LA prop builder designs tiny treehouses for houseplants
[gallery_extend] LA-based artist Jedediah Corwyn Voltz works as a full-time prop builder for films...
Newfoldr lets you create your own custom electronics out of cardboard
Newfoldr is an open-source project aimed at reducing waste while giving you cleverly-designed - and customized...
Solar-powered civic center in Australia repurposes over 80% of its original building materials
[gallery_extend] Since the Hindmarsh Shire Council Offices is located in a relatively remote rural location...
This off-grid coffee trailer might be coming to an event near you
Meet Mike and Tabi. For years they’ve had a dream of owning a local coffee shop. Mike began working as a barista...
World's first Plastic Bottle Village to recycle over a million PET bottles
[gallery_extend] Each home will comprise a steel cage full of recycled plastic bottles that are then...
Artist Jo Nagasaka turns broken pottery into whimsical twin cups
[gallery_extend] In ancient times, kintsugi craft was applied to simple housewares using lacquer dusted...
Stunning glass home is a contemporary mountain cavern made with recycled materials
[gallery_extend] Set on a steep slope overlooking Stuttgart, Haus 39 opens up to urban valley views,...
Urine-powered batteries could provide cheap energy where it's needed most
While others are busy creating batteries out of leaves or rotten apples, researchers at the University of Bath...
PsychoBarn: Artist Cornelia Parker plops a Hitchcock-inspired house atop the Met Museum (VIDEO)
[gallery_extend] “For this summer’s Roof Garden Commission, Cornelia has developed an astonishing architectural...
Artists upcycle old Apple laptop keys into one-of-a-kind tabletops
[gallery_extend] Inhabitat spotted VicoloPagliaCorta’s beautiful upcycled Apple key furnishings at...
Recycled tire traps are seven times more effective than traditional mosquito traps
The use of recycled materials is not only good for the environment. Sometimes, it is simply the best way to get...
A beach house in California turns industrial ruins into paradise
[gallery_extend] Razvan Barsan + Partners' key concern with this project was to respect the site's industrial...
A glazed container cabin that reflects the Colorado sky
[gallery_extend] "This project is designed as a family retreat for a client that has been visiting the...
Recycled glass tiles offer a dual exploration of beauty in the discarded
Artaic’s latest designs examine the concept of reuse through patterns and textures of discarded material created...
eL Seed's latest calligraffiti covers 50 buildings in Cairo's "Garbage City"
[gallery_extend] Taller and more odorous since 2009, when former president Hosni Mubarak ordered the...
