sustainable design
INTERVIEW: Architect James Corner On NYC’s High Line Park
The High Line urban park project in New York City opened last summer to tremendous excitement from locals and tourists alike looking to escape the bustling streets for a more peaceful, green enclave in
Great River Turbine is a Gigantic Hydroelectric Energy Generator
The great river turbine is a conceptual design for a large (one hundred foot diameter) stainless steel water turbine developed to function as a tourist attraction and as a powerful electricity generator.
Softbank’s Pantone 5 107SH is the World’s First Smartphone With a Built-in Radiation Detector
Softbank just marked a first for cellphone technology as it launched the Pantone 5 107SH – the world’s first phone that ships with a built-in Geiger counter. The Pantone 5′s
Hawaii Officially Becomes the First U.S. State to Ban Plastic Bags!
Plastic Bag photo from Shutterstock Los Angeles may have recently become the largest city to ban plastic bags, but Hawaii just knocked it out of the park by banning plastic bags statewide! Honolulu County
Aberrant Architecture’s Adaptable Desks Transform Into Entertaining Game Tables at Night
With so many freelancers looking for spots in cafes and bars to set up temporary offices, Aberrant Architecture came up with this idea of creating work desks that can double-up as game tables post
Germany Sets New Solar Record By Meeting Nearly Half of Country’s Weekend Power Demand
Germany fed a whopping 22 gigawatts of solar power per hour into the national grid last weekend, setting a new record by meeting nearly half of the country’s weekend power demand. After the
Giant Vending Machine Dispenses Bikes and Surfboards Instead of Junk Food
Forget Doritos and sugary sodas, the goodies that this vending machine in San Francisco recently dispensed were out of the ordinary! Instead of junk food, the machine, which was installed by Tourism
INTERVIEW: We Talk to Futurist Melissa Sterry About Earth 2.0 and the Bionic City
Last week we reported on the groundbreaking new media platform Earth 2 Hub which aims to create a space for the world’s most creative artists, designers, scientists, and storytellers to explore and
Folditure’s Ultra-Thin Leaf Chair Folds Flat When Not in Use
Folditure‘s Leaf chair is the world’s thinnest luxury folding chair combining high-tech components with age-old artisanal craftsmanship. With the release of a button, the elegant streamlined form
New Report Shows UK Green Economy Grew By £5.4 BILLION In 2011
According to a new report from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, the UK green economy saw record growth last year with an increase of £5.4 billion. That now puts the UK green goods
Rotterdam’s Cube Houses Look Like They’re About to Topple Over!
They may look like they’re about to topple over, but these cube-shaped houses actually form a small village within the city center of Rotterdam, NL. A modern concept designed by the late
The Green Wheel is a NASA-Inspired Rotary Hydroponic Garden
The Green Wheel by DesignLibero is a NASA-inspired rotary hydroponic garden. NASA has come up with many ideas over the years, but due to budget and time constraints a lot have been discarded. Among them
Sculptural Pulpop mp3 Speakers Create Smooth Sounds From Recycled Paper Pulp
Balance studio designed Pulpop – a sculptural doughnut-shaped speaker made from recycled paper pulp that blasts your mp3 player’s tunes straight from your desk. Remember that cool Paper Pulp
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