Tips with Inhabitat

INTERVIEW: How Grace Bonney Explores Green Interiors & DIY In Design*Sponge at Home

Beril Cicek Creates Quirky Mobile Furniture From Wood and Wool Knits

Turkish designer Beril Cicek created a cozy mobile furniture collection using wood and wool. For use as storage cabinets or less than conventional luggage, these multifunctional design pieces were

Raumlabor’s ‘Officina Roma’ is a Villa Built Entirely From Trash by Kids

Eco Fashion Designer M Patmos Talks About Her Sustainably-Designed Brooklyn Apartment

Marcia Patmos, the brains behind the much-loved M Patmos eco fashion line, applies her eco-conscious mindset to everything she does. When we saw the designer during fashion week, she mentioned her