Sunportal Uses Pipes to Deliver Daylighting Anywhere Within a Building

Sustainable-Furniture UK Creates Unique Tables from the Roots of Old Logged Teak Trees

Sustainable-Furniture has built a series of stunning dining tables using the roots of old logged teak trees that have been left in the ground. To create the tables, the company digs the special roots

Zouk Architects Repurpose Shipping Materials Into Paper Tube Office

Zouk Architects made creative use of affordable and recycled materials to create an interesting space at minimal expense in their new open plan office, which was later called the “Paper tube”

BuckleyGrayYeoman Livens Up a Historic Building in Scotland with a Shipping Container Addition

BuckleyGrayYeoman battled the challenge of designing the restaurant in a Grade II listed Victorian building in conjunction with the 1920s warehouse at its rear. The warehouse allowed for the restaurant to

Alexandra Kehayoglou Crafts Lush Grassy Carpets Inspired by the Pasturelands of Argentina

These aren't your grandmother's shag carpets - Alexandra Kehayoglou creates incredible rugs that look like miniature pastures and meadows. Each hand-tufted piece is a tribute to the landscape of the

8 Festive LED Christmas Lights To Save You Energy & Green Your Holidays

Now that autumn has arrived, the holiday season is ramping up - and it's never too soon to start thinking about decor for the winter festivities to come. This year, instead of rolling out that tangled

Super-Efficient iLumi LED Bulb Lasts for 20 Years and Can Be Controlled With a Smartphone

The new iLumi, unveiled this week on Indiegogo, is an energy-efficient LED bulb that lasts for 20 years and can be controlled by any smartphone. The bulb features iLumi's HyperLux technology, which allows

Alexandra Burr’s 2×4 Pendant Lamp Creates an Interesting Play Between Weight, Material and Light

Alexandra Burr's pendant light is a simple design that reclaims a 2x4 and transforms it into a modernist lamp with an industrial yet subdued look. The salvaged 2x4 has been whitewashed to add a

YLab Arquitectos’ Home Renovation in Cerdanyola del Vallès Unifies Interior and Exterior Spaces

For the renovation of a single-family home in the Bellaterra quarter of Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain, YLab Arquitectos oversaw a complete rehabilitation of the interior spaces, as well as the

SDA’s Stunning Wood-Wrapped Chelsea Workspace Features a Sweeping World Map

Synthesis Design + Architecture has combined the trappings of a modern workspace with the timeless beauty of wood. The organic, sweeping shapes cleverly hide frosted Perspex storage units that are

One Two Tree: An Eco friendly Christmas Tree That can be Styled to Suit any Space

Standing 84.5 cm tall, One Two Tree is an eco-friendly Christmas tree that consists of 26 ‘branches’ that rotate on a ‘trunk’. A hole drilled in the end of each branch enables you to create a

Fabbian’s New Eco-Friendly Floor Lamps Are Made from 100% Recycled Cardboard

Fabbian Illuminazione SPA, one of the leading lighting manufacturers from Italy, recently teamed up with Studio Pamio Design and P-one to unveil a new line of ecological lamps made from recycled

A Handy Infographic to Help You Save Money and Energy In the Bathroom

Created by Inlec, this handy infographic pinpoints ways that can you save money and energy around the bathroom. Pin it t0 the bathroom wall to inspire your household, send it around to your friends and

The Best Sustainable Building Products from Greenbuild 2012 in San Francisco

A surprisingly political lineup of speakers (including Jerry Brown, Cory Booker, George Pataki, Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski) bookended the 2012 Greenbuild conference in San Francisco. They spoke

Silo 468 is a Wind-Controlled LED Light Installation in an Abandoned Helsinki Oil Silo

Silo 468 was originally built in the 1960s and it used to store 16,000 m3 of oil - but it has now been transformed into a wind-controlled lighting installation. Located on the water in the

Huddle: A Zero-Waste 3D Printed Lamp Shaped Like A Modern Cityscape

Dutch designer David Graas believes that 3D printing will be soon a common service in every city, with 3D printing shops on every corner. Inspired by this idea, he created Huddle, a 3D printed light

RX Made and Strand Design Launch Line of Clever Products Made From Reclaimed Wood

RX Made is on a mission to turn materials from the waste stream into well-made, well-designed products for everyone. The startup has collaborated with Strand Design to develop a line of sustainably

Bicycle Taxidermy: Honor Your Beloved Bike by Mounting it on the Wall

Looking for a way to commemorate your old bike? While attending the Royal College of Art, designer Regan Appleton, started Bicycle Taxidermy to memorialize his father's overridden mountain and road

Schneid Enlightment’s Beautiful Lamps Are Made from Locally Sourced Wood

German lighting maker Schneid Enlightment set out to produce a line of lamps that produce warm, indirect light for living rooms. The company's gorgeous pendant lamps achieve that, and they're made from

Paula Artzen Unveils Mesmerizing Lamps That Are Inspired by Nature at Dutch Design Week

Paula Artzen’s work was hanging beautifully in a dark room at the huge Eindhoven design event in an exhibition called MIX’D. She usually finds inspiration in nature, like she did with her vulnerable

The Rectangline Chair is a Simple Geometric Seat that Doubles as a Bookshelf

The RECTANGLINE CHAIR is a very basic and simple chair that joins the pure geometric forms of the rectangle and the line. A large part of the chair ( the seat and the back rest ) is made out of plywood,

Dazzling Dome Made From 30,000 LEDs Shines at Eindhoven’s Glow Festival

Photo by Flickr user Jos Dielis There are few things more beautiful than a dazzling light display - unless the glowing sight is energy-efficient as well! Founded back in the 1930's, Luminarie de Cagna

Second Life Rugs Turns Factory Residue Wools Into Beautiful High-Pile Rugs

Second Life Rugs converts wool production residues into beautifully patterned, thick, shag-pile rugs. Instead of being spun and dyed, the wool scraps are boiled, shredded and knotted. What results is a

The Twist DIY Mattress Kit Lets You Custom Build a Comfy Mattress Stuffed with Buckwheat Hulls

New York based designer, Lynne Cimino, has designed The Twist DIY Mattress Kit, a new system that allows anyone to make their own mattress. Fabric chains are filled with organically grown buckwheat

6 Gorgeous, Modern and Eco-Friendly Cribs (for under $600)

When preparing for the arrival of the littlest member of the family, a crib is usually the largest of the big-ticket items on the shopping list. And if you're looking for something that is not only

Si-lest’s Rustic Wine Tray Is Made from Recycled Corrugated Roof Sheet and Salvaged Timber

Si-lest’ fuses the natural, soulful beauty of depleted objects with the practicality they offer as functional conversation pieces. Their new eco-friendly collections breathe new life into exhausted

The Energy Collection: Marjan Van Aubel’s Photovoltaic Tableware Collects Sunlight and Stores it in a Cabinet

Dutch designer Marjan Van Aubel has created a collection of everyday objects that are all infused with solar panels! Her cleverly titled Energy Collection is a series of glasses and tableware that are

Naomi Paul’s Handcrafted OMI Pendant Lamps are Crocheted from Fashion Textile Scraps

With their vibrant colors and gracious forms, these OMI pendant lamps prove that elegant design and sustainability can go hand-in-hand. Working with surplus material from the fashion industry (mostly

Brilliant ‘Rocking Knit’ Chair Creates Winter Hats While You Sit!

Technology advances in the blink of an eye – while many are obsessed with the latest high-tech devices, let’s not forget that low-tech innovation can also be revolutionary. ECAL students

J1 Studio’s Modular “T.shelf” Takes Plywood and Zip-Ties Into a New Dimension

Los Angeles-based design firm J1 Studio has taken plywood and zip-ties out of the local hardware store and into the world of fine furnishings. Their modern, modular “T.shelf” can be assembled

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