eco-friendly materials
M DESIGN’s Builds Quirky New Designs Out of Trashed Furniture
As the official “Moving Day” of Montreal, Canada, every July 1st the city streets find themselves littered with abandoned furniture. To save these pieces from dumpster doom, designer
MisoSoupDesign’s Awesome All-In-One Workstation is Built from Bent Sheets of Bamboo
If you love a minimalist aesthetic, then you’re going to love the K Workstation by MisoSoupDesign. A full-on workstation complete with desk, shelves and a place to set your keyboard, this
The Coconut Provides Inspiration for Green Packaging Alternatives
One of the most delicious designs nature has to offer, the coconut exemplifies how Mother Nature is one of the best designers around. The coconut shell is a natural packaging design solution that can take
Natural Packaging: The Coconut Husk Solves Shipping Problems!
Today we’re thrilled to kick off a brand new series that explores a greener future for packaging design, brought to you by Eco Chick founder and green journalist Starre Vartan! Each year households
Local, Modular and Efficient Eco-Affordable Housing For Ghana
A lot of concept houses come across our desk here at Inhabitat, but we were really impressed with this design for eco-housing in Ghana. Designed by Lisbon-based Blaanc in collaboration with Architect
Australians Get a Bike Path Made From Recycled Printer Cartridges!
(photo credit: Justin Brierty) Australia’s National Park Service recently unveiled a new bike path in the West MacDonnell National Park that includes a bridge made out of recycled printer
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater To Get Underground Eco-Cottages
Underground cottages will soon grace the landscape surrounding Fallingwater, the famous masterpiece of Frank Lloyd Wright. Designed by Patkau Architects from Vancouver, the cottages will reside in the
Son Builds Mom a Bamboo House with a Moon View in Costa Rica
What do you give the woman who brought you into this world and raised you? For architect Benjamin Garcia Saxe, the answer was a beautiful bamboo retreat in Costa Rica. Some years ago, his mom stole away
FabCab: A Most Fabulous Timberfame Prefab Cabin
It’s another prefabulous day, this time with the help of the FabCab, short for “Fabulous Cabin”. This cute timberframe home made its debut at the 2010 Seattle Home Show and is more of a
POO BRICKS: Students Develop Cow Dung Building Bricks
A group of students from Prasetiya Mulya Business School in Indonesia recently won the 2009 Global Social Venture Competition with their “EcoFaeBrick“, a quality, easily manufactured, low-cost
MILAN 2009: The Best of Green Design
The 2009 Milan Furniture Fair showcased an incredible assortment of furnishings, lighting, and housewares from all over the world, ranging from the well-established designers showcased in the main
Outdoor Ad Companies Debut Recyclable Eco Billboards
As of March 1, the three largest outdoor communications companies will no longer be using paper or PVC for their billboards, citing the need to transition to more environmentally friendly materials. As an
London Design Festival 2008: Inhabitat’s Highlights
This year’s London Design Festival was an incredible event that showcased some of the world’s most acclaimed designers in addition to a host of upcoming talents. From innovative furnishings
Cutting-Edge Cardboard Interior in Greece
We love this beautifully sculpted cardboard mille-feuille that lines the walls of Yiorgos Eleftheriades‘ Yeshop in Athens. Dubbed “Papercut”, the project was a collaboration between the
ECO FLOORS MADE FROM COW POO!
While some may look at cows as sources of meat, dairy, or leather, researchers at Michigan State University have found a more sustainable (and abundant!), yet equally useful bovine by-product: you guessed
MTRL: A New Material Resource for Designers
The design community has a valuable new resource with the recent launch of Mtrl - an industry initiative aimed at providing designers with “material about materials.” The brainchild of ASM
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