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Meta-Material’s Cactus-Shaped Cardboard Filters Clean the Air in Style at Milan Design Week
Meta Material showed people at this year’s Milan Design Week that just because you want to breathe clean air does not mean you have to use a clunky and industrial-looking contraption to do the
Alain Gilles’ Nomad Solar-Powered Portable Lamp is Much Safer Than Kerosene
Addressing a string of deadly kerosene lamp accidents in slums that have killed hundreds of people and left even more homeless, designer Alain Gilles created a safer alternative called the Nomad solar
Avatar Architettura’s Recycled Pallet Pavilion Pops up in Italy
Italian design firm Avatar Architettura is well-known for their ability to turn recycled wooden pallets into inspiring works of art – like this fun pavilion in Italy. Designed as a temporary art
IKEA Transforms its Flat Pack Cardboard Packaging Into Funky Furniture
IKEA is marketing its big annual sale with a line of clever furniture pieces made entirely out of the company’s very own flat pack furniture packaging. IKEA commissioned advertising agency AUGE
Sicily’s Casa Talia is a Beautifully Renovated Moroccan-Style Retreat
Located on the southeast tip of Sicily in Italy, Casa Talia is the perfect place to spend some time living life at a slower pace. Designed and managed by architects Viviana Haddad y Marco Giunta, this
CRP Racing Unveil Energica E-Superbike at Italian Motorbike Show
Electric superbikes enable bikers to travel the roads knowing they are both cool and environmentally friendly. While prototypes have been developed to break speed records, there still isn’t a
Greenpeace Protests Brazilian Leather and Amazon Deforestation at Italian Trade Show
Greenpeace members rallied last week in Italy to protest Brazilian leather and the mass deforestation it has been causing in the Amazon. The Greenpeacers dressed up in bark-like sustainable materials and
Designboom’s Shipping Container Summer Offices Make Us Green With Envy
We’re green with envy over Designboom‘s summer offices on the island of Sardinia, west of their home base in Milan. Seeking to get out of the city for the summer, the Designboom team tackled a
bam!’s Greenery-Filled Floating Pods Win the Venice CityVision Competition
Looks like gondolas are out, and bam!’s greenery-filled outdoor rooms for Venice are in! Chosen out of 201 proposals from all five continents by a judging panel that included Bjarke Ingels of BIG
Alter Studio’s Tower House is a Refurbished Zero Emission Landmark for Treviso, Italy
Alter Studio Architetti Associati recently took second place in the Tower House Competition for Treviso, Italy, which challenged architects to refurbish a twenty story landmark in the area. The proposal
Wind Turbine Bridge Transforms Italian Viaduct Into Public Space
A bridge that repurposes abandoned viaducts, produces energy AND looks futuristically sleek? Yes, it can be true, and it is Italy’s proposed Wind Turbine Viaduct called “Solar Wind.”
Italy Getting First Solar-Powered Highway
Spain and Germany may be the renewable energy darlings of Europe, but Italy is set to become the first country with a solar-powered highway. The A18 Catania-Siracusa highway, a 30 km addition to
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