LUMEN TREE

Here is a good idea made just right. The Lumen Tree by Adam Frank is an oil lamp that projects the shadow of a tree onto your wall. The tree and the body of the lamp are made of acid-etched stainless

Melissa Cotton Womack, of How-To-Make-a-Terrarium fame, has just launched a new business of recycling vintage textiles into lovely home accessories such as pillows, wall hangings, and lampshades. Inspired

IKEA GOES GREEN

In a move sure to please college students everywhere, home furnishings colossus IKEA is making attempts to green-ify and hip-ify its business through a new line of eco-friendly (and yet still cheap!)

PIE NATURAL FURNITURE AND ACCESSORIES

A group of designers in Miami recently launched PIE, a company that designs and manufactures a diverse line of furnishings and accessories for the home. An acronym for Project Import Export, PIE uses

100% DESIGN

Sadly we couldn’t get anyone out to London this year for 100% Design, but fortunately, Mocoloco did a great job covering the event. The Sharon Marston chandelier and Contraforma lamp shown above

THE LOVE SHACK

A holiday rental agency in West Wales recently opened a new accomodation and proved that 70s kitsch has still not lost its popular appeal. The Caban Cariad (Welsh for “Love Shack”) is a

DESIGNS FOR FOOD

In the midst of our cries over environmental destruction and lessons in at-home chemistry, it seemed about time for a brief return to designs that highlight the simple pleasures in life. Above are two

GREEN FORTUNE STREAM GARDEN

If there’s one thing that environmentalists and developers agree on, it’s that greenery is a good thing. Foliage is an instant feng shui enhancer, not to mention its oxygen-boosting and

ECOSMART FIREPLACE

Here’s a quirky design guaranteed to warm up those chilly winter nights. The EcoSmart Fireplace is a flue-less, transportable, open fireplace which is ideal for apartment and city living. Designed

PRESENTATION SUGGEREE

If you’ve never been privy to an end-of-lease battle with your landlord over how much damage falls on your shoulders, consider yourself both rare and fortunate. Almost everyone has hastily patched a

WEIDMANN CHAIR

From the quirky designer who brought us the Knit Chair comes another eco-friendly furniture gem. Weidmann Creative, the material manufacturing company producing environmentally friendly fiber-board

DESIGN FOR INCREASED ENERGY AWARENESS

The Swedish Interactive Institute has been working on a project to redesign everyday items (lamps, tiles, window shades) in order to increase awareness of how energy is being used. The STATIC! project has

THE HOT FRIDGE

This made the rounds on the blogosphere a couple of days ago, but in case you missed it, the Hot Fridge is an experimental refrigerator design by RCA student Hae-jin Kim, which makes use of the heat waste

ORB VASE

I can’t put my finger on it, but there’s something about the shape of this curvy Orb Vase which I just find irresistibly cute. Possibly it’s that the vase looks a bit like an egg with a

JUST IN – THE DUTCH LIVING ROOM REDESIGNED

From September 4-December 4, the Netherlands Architecture Institute will hold its interior design exhibition, Just In – The Dutch Living Room Redesigned. The exhibition, inspired by the glut of

HOW TO: Make your own terrarium

I’ve always coveted my friend Melissa’s fabulous terrarium, which is the centerpiece of her stylish, cozy Brooklyn apartment. I’ve secretly wanted one of my own for ages, and recently

DESIGNER PROFILES

Yes this does look like it might have been “inspired” (to put it lightly) by Ray Eames’ famous Walnut Stools ? but the ability to inject your profile into the object’s design is

2FACED

I can’t decide what my favorite thing is about Lee’s Carpets. I think it’s the little movies that accompany each style of carpeting, with electronica playing in the background and images

CLEVER CORK FURNITURE

Not only is Daniel Michalik’s cork furniture flexible, ergonomic and super cute ? but it is also made from recycled cork from the bottle stopper industry ? making it as environmentally friendly as

SIGNATURE VASE

Why settle for a boring round ceramic vase, when you can have a beautiful custom-made vase extruded from your own signature? For a little dosh, Tjep Design Studios in Amsterdam will take a signature of

RECYCLED BOTTLE TUMBLERS

A great way to recycle used bottles is to chop them in half and give them new life as other forms of kitchenware. These Mint Tumblers were once the lower halves of wine, water and soda bottles. Now they

STRING ME ALONG POSTCARDS

Sponge, the sustainable development and design network for students and young professionals, has just announced the winners for their international “Sustainable Lifestyles” postcard design

WOOD PANELED SALT & PEPPER SHAKERS

The Danish furniture and gift company, Skagerak Denmark, uses wood, brass and steel to create pieces that reflect old shipbuilding traditions. The company holds strict policies around sourcing wood to

TREE COAT HANGER

You could have an ordinary hooks-on-the-wall coat rack like everyone else, or you could shell out for this fabulous Tree Coat Hanger from Swedese. Both will hang your coats, but only one will give you a

FELT VASE

When the SARS scare sent waves of fear around the globe, hygenic face masks became a must-have accessory faster than the iPod. But plain white just doesn’t do for the face mask what it does for the

ADRIFT MOBILES

One of the great virtues of modern design is simplicity. Adrift Mobiles achieves this beautifully with their line of bamboo and wood veneer mobiles. The designs are delicate and organic looking, available

FLOWERS IN A CAN

If you’re lacking in space and gardening skills (like me), Flowers in a can is the answer to all your houseplant woes. These cheery canned flower kits are as easy as they come: just pop the top, add

GHOST ANTLER COAT RACK

I just can’t get enough of the hunting lodge faux-trophy thing. This ghost antler coat rack is especially awesome because it is about as elegant as you can get (for imitation deer antlers) and it is

BAMBOOLICIOUS

Having people over and you don’t want to resort to tacky (and bad-for-the-earth) plastic plates and cups? Time to check out Bambu Veneerware. This disposable bamboo dinnerware is sturdier and more

DAYDREAMS MIRROR

Perfect for those moments when really wish you were somewhere else. Designed by Jason Miller, each Daydreams Mirror contains a tranquil nature image printed onto the reflective surface. When viewed, the

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