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5 Easy and Environmentally-Friendly Last Minute Mother’s Day Gifts
HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY! We applaud all of you devoted sons and daughters who diligently planned what they would be doing for their moms in advance. But what about the rest of us procrastinators?
Morphosis Architects Chosen To Design First CornellNYC Tech Building on Roosevelt Island
Big news out of the Big Apple: Cornell University announced last night that Thom Mayne of Morphosis Architects will design the first of three net-zero academic buildings on its new applied sciences campus
Hundreds of ‘Middle Finger’ Candles Lit in Silent Protest Against Japan’s Nuclear Meltdown
After almost losing a finger in a workshop accident, artist Nao Matsumoto meditated on the importance of the middle finger as a gesture of expressing discontent. Channeling reactions to news about the
PICS: Patrick Blanc’s Dazzling Vertical Garden Wonderland is Laced with 7,000 Orchids
Laced with 7,000 vibrant orchids, ferns, and other flora, Patrick Blanc’s bevy of spectacular vertical gardens is now on display at the New York Botanical Garden’s Annual Orchid Show. Blanc
Inhabitat is Hiring in New York City!
Hey Inhabitat readers - Calling all writers and designers who want to work for an awesome online publication with passion, a vision and a mission to make the world a better place through the power of
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
NYC’s High Line Park So Popular That Creators Plan a High-Speed Tram to Quickly Move Pedestrians
Because of growing crowds flocking to NYC’s High Line Park, which are anticipated to double when the final section is complete, the architects and engineers have decided to add a people-mover
NYC Will Replace Taxis With New Driverless Google Cabs
News has just broke that NYC Mayor Bloomberg has signed a contract with Google to replace all the city’s yellow cabs with Google’s patented driverless cars. The mayor’s office reported that
INTERVIEW: Architect James Corner On NYC’s High Line Park
The High Line urban park project in New York City opened last summer to tremendous excitement from locals and tourists alike looking to escape the bustling streets for a more peaceful, green enclave in
VIDEO: MoMA Curator Paola Antonelli Takes Inhabitat on a Tour of ‘Talk to Me’
Everyone from design nerds and art critics to tech geeks and gadget junkies has sung the praises of “Talk to Me,” the Museum of Modern Art’s latest special exhibit that puts technology
The Best 6 Places to See Spring Bloom in NYC
Today is the official first day of spring, but the season’s first buds and blossoms have been popping up all over New York City for weeks. From the cherry trees in the Brooklyn Botanical Garden to
Designs Unveiled for Section 3 of the High Line!
Initial design plans have been revealed for the third and final section of everyone’s favorite elevated park, New York City’s High Line! At a community meeting last night, Friends of the High
New Cupcake ATMs Will Bring Sweet Treats To the Streets of Manhattan
It’s happened to all of us: You’re racing down a busy Manhattan street, jonesing for sugary baked goods, but with no time to pop into a bodega to satisfy the craving. NYC-based bakery
Tomorrow is the Last Day to See BIG’s Pulsing 10-Foot Tall LED Heart Sculpture in Times Square!
If you’re in New York City, head to Times Square to show your love by making this 10-foot tall LED heart sculpture glow a brilliant pink. Designed by the Bjarke Ingels Group, the heart hovers
Samantha Pleet Brings Back Romanticism at New York Fashion Week
It can be a bit distressing to see fashion designer Samantha Pleet without a hat. But all of her models at New York Fashion Week were sporting wide, crown-less brims of burnished gold while strutting
24 Green Designers from Fall/Winter 2012 New York Fashion Week
Fall/Winter 2012 New York Fashion Week has come to a close (don’t worry though; Fashion Week will of course be back in September). Take a look back at some of the most memorable designs on display
I-Beam Design Playfully Renovates a New York City Apartment Using 20,000 Legos
Looking for some inspiration to renovation their 1,500-square-foot New York City apartment for them and their 10-year-old son, Melissa Marks and Vicente Caride, called in I-Beam Design for help, and with
HWKN’s Massive Spiky “Wendy” Pavilion Coming to MoMA PS1 This Summer!
Every summer New York’s MoMA PS1 gallery blossoms with an amazing new pavilion by an up-and-coming architecture studio, and the museum just announced that the winner of this year’s Young
Leanne Marshall Unveils Cool Glacial Couture at Fall/Winter 2012 New York Fashion Week
Leanne Marshall recently debuted her Fall/Winter 2012 collection at New York Fashion Week and impressed us with her gorgeous pieces inspired by photos of bright white glaciers melting into blue
Pink is the New Black in M. Patmos’ Fall 2012 Line at New York Fashion Week
Forget about traditional autumn colors — for her Fall 2012 line, M. Patmos went against the grain and created a ready-to-wear collection that screams with retina-searing pops of fuschia and
Assembly New York’s Minimalist Womenswear Takes its Cues from Menswear
Assembly New York debuted its minimalist new womenswear collection in an understated venue in the Lower East Side at New York Fashion Week. The Fall/Winter 2012 collection, designed Greg Armas and Claire
John Patrick Organic Crafts a Beautiful Vision at Fall 2012 New York Fashion Week
John Patrick of Organic never ceases to impress us with his take on eco-fashion. For his Fall/Winter 2012 collection presented at New York Fashion Week, he had a very specific inspiration, a photo by
Gretchen Jones is in a Dark Place for Fall 2012 New York Fashion Week
Gretchen Jones plays with the power of light and dark during her Fall/Winter 2012 collection at New York Fashion Week. In mourning because of the recent loss of her father, Jones held her show in a
Fashion Designer Lauren Moffatt Goes Back to School at New York Fashion Week
School was in session for one day only at New York Fashion Week on Wednesday, where Lauren Moffatt showed off her Fall 2012 collection, “School for Wayward Girls.” From chevron prints and
Costello Tagliapietra Redefines Romance for Fall 2012 New York Fashion Week
Wondering where to look for beautiful, feminine dresses this season? How about frocks that also happen to be made using water-saving AirDye technology? Robert Costello and Jeffery Tagliapietra
INTERVIEW: Inhabitat Chats with Recycled Wood Designers Scrapile
I have been enamored with environmentally conscious furniture company Scrapile ever since I came across their line of recycled wood furniture during New York Design week years ago. Brooklyn-based
Erin Brockovich to Investigate Disturbing Tourette-Like Symptoms Affecting NY Teens
Erin Brockovich, the famed environmental activist, is researching a new, rather disturbing Tourette-like illness affecting more than a dozen teens in Leroy, New York. What started as a seemingly isolated
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