interior design
The Acoustic Factory Creates Soundproofing from Living Plants and Recycled Materials
Few things more annoying than trying to work in an environment where you can’t hear what your colleagues are saying. The Acoustic Factory has put a green twist on solving acoustic problems,
Mozilla’s New Corporate Offices in San Francisco Create a Collaborative Atmosphere
Mozilla, the nonprofit tech company behind the ubiquitous Firefox web browser, recently announced that it will branch out and open a new office in downtown San Francisco later this summer. To reflect an
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
Bemz and Pretty Pegz Overhaul Your Ikea Furniture With Custom Covers & New Legs
If you’re sick of your Ikea furniture because everyone in the world has the same thing, don’t kick it to the curb just yet. A few cool companies like Swedish PrettyPegs and Bemz offer
Natalie Sampson’s Funky Spiked Lamp is Made of 100 Toilet Brushes
We’ve featured design student Natalie Sampson‘s cool and quirky lamps before and she recently sent us another to add to the list – this spiky fixture made of 100 toilet brushes! Sampson
OFFECCT’s Adaptable Green Divider Will Infuse Life Into Any Office Space
Transform a dull and drab office space by injecting some life back into it with this cool, new ‘Green Divider‘ by Swedish designers Louise Hederström and OFFECCT. This living sectioning
Energy Harvesting Eco-leaf Shade Doubles as a Light Source at Night
The Eco-leaf is a solar shade concept that will lower your carbon footprint and brighten your living room. Eco-leaf’s unique energy harvesting design integrates proven-technologies like solar, E
Multilevel Vertical Allotments Turn Decrepit Buildings Into Spectacular Garden Towers
Translating Yona Friedman’s ideas of participation, Lucie Dadakova designed these ‘Multilevel Vertical Urban Allotments’ as her final year project for an Interior Design degree course.
Bizarreka Design Brings an Eco-Edge to the Tourism Malaysia Office in Paris
Tourism Malaysia in Paris has decided to sharpen their eco edge by appointing Bizarreka Design to transform their entire ground floor office into a mini-escape. The new interior environment captivates
By Hand: Whittled Housewares Create Sustainable Creature Comforts with Charm and Beauty
Nowadays wherever one looks for fashionable, modern furnishings, they’re lost amongst pieces made in a factory. You won’t find any crumbly, soulless particleboard in the pieces featured here.
The Cevisama Ceramic Tile Show Kicks Off Today in Spain
This week marks the start of the Cevisama ceramic tile show in Spain, and Inhabitat is reporting live from Valencia on the world’s most cutting-edge ceramics. You heard that right –
Clever Fan Lamp is a Breath of Fresh Air for Your Decor
We’re big fans of this rather clever lime green lamp and we think you can see why. Conant Lighting, known for its ability to take defunct objects and transform them into extraordinary eco lighting,
Philips’ Super Efficient AmbientLED Bulb Now Available in Stores!
We originally wrote about Philip’s new LED replacement for the common incandescent light bulb back in May, but we’re happy to report that this illuminating low-energy alternative bulb is now finally
Amazing Bathroom Tiled With 13,650 Nickels
Inspired by the penny tile floors at the Standard Hotel in New York City, this unique home in Seattle was tiled with thousands of nickels – 13,650 to be exact! Apartment Therapy has the scoop,
Comfy Recycled Felt Cushions Look Like Giant Scrabble Pieces
If you enjoy playing Scrabble (and by “playing” we mean “feverishly plotting to destroy all other players with consecutive triple word scores while laughing maniacally”)
Deserved Deliveries: A New Type of Birthing Clinic for NYC
Each year thousands of people take up residence in New York City and many settle down to start families, so it seems like this cutting edge metropolis would be the ideal place to weigh every available
The Papervore Coffee Table is Hungry for Your Paper Scraps
Paper shredders are essential if you’ve got confidential info you need to discard, but boy are they bulky! Why not turn those clunky eyesores into functional furniture with this coffee table that
The Papervore Coffee Table is Hungry for Your Paper Scraps
What better way to manage coffee table clutter that with a table that doubles up as a paper shredder? Created by industrial design studio Pigeontail, the Papervore is hungry for all you printed leftovers.
Stunning Living Pixels Lamps Made From Recycled Banners
These gorgeous lamps may look as if they’ve been excavated from ancient crystal caves, but they are in fact the product of an imaginative assemblage of recycled and eco-friendly materials. Created by a
Philips Unveils World’s First LED Replacement for Most Common Bulb
There are over 425 million 60 watt incandescent bulbs sold every year, which makes the energy-sucking globes the most commonly used bulbs in the United States. Lighting the way to a more energy-efficient
Stunning Renovation Showcases Reclaimed Materials, Flexible Spaces
Sometimes it takes looking to the past and pulling cues from previous design theories to break new ground and push modern green design forward. Dezeen shows us Edwards Moore’s stunning renovation of an
Light Form: Gorgeous Wood Wall Panels Flip Up to Reveal Light
Even the most basic origami figures prove that a few simple folds can result in an intricate and captivating sculptural design. Expanding upon the concept behind this Japanese art, designers Francesca
Bug Infested Wood Transformed into Sleek Modern Furniture
In recent years global warming has lent a hand in increasing the population of the Mountain Pine Beetle, which has been wreaking havoc on acres of woodland area, giving way to a surplus of diseased,
The Kitchen of the Future Today
The kitchen of the future was going to be so high-tech. Frigidaire’s Dream Kitchen of Tomorrow had it all; an IBM punch card recipe file, automatic dispensing and online TV ordering. And
Announcing: The Comcast Town Design Contest Winner!
You may remember that back in April we announced a design contest to do a virtual room makeover in Comcast Town. The prize was a collection of sweet new home entertainment electronics and a green room
Vote for Your Favorite Comcast Town Apartment Design!
Thousands of you tested out your virtual home renovation skills in our Comcast Town Contest but only 4 talented apartment designs made the final cut. Now it’s time for your vote to decide the winner
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