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RECYCLED COFFEE STIRRER LAMP from Studio Verissimo

RECYCLED COFFEE STIRRER LAMP from Studio Verissimo

If you are a coffee drinker with a hard-to-kick habit, you are probably all too aware of how many coffee stirrers are wasted at places like Starbucks every single day. Day in and day out, millions of

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SUSTAINABLE STYLE: Baboa Jewelry Collection by TOUCH

SUSTAINABLE STYLE: Baboa Jewelry Collection by TOUCH

Last Sunday night’s TOUCH | NY opening in Chelsea was definitely a colorful green addition to New York Design Week’s offerings. The Inhabitat team was excited to be onsite for a first hand look at

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LA FELIZ: Eco-friendly Woven Furniture & Lighting

LA FELIZ: Eco-friendly Woven Furniture & Lighting

As continuation of our TOUCH | NY coverage of eco friendly furniture, lighting and accessories design from this inspired Brazilian collective, we were excited to discover the handcrafted work of Patricio

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STILL WATERS: Interactive Eco-Art Installation

STILL WATERS: Interactive Eco-Art Installation

Environmental artist Jane Ingram Allen will be presenting a series of installations at the Tenri Gallery in the Tenri Cultural Institute in New York City, under the title Still Water. Open through May

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MANA Recycled Jewelry hits NYC with TOUCH | NY

MANA Recycled Jewelry hits NYC with TOUCH | NY

Mana 'Clasp' necklace made of recycled hair pins and rubber We first discovered the stunning recycled jewelry of MANA back in January. Brazilian eco designer Mana Bernardes works with a collective of

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TOUCH | NY Recycled Design opens TODAY in NYC

TOUCH | NY Recycled Design opens TODAY in NYC

There is a lot of design innovation being served up during this weekend’s ICFF furniture fair, but as serious sustainable style scouts, we are perhaps most excited about the inaugural TOUCH | NY

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TOUCH | NY: Natural Fiber Decor by Domingos Tótora

TOUCH | NY: Natural Fiber Decor by Domingos Tótora

Domingos Tótora's natural fiber creations are some of the most imaginative and inspired designs we've seen. Driven by a passion for preservation, Tótora draws inspiration from natural landscapes to

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TOUCH | NY: Brazilian Eco Design hits NYC

TOUCH | NY: Brazilian Eco Design hits NYC

While we're looking forward to all of New York Design Week this year, there is one event in particular has piqued our interest. We've got our eye on TOUCH | NY, a three day design exhibit that will

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MILAN 2008: Green Design Highlights from Milan

MILAN 2008: Green Design Highlights from Milan

We've covered many of our favorite designs from Milan Design Week 2008 this past week, but there was lots of intriguing eco design that we still haven't touched on yet: Steven Burks' eco-minded

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Millennium Promise Competition at Design21

Millennium Promise Competition at Design21

Social Design Network Design 21 has a brand new design competition, with a fantastic purpose! Hosted by the NPO Millennium Promise, your challenge is to create a campaign design, with the mission to

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PREFAB FRIDAY: Residencia RR Sustainable Style in São Paulo

PREFAB FRIDAY: Residencia RR Sustainable Style in São Paulo

Just off the Brazilian coast in São Paulo, architect Andrade Morettin has created Residencia RR - a stunning summer abode nestled amidst the dense vegetation and semi-tropical, hot, humid climate of

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SUSTAINABLE STYLE: Veja’s 2008 Volley Collection

SUSTAINABLE STYLE: Veja’s 2008 Volley Collection

The tagline: “Is another world possible?”, is a good way to sum up Veja‘s dream of being the most ethically inspiring trainers out there. Their new 2008 Volley Collection makes cool,

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ICE PENGUINS by 50graus/50degrees

ICE PENGUINS by 50graus/50degrees

The discourse on global warming at 50graus.org is delivered in poignant actions, words and visual communication about our fears, understanding and hopes for the planet. One installation is such an

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SUSTAINABLE STYLE: Plastic Fantastic ‘Melissa Shoes’

SUSTAINABLE STYLE: Plastic Fantastic ‘Melissa Shoes’

Melissa Desire + Triton Red Hot Heels, $58 at Kaight NYC We generally associate plastic shoes with blister-generating sandals or galoshes that take eons to decompose in landfill, but when it comes to

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MANA COLLECTION: Stunning Recycled Jewelry by TOUCH

MANA COLLECTION: Stunning Recycled Jewelry by TOUCH

Mana Collection 'Spatial Card' necklace made of Recycled Phone Cards and Plastic Magnet Latch The Mana Collection by TOUCH features one-of-a-kind jewelry pieces that cleverly string together social

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TRANSPLASTIC Furniture by Campana Brothers

TRANSPLASTIC Furniture by Campana Brothers

Fernando and Humberto Campana, the Brazilian brother design duo, have long been known for their unique combination of craft-meets-contemporary, recycled-meets-high design furniture. This past summer, they

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TRANSPORTATION TUESDAY: Curitiba Public Transit

TRANSPORTATION TUESDAY: Curitiba Public Transit

While we didn't include it on our top 5 public transportation cities list, Curitiba is definitely a case study in innovative and sustainable mass transit. Despite the small size of the city in Brazil,

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GREEN GIFT GUIDE: For Her

GREEN GIFT GUIDE: For Her

For the ladies in your life, give the gift of eco-responsibility - wrapped up in some very fashionable apparel, jewelry, and other girly gifts. LINDA LOUDERMILK WATER DROPLET NECKLACE In 2004

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INHABITAT GREEN HOLIDAY GUIDE

INHABITAT GREEN HOLIDAY GUIDE

. . ................................................................................................................................................ . SUSTAINABLE STOCKING STUFFERS CUTE ECO

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SOLAR DECATHLON 2007: Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

SOLAR DECATHLON 2007: Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

One thing that you'll immediately notice while walking around the solar decathlon event in Washington is how pretty much every house features a sloped roof of some sort. Some, tend to feature it less than

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DWELL ON DESIGN DAY 2: Inside and Out

DWELL ON DESIGN DAY 2: Inside and Out

Dwell on Design continued today, with great design and discussion both inside the conference hall and outside, where prefab structures from kitHAUS, great green products, and sleek exterior grade

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VEJA: The Ethical Sneaker

VEJA: The Ethical Sneaker

In a time when crazy-colored kicks continue to emerge to feed the huge sneaker culture, Veja stands apart from the noise. Their simple, well-made designs make it easy to be ethical. Veja is a Paris-based

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MANUFACTURING & SUSTAINABILITY: Keep Footware

MANUFACTURING & SUSTAINABILITY: Keep Footware

Sustainability is a multi-faceted and complex issue with no single right answer to any problem. Manufacturing in developing countries can be a double edged sword when it comes to sustainability. From a

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MANUFACTURING & SUSTAINABILITY: Two Brands Weigh In

MANUFACTURING & SUSTAINABILITY: Two Brands Weigh In

The complexity of trying to strive for sustainable manufacturing is an issue we’ve addressed before here at Inhabitat when we received “sweatshop” comments on our H&M organic cotton

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ECO-TECTURE: New York Times Focuses on Green Architecture

ECO-TECTURE: New York Times Focuses on Green Architecture

New York Times Magazine subscribers woke up on Sunday to find that their beloved magazine had done a full issue on green designers and thinkers. The magazine featured amongst other things interviews with

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INTERVIEW: Deborah Milner of Aveda Ecoture

INTERVIEW: Deborah Milner of Aveda Ecoture

In April of 2006, Aveda premiered their Ecoture collection at the LOHAS convention in California, showcasing dresses fabricated out of materials ranging from lace made from recycled plastic to sandalwood

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IT’S EARTH DAY: Do Something

IT’S EARTH DAY: Do Something

Five years ago, if you'd asked a stranger to tell you the significance of April 22, you'd almost certainly have been met with a blank stare. The same would likely have been true four, three, even two

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SKYSCRAPER FARMING: Farming reaches to the sky

SKYSCRAPER FARMING: Farming reaches to the sky

When I saw this fascinating New York Magazine article on skyscraper farming, my first thought was of a much younger and geekier version of myself, who used to play SimCity 2000 a lot on my pc. Towards the

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CARLOS MOTTA RECLAIMED WOOD FURNITURE

CARLOS MOTTA RECLAIMED WOOD FURNITURE

The desert beaches of southern coast of São Paulo, Brazil, are places of inspiration for environmentally-sensitive architect and designer Carlos Motta. In the 1970’s he spent a lot of time at the

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ESCAMA HANDBAGS: Made from Recycled Aluminum Pulltabs

ESCAMA HANDBAGS: Made from Recycled Aluminum Pulltabs

What's better than a beautiful chic handbag made entirely from recycled materials? How about one that is not only eco-friendly, recycled, and supercute - but also engages fair-trade and socially

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