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Y/N Studio’s Awesome LidoLine Design Would Transform London’s Regent’s Canal into a Commuter Swim Lane
The Mayor of London's recent call for architects to design a High Line-inspired space saw designers scouring the city for under-used green plots. Y/N Studio took a strange yet extremely thoughtful route,
Tabitha Bargh’s Striking Textured Lamp Is Made from Recycled Corrugated Cardboard
Exploring Designjunction at the London Festival this year, one of the designs that caught our eye was this beautiful and unusual lamp shades made of corrugated cardboard. Created by British designer
Moment Factory Illuminates Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia with a Surrealist Light Installation
Moment Factory’s glowing installation was part of La Mercè Festival, a collaboration between the cities of Barcelona and Montreal. The Quebecois company specializes in transforming urban spaces into
The Victorian Station Project Proposes a Green Park Renovation of an Aged London Train Station
Nelly Fuentes and Ian M. Ellis proposed a lush green renovation of London's antiquated Victoria Station for London's recent Green Infrastructure Ideas Competition. Hosted by the Garden Museum, the
Boxpark Shipping Container Mall to Pop Up in NDSM Shipyards in Amsterdam Next Year!
Property investor and developer Corio is working in conjunction with Boxpark and London interiors and retail designer Brinkworth to design and build a pop-up shipping container mall in Amsterdam's
Our World: A Giant Pixelated LEGO Map Built from 1 Million Bricks!
The Southbank Centre teamed up with LEGO to help out Duncan Titmarsh—the UK‘s only certified LEGO professional—and a team of volunteers bring to life a giant map of the world. Exhibited from 23rd
Matthew Springett’s Navigating Dreams Creates an Interactive Night Sky Installation of LED Constellations
Created in collaboration with 88 7-17 year-old campers, London-based architect Matthew Springett's Navigating Dreams is a beautiful installation of an imagined night sky comprised of LED constellations.
London’s Earth Creature is a Super Adobe Dome Built By The City’s Smallest Architects
Small Earth has been creating low-impact landmark buildings in several locations around the world including Nepal, India, Zimbabwe, Brussels and England. For the Earth Creature at the Southbank's Hayward
Underground Mushroom Tunnel Wins London’s High Line-Inspired Green Design Competition
The competition was hosted by The Landscape Institute, the Mayor of London and the Garden Museum, and judged by a panel of experts that included the founders of the High Line. Over 170 designs were
rAndom International’s Sparkling Rain Room Lets You Play in the Rain Without Getting Wet
After walking blindly into the darkened gallery space, visitors appear to somehow control the falling water; you can feel encapsulated by the rain, yet without getting wet as though they are mysteriously
Lorenzo Durantini’s Towering Sculptures Made From Thousands of VHS Tapes Explore Obsolescence and Outdated Media
London-based artist and curator Lorenzo Durantini has gathered thousands of old unwanted VHS tapes to make towering (and almost menacing) sculptures from them. These monoliths of outdated technology offer
Fruit Salad Trees Bear 6 Different Kinds of Fruit on One Plant!
They say money doesn’t grow on trees, but did you know a salad can? Over the past 20 years farmers James and Kerry West have developed what they called Fruit Salad Trees - one potted plant that can
Nautinox’ Trellised Greenline Bookshelf Encourages Indoor Gardening
We got our first glimpse of the Nautinox Greenline Collection of planter box furniture back in April at the Milan Furniture Fair, and the Italian furniture manufacturer recently showcased a new bookshelf
Decorex Paints the Town Green with Showcase of Eco-Furnishings at London Design Festival
Volga Linen is a family-run company that sells pure linen by the meter, table linen, bed linen and ready to hang curtains. Linen is a naturally environmentally friendly material; flax needs less
Building Baskets in Brompton: Kingston University Teams up with Lupane Women’s Centre on Sustainable Craft Initiative
The Building Baskets exhibition during the London Design Festival showcased a two-year design collaboration between the Design and Business Schools at Kingston University and the Lupane Women’s Center
Sarah Turner Creates Gorgeous Chandelier from Recycled Coca Cola Bottles
Coca Cola commissioned eco artist Sarah Turner to create lighting and a massive recycled sculpture for their Hospitality Centre at the London 2012 Olympic games. At 2 meters wide the lights make quite a
Studiomama Finds New Uses for Old Chairs with ‘Re-Imagine’ Project
Re-Imagine, a new line of brightly-colored refurbished chairs from London design studio Studiomama, is a project born out of questioning our resourcefulness and our attitudes towards waste. It builds on
Maison & Objet’s Parcours Fil Vert Showcases Imaginative Eco Products at Paris Design Week
Swedish designer Iris Shantverk has been making functional brushes since 1884, crafted from unusual biodegradable materials including horse hair, cactus fibers and goat hair, paired with local wood to
XPIRAL’s Renovated Nautical Club in Spain Looks Like a Ship Under Construction
The project is consistent in one major way – it is based on prefabricated elements that can be dismantled at any time (dry construction). These are completed with compact cellulose panels, cellular
With “Bio-Trimmings” Hoyan Ip Transforms Food Waste into Stylish Buttons and Buckles
Every day, millions of pounds of food are sent to landfills around the world, but one fashion designer has come up with a clever way to remove some of that uneaten food from the waste stream. London-based
Richard Hutten’s No-Waste Eco Lampshade is Cut From a Single Piece of Material
This ingenious lampshade created by Dutch designer Richard Hutten for office-furnishings company Gispen is laser-cut from a single piece of material, resulting in no waste. The lampshade was part of a
Nike’s Stunning Flyknit Feather Pavilion Lights Up the Night at Beijing Design Week
Nike's innovative Flyknit sneaker is the first continuous shoe without seams - the single-piece upper is woven together from a network of fibers using high-tech manufacturing techniques. Drawing upon the
O2 to Sell New HTC Smartphone Without Chargers, Cut Four Olympic Swimming Pools Worth of E-Waste
UK mobile network provider O2 just announced that they will not be releasing a charger with the new HTC smartphone. Why you ask? Well, their research has revealed that the UK “has more than 100m
Colorful Flatpack Jigsaw Puzzle Turns into a Giant ‘House of Flags’ in London
The House of Flags is more than just an architectural installation, though it is certainly also a great example of that. It also makes a profound political statement of unity and also pays its respects to
Thonet Bike: Andy Martin’s Elegant Cycle is Crafted Completely from Bent Beech Wood
What do you get when you cross an architect, a furniture company, and a love of cycling? The result is a sleek, refined fixed-gear road bicycle that blends Thonet's classic bentwood curves with
Studio Inbetween’s Stunning ‘One Piece of Lamp’ Uses Only a Single Sheet of Aviation Plywood
The One Piece of Lamp, by Korean designer Kiseung Lee of Studio Inbetween, was one of the outstanding eco-designs showcased at this year's 100% Design International Pavilion. It is a multi-purpose
CatClo Laundry Additive Creates Air-Purifying Clothes That Reduce Pollution
The University of Sheffield has collaborated with the London College of Fashion and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) to develop a revolutionary liquid laundry additive called
Cozy and Eco-Conscious Wonderwater Café Pops-Up at the London Design Festival
The Wonderwater Café at Leila's East-London Shop is a pop-up space designed to raise awareness around the water-footprint of what we eat and drink. Opened for this year's London Design Festival, this
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