Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building » Products http://inhabitat.com Green design & eco innovation for a better world Mon, 04 Jun 2012 02:09:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 Top 6 Exercise and Standing Desks to Get You in Shape While You Work http://inhabitat.com/top-6-exercise-and-standing-desks-to-get-you-in-shape-while-you-work/ http://inhabitat.com/top-6-exercise-and-standing-desks-to-get-you-in-shape-while-you-work/#comments Sat, 21 Jan 2012 06:58:53 +0000 Lea Bogdan http://inhabitat.com/?p=345537 walkstation, exerdesk, exercising desk, work, fitness, health, green, eco, sustainable, walking, biking, metabolism, products, furniture walkstation, exerdesk, exercising desk, work, fitness, health, green, eco, sustainable, walking, biking, metabolism, products, furniture walkstation, exerdesk, exercising desk, work, fitness, health, green, eco, sustainable, walking, biking, metabolism, products, furniture walkstation, exerdesk, exercising desk, work, fitness, health, green, eco, sustainable, walking, biking, metabolism, products, furniture walkstation, exerdesk, exercising desk, work, fitness, health, green, eco, sustainable, walking, biking, metabolism, products, furniture walkstation, exerdesk, exercising desk, work, fitness, health, green, eco, sustainable, walking, biking, metabolism, products, furniture walkstation, exerdesk, exercising desk, work, fitness, health, green, eco, sustainable, walking, biking, metabolism, products, furniture


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]]> http://inhabitat.com/top-6-exercise-and-standing-desks-to-get-you-in-shape-while-you-work/feed/ 1 Martín Azúa’s Furniture Creates a Cozy Home for Plants and Animals http://inhabitat.com/martin-azuas-furniture-creates-a-cozy-home-for-plants-and-animals/ http://inhabitat.com/martin-azuas-furniture-creates-a-cozy-home-for-plants-and-animals/#comments Thu, 20 Oct 2011 21:27:23 +0000 Ana Lisa Alperovich http://inhabitat.com/?p=313209 Urban farming,Recycled Materials,Modern Pets,green pets Green,Products,Green Materials,green furniture,Gardening,Botanical,biomimicry,spanish design,martin azua,recycled polyethylene chair,furniture to interact with animals

If sustainable design is about designing to enhance our relationship with nature, then Martín Azúa‘s designs are the perfect example of this principle in action. The Spanish designer created ‘La Vida en los Objetos’ (Life within Objects), a collection of furniture that allows people to interact with animals and plants, and watch them grow. Functional, sustainable, and very cute, these comfy armchairs will hold your favourite fresh herbs while also providing your turtle, rabbit or mouse with a place to hide and rest.

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]]> http://inhabitat.com/martin-azuas-furniture-creates-a-cozy-home-for-plants-and-animals/feed/ 0 Designersblock Hits the London Design Festival With Fantastic Eco-Designs in Unexpected Forms http://inhabitat.com/designersblock-hits-the-london-design-festival-with-fun-eco-designs-in-unexpected-forms/ http://inhabitat.com/designersblock-hits-the-london-design-festival-with-fun-eco-designs-in-unexpected-forms/#comments Fri, 23 Sep 2011 23:29:10 +0000 Ana Lisa Alperovich http://inhabitat.com/?p=303534 Recycled Materials,Green Products,Green Materials,Green Lighting,green furniture,Green Design Events,Green Appliances,Bright Ideas,diy,botanical,Accessories and Fashion,art,london design festival 2011,designersblock,london design,korean design,swedish design,products,furniture,inflatable structures Recycled Materials,Green Products,Green Materials,Green Lighting,green furniture,Green Design Events,Green Appliances,Bright Ideas,diy,botanical,Accessories and Fashion,art,london design festival 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]]> http://inhabitat.com/designersblock-hits-the-london-design-festival-with-fun-eco-designs-in-unexpected-forms/feed/ 0 The Best Green Designs from NeoCon 2011! http://inhabitat.com/the-best-in-green-products-from-neocon-2011/ http://inhabitat.com/the-best-in-green-products-from-neocon-2011/#comments Fri, 17 Jun 2011 19:55:00 +0000 Lea Bogdan http://inhabitat.com/?p=265853 neocon, chicago, tradeshow, contract, office, furniture, products, eco, green, sustainable, 2011 neocon, chicago, tradeshow, contract, office, furniture, products, eco, green, sustainable, 2011 neocon, chicago, tradeshow, contract, office, furniture, products, eco, green, sustainable, 2011 neocon, chicago, tradeshow, contract, office, furniture, products, eco, green, sustainable, 2011 neocon, chicago, tradeshow, contract, office, furniture, products, eco, green, sustainable, 2011 neocon, chicago, tradeshow, contract, office, furniture, products, eco, green, sustainable, 2011 neocon, chicago, tradeshow, contract, office, furniture, products, eco, green, sustainable, 2011 neocon, chicago, tradeshow, contract, office, furniture, products, eco, green, sustainable, 2011 neocon, chicago, tradeshow, contract, office, furniture, products, eco, green, sustainable, 2011 neocon, chicago, tradeshow, contract, office, furniture, products, eco, green, sustainable, 2011


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]]> http://inhabitat.com/the-best-in-green-products-from-neocon-2011/feed/ 0 Colorful Hexagonal Wall Tiles Made From Sound-Absorbing “Wood Wool” http://inhabitat.com/colorful-hexagonal-wall-tiles-made-from-sound-absorbing-wood-wool/ http://inhabitat.com/colorful-hexagonal-wall-tiles-made-from-sound-absorbing-wood-wool/#comments Fri, 04 Mar 2011 18:34:31 +0000 Ana Lisa Alperovich http://inhabitat.com/?p=224014 form us with love, sustainable design, green design, hexagonal wall tiles, wood wool, wood slivers, green interiors, green materials, excelsior

Fresh from the scene of Stockholm Design Week, these colorful hexagonal wall tiles by Form Us With Love strike a brilliant balance between sustainable materials, economy and functionality. The modular tiles are available in a variety of different colors and can be assembled in various patterns to create a gorgeous mural on your wall. The tiles are made from wood fibers mixed with cement and water, and they have sound-absorbing properties that can actually improve the acoustics of a room.

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]]> http://inhabitat.com/colorful-hexagonal-wall-tiles-made-from-sound-absorbing-wood-wool/feed/ 4 The Best Sustainable Designs From Greenbuild Day 3 http://inhabitat.com/the-best-sustainable-designs-from-greenbuild-day-3/ http://inhabitat.com/the-best-sustainable-designs-from-greenbuild-day-3/#comments Mon, 22 Nov 2010 19:00:38 +0000 Lea Bogdan http://inhabitat.com/?p=188819 greenbuild, 2010, tradeshow, conference, chicago, eco, green, sustainable, products, architectural, buildings, commercial greenbuild, 2010, tradeshow, conference, chicago, eco, green, sustainable, products, architectural, buildings, commercial greenbuild, 2010, tradeshow, conference, chicago, eco, green, sustainable, products, architectural, buildings, commercial greenbuild, 2010, tradeshow, conference, chicago, eco, green, sustainable, products, architectural, buildings, commercial greenbuild, 2010, tradeshow, conference, chicago, eco, green, sustainable, products, architectural, buildings, commercial greenbuild, 2010, tradeshow, conference, chicago, eco, green, sustainable, products, architectural, buildings, commercial greenbuild, 2010, tradeshow, conference, chicago, eco, green, sustainable, products, architectural, buildings, commercial greenbuild, 2010, tradeshow, conference, chicago, eco, green, sustainable, products, architectural, buildings, commercial greenbuild, 2010, tradeshow, conference, chicago, eco, green, sustainable, products, architectural, buildings, commercial greenbuild, 2010, tradeshow, conference, chicago, eco, green, sustainable, products, architectural, buildings, commercial greenbuild, 2010, tradeshow, conference, chicago, eco, green, sustainable, products, architectural, buildings, commercial


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]]> http://inhabitat.com/the-best-sustainable-designs-from-greenbuild-day-3/feed/ 1 LIFE BOX – Brilliant, Seed-Sprouting Cardboard Packaging! http://inhabitat.com/life-box-brilliant-seed-sprouting-cardboard-packaging/ http://inhabitat.com/life-box-brilliant-seed-sprouting-cardboard-packaging/#comments Sat, 03 Jul 2010 19:59:37 +0000 Jill Fehrenbacher http://inhabitat.com/?p=133676 Life-box, seed sprouting packaging, eco packaging, green packaging, green shipping materials, green packaging materials, eco packaging materials, sustainable design, green design, lifebox, paul stamets, eco-friendly packaging, products, shipping materials, seeded cardboard, soy-based inks

If you ever engage in online shopping (or even if you don’t), you probably recognize how ubiquitous and space-cluttering cardboard packaging is. But what if every cardboard box you got from Amazon came embedded with tiny seeds – so that you could plant your cardboard boxes in your backyard and sprout some CO2 sucking greenery? How awesome would that be? Brilliant mycologist cum designer Paul Stamets has come up with a design that does just that: his Life Box is a cardboard box impregnated with seeds that can be planted in the ground when it is done being packaging. All I can say is wanna see Amazon adopting this design soon – Amazon, please consider testing out this brilliant idea right now!

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]]> http://inhabitat.com/life-box-brilliant-seed-sprouting-cardboard-packaging/feed/ 4 Life Box: Paul Stamets Unveils Brilliant Seed-Sprouting Cardboard Box http://inhabitat.com/life-box-paul-stamets-unveils-brilliant-seed-sprouting-cardboard-box/ http://inhabitat.com/life-box-paul-stamets-unveils-brilliant-seed-sprouting-cardboard-box/#comments Fri, 02 Jul 2010 04:00:28 +0000 Thomas Ermacora http://inhabitat.com/?p=131521 sustainable design, green design, lifebox, paul stamets, eco-friendly packaging, products, shipping materials, seeded cardboard, soy-based inks

Just think – what if all the cardboard boxes that you receive when you buy online from Amazon or Apple had seeds in them and you could simply put them in your nearest plot of soil and grow some baby trees? Well that is just what the incredible mycologist and mycomimicry advocate Paul Stamets has done by releasing the Life Box™. It can be made to virtually any dimension, does not increase the cost of shipping, and the tree seed mix has been approved by the Department of Agriculture for planting in every state in the continental United States (not Hawaii), and Canada. It’s so smart that Al Gore, who is always ahead of the curve, decided to ship his new book ‘Our Choice‘ in them!

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In less than two weeks, the 42nd annual NeoCon® World’s Trade Fair, the National Exposition of Contract Furnishings, will be taking place in Chicago’s Merchandise Mart. The show will draw over 40,000 architects, designers, dealers, and other professionals seeking architectural products, textiles, floor coverings, furniture, and more. If you can’t attend the show in person, stay tuned, because Inhabitat will be bringing you the best of the best green product launches, and sustainable special exhibitions! NeoCon runs in Chicago from June 14th through the 16th and is held at the world’s largest LEED Silver Certified building in the world, the Merchandise Mart.

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]]> http://inhabitat.com/inhabitat-coverage-of-neocon-2010/feed/ 0 The Best of The Toronto International Design Festival http://inhabitat.com/the-best-of-the-toronto-international-design-festival/ http://inhabitat.com/the-best-of-the-toronto-international-design-festival/#comments Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:33:13 +0000 Lloyd Alter http://www.inhabitat.com/?p=83187 sustainable design, green design, treehugger, toronto international design festival, furnishings, design fair, products, interiors, furnishings

There have been many design events circling around the big Interior Design Show in Toronto for years, but this is the first time they have all been rolled together into one big festival. The normally snowy January was springlike, without a flake to be seen. This TreeHugger was going to cover it from start to finish, but was completely outclassed by flying squads from Mocoloco and Designboom, so this post will round up the best of all the coverage from the show.

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]]> http://inhabitat.com/the-best-of-the-toronto-international-design-festival/feed/ 0 Makedo Connector System Turns Trash into Treasures http://inhabitat.com/makedo-connector-system-turns-trash-into-treasures/ http://inhabitat.com/makedo-connector-system-turns-trash-into-treasures/#comments Mon, 18 Jan 2010 20:51:12 +0000 Diane Pham http://www.inhabitat.com/?p=76403 sustainable design, green design, recycled materials, makedo, eco art, decor, products, Makedo Connector System Dog

Are you in need of some cool new décor for your barren apartment? For us more fiscally challenged individuals it seems like the easiest and cheapest thing to do is to tack up a poster of our favorite movie or painting. Boring! But don’t let the 2D world get you down, because the clever Aussies at Makedo have created an ingenious new way to breathe some life into our drab living spaces. Their simple DIY connector system lets you get your creativity going while turning your old piles of junk and trash into some funky treasures!

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]]> http://inhabitat.com/makedo-connector-system-turns-trash-into-treasures/feed/ 1 GREEN GIFT GUIDE: Eco-Friendly Gifts for Mom & Dad http://inhabitat.com/green-gift-guide-eco-friendly-gifts-for-mom-dad/ http://inhabitat.com/green-gift-guide-eco-friendly-gifts-for-mom-dad/#comments Mon, 14 Dec 2009 19:45:51 +0000 Yuka Yoneda http://www.inhabitat.com/?p=75747 sustainable design, green design, inhabitat green gift guide 2009, green presents, products, recycled glasses, Green Gifts for Mom and Dad

As the holidays arrive, we’ve been bringing you all the best green gifts for everyone on your list – and we can’t forget about Mom & Dad! These are the people that nursed our wounds, taught us how to tie our shoelaces and cleaned our poopy diapers, so they definitely deserve some heartfelt thanks in the form of gorgeous sculptural water purifiers and yummy organic wines! Check out all of our eco-friendly suggestions in our Green Gift Guide for Mom & Dad.

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]]> http://inhabitat.com/green-gift-guide-eco-friendly-gifts-for-mom-dad/feed/ 0 Core77 Rolls out 77 Righteous Gifts Under $77 http://inhabitat.com/core77-rolls-out-77-righteous-gifts-under-77/ http://inhabitat.com/core77-rolls-out-77-righteous-gifts-under-77/#comments Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:32:09 +0000 Mike Chino http://www.inhabitat.com/?p=73188 holiday gift guide, core 77, 77 Righteous Gifts Under $77, products, industrial design

Our friends over at Core77 are clearly having a blast as they unleash their eagerly awaited annual gift guide: 77 Righteous Gifts Under $77. This year’s guide is positively radiating holiday cheer and chock full of gifts sure to please the design junkie on your list. From fun hanging planters to chic upcycled luggage to elephant poop by the bucket (for composting, we assume), this year’s guide is filled with thoughtful, clever, and quirky gifts that give back. Come for the gifts, stay for the animated, MIDI playing, wood paneled, Journey-fueled glory.

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]]> http://inhabitat.com/core77-rolls-out-77-righteous-gifts-under-77/feed/ 0 LED Sparks Create Energy Efficient Light Sculptures http://inhabitat.com/energy-efficient-sparks-lighting/ http://inhabitat.com/energy-efficient-sparks-lighting/#comments Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:00:04 +0000 Diane Pham http://www.inhabitat.com/?p=69608 sustainable design, green design, energy efficient lighting, sparks, daniel becker, led lights, interiors, products

What if you could design your own lighting fixture in the time that it takes to unscrew a light bulb? That’s the premise behind Daniel Becker‘s Spark system, a series of energy-efficient LED bulbs that can be linked together to form beautiful light sculptures.

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]]> http://inhabitat.com/energy-efficient-sparks-lighting/feed/ 4 The Kitchen of the Future Today http://inhabitat.com/the-kitchen-of-the-future-today/ http://inhabitat.com/the-kitchen-of-the-future-today/#comments Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:51:59 +0000 Lloyd Alter http://www.inhabitat.com/?p=67720 sustainable design, green design, kitchen of the future, interior design, green building, products

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 that’s not all – read on as we take a look at several extraordinary retro-futuristic kitchens to see how they’ve withstood the test of time.

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]]> http://inhabitat.com/the-kitchen-of-the-future-today/feed/ 2 Art and Design Converge at the 2009 London Design Festival http://inhabitat.com/more-from-london-design-festival-2009/ http://inhabitat.com/more-from-london-design-festival-2009/#comments Tue, 29 Sep 2009 05:00:28 +0000 Antonia Halse http://www.inhabitat.com/?p=63171 london design festival 2009, sustainable design, green design, furniture, products, recycled materials, industrial design

One of our favorite shows from the 2009 London Design Festival was Corn Craft, a beautiful showcase of sustainable materials hosted by Gallery FUMI and Studio Toogood. Held in Gallery’s FUMI’s personal live/ work space on Hoxton Square, the exhibition hit all the right notes with tactile, emotional art-design pieces by Max Lamb & Gemma Holt, Nacho Carbonell (above) and Raw-Edges Design Studio.

Decode London lights Nacho Carbonell. Photo by Stuart York Raw-Edges Design Studio. Photo by: Stuart York One Cut Chair, Scott Jarvie Studio Ilse, Seating For Eating. Photo by: Stuart York Oscar Narud's keel tables Underside of Oscar Narud's keel tables VG&P, 'Canteen Table leg set' 60bag.com Tomás Alonso's light Tomás Alonso’s light experiments continue the Mr Light aesthetic in a smaller series, inspired by energy-efficient T5 LED dimmable light tubes. Buon Appetito is Andrew Haythornthwaite and Jordi Canudas‘ creation. Feeding off unwanted paper waste, the sculptural funishing grows, providing a place to sit and rest. Keep Cup Kyeok Kim, Chair Respun lights, Decode London _MG_7020z Red Lady Dragon Peeptoe Bow Shoes were made by Vivienne Westwood Anglomania, in collaboration with Melissa Shoes. Striped playsuit by My Only One. Photo by: Grace Pattison Easy Willow, Boex Owen Wall’s Once Fired bowls Piggy bank Respun 1 Studio Ilse - Seating for Eating Buon Appetito is Andrew Haythornthwaite and Jordi Canudas‘ creation. Feeding off unwanted paper waste, the sculptural funishing grows, providing a place to sit and rest. Tomás Alonso’s light experiments continue the Mr Light aesthetic in a smaller series, inspired by energy-efficient T5 LED dimmable light tubes. twochairs


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One of our highlights from Copenhagen Design Week 2009 was a well-curated exhibit of new Danish design titled It’s a Small World. The show asks itself how Danish design is reacting to the challenges wrought by globalization, climate change, and technology, and the result is a rather extraordinary and intriguing attempt to encapsulate the energy of contemporary Danish design.

Ole Jensen and Claus Molgaard's sofa bed Overview showing Louise Campbell's VeryRound chair exhibition_design_overview It's A Small World, showing exhibition design overview A swing that doubles as a seat BXN's sustainable facades It's a Small World - exhibit opening Louise Campbell's VeryRound chair Overview shot showing Fringe Project 10 at the back Solar harvesting tiles by Astrid Krogh www.astridkrogh.com Sustainable theatre design Fringe Project No. 10


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]]> http://inhabitat.com/copenhagen-design-week-its-a-small-world-after-all/feed/ 0 Copenhagen Design Week 2009 Kicks into Gear! http://inhabitat.com/copenhagen-design-week-kicks-into-gear/ http://inhabitat.com/copenhagen-design-week-kicks-into-gear/#comments Mon, 31 Aug 2009 22:00:48 +0000 Mike Chino http://www.inhabitat.com/?p=58651 sustainable design, green design, events, copenhagen design week, industrial design, products

Fans of fine Scandinavian design rejoice – Copenhagen Design Week is currently taking Denmark by storm and Inhabitat is on the scene to bring you all of the freshest designs and most exciting events! Running from August 27 – September 6th, this annual celebration of social and environmental design explores cutting-edge ideas, products, and services that stand to change the way we live. From the unveiling of this year’s INDEX Awards to showcases filled with fresh green furnishings and energy-efficient lighting solutions, to the official launch of CLEAR Village tomorrow we’re looking forward to an incredible week, so stay tuned to Inhabitat for all the latest from the show!

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It’s often hard to appreciate the novelties of paper with the ever-present impacts of global deforestation looming overhead, but one reputable company, New Leaf Paper, helps simmer our conscious frets with their consistent creations of new paper products from eco-friendly sources. New Leaf’s latest paper product, the Farm Fiber Collection is made of 100% recycled fiber of banana or palm tree harvest byproduct with a minimum of 35% post-consumer product, all chlorine free, all premium grades. Why let thousands of tons of agricultural fiber go to waste when each ton of agricultural fiber used saves an estimated 17 trees?

Though just as seductive as all the other ‘green’ lines out there, New Leaf provides a breakdown of the paper contents, so the consumer knows exactly what the source of the product is and environmental impact of their purchase. New Leaf Paper Karma Cards New Leaf Paper Premium Line New Leaf Paper Journals New Leaf Notebooks at Target new leaf farm fiber paper-variety


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]]> http://inhabitat.com/new-leaf-paper-farm-fiber-collection/feed/ 3 Ditto Ecological Hangers Save Landfill Space http://inhabitat.com/ditto-ecological-hangers-save-landfill-space/ http://inhabitat.com/ditto-ecological-hangers-save-landfill-space/#comments Tue, 26 May 2009 21:00:22 +0000 Piper Kujac http://www.inhabitat.com/?p=30654 sustainable design, eco hangers, ditto hangers, green design, products, cardboard hangers, sustainable materials, recyclable materials

One of the debut brands at last week’s Greener by Design Conference in San Francisco was a company called Ditto Hangers, co-founded by industrial designer Gary Barker, also co-founder of Greenheart Global, Inc. It may seem trite to focus a brand on something as rudimentary as the everyday hanger, but that’s precisely why this kind of ‘re-thinking design’ is so pertinent. An estimated 8 billion polystyrene and polycarbonate hangers clog our landfills every year, and as Gary Barker points out, that’s enough to fill the Empire State Building 4.6 times!

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