SUSTAINABLE STYLE: KUYICHI Ethical Fashion

Kuyichi is a Netherlands-based brand committed to making organic cotton jeans for the last five years. They buy their cotton from Peruvian farmers and strive to be socially and environmentally sound. They

DESIGNER PROFILE: Katharine Hamnett

Earlier this year we mentioned Katharine Hamnett’s Cotton Campaign. Now with the recent launch of her new ethical line, Katharine E Hamnett, we felt it was time to take another look at the career of

WORLD’S LARGEST SOLAR ARRAY Planned For California!

Continuing California’s quest to decrease dependence on fossil fuel-based power plants, the largest solar array farm in the world will be built in the Golden State, providing zero emission

EASYJET ECOJET

Last week we brought you news of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, a state-of-the art aircraft designed to reduce the greenhouse emissions and provide more sustainable air travel. But there’s another green

STEVEN HOLLS’S HERNING CENTER OF THE ARTS

A few days ago we got word that the Herning Center of the Arts building, designed by Steven Holl, broke ground in Denmark. As with other projects by Holl, this building is a playful combination of light,

MUSHROOM INSULATION

Just when you thought mushrooms were only useful as culinary garnishes (or maybe hallucinogenics as well), Gavin McIntyre and Eben Bayer, two students from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have found

THE SONGJIANG SUSTAINABLE HOTEL IN CHINA

Near Shanghai, the Songjiang district has become a popular weekend destination for many tourists with its natural beauty and sprawling landscapes. And now the Songjiang Hotel might just become the newest

FOSTER + PARTNERS’ SPANISH WINERY

These days, it seems like all the rage for famous architects to design wineries in exotic locales, and Foster + Partners has joined the club by with their newly-designed winery 150km from Madrid, near the

THE PHANTOM ECO-HOUSE by Diller Scofidio + Renfro

Amongst the articles featured yesterday on the New York Times Magazine was a proposal for an Eco-house, designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro (previously seen here at Inhabitat) in conjunction with Atelier

SAN FRANCISCO’S CIVIC TOWER: Greenest Of Them All

Recently, we’ve been seeing scads of new projects that make big claims about their sustainable features. Some projects feature elaborate photovoltaic systems, a few wind turbines, or recycled

SUSTAINABLE STYLE SUNDAY: Nau Outdoor Apparel

Nau is a new outdoor apparel company churning out designs strong enough for the backwoods and stylish enough for the urban jungle. Though the designs might occasionally give off a Jil Sander/Helmut Lang

LONDON FASHION WEEK: Noir Fall 2007

Noir is a relatively new label founded by Copenhagen native Peter Ingwersen and designed by Rikke Wienmann. The label has been burning up the runway with its hot looks, but Noir’s sexiness is based

LONDON FASHION WEEK: Eco-Fashion Label Amana

Amana is a new eco-fashion label that recently launched in London. The name is a Moroccan Arabic word that means “delivered in confidence,” and is fitting for a line that seems to have done

SEEING GREEN AT NY FASHION WEEK: Linda Loudermilk Fall 2007

Los Angeles based eco-designer Linda Loudermilk showed here in NYC on Thursday just before the official start of Fashion Week. The designer presented forty-three looks that seemed to leave no

SUSTAINABLE STYLE SUNDAY: Gypsy and Loïc Menswear

Gypsy and Loïc, a fashion design duo based near San Francisco, produces an appealing line of casual menswear made from equally-appealing materials. Their clothing is full of original details that set

ECOPOD

What’s better than a gadget that eliminates mundane tasks? Ecopod makes sorting recyclables efficient and effortless with their household recycling center. Designed in partnership with BMW

DESIGN FOR INCREASED ENERGY AWARENESS

The Swedish Interactive Institute has been working on a project to redesign everyday items (lamps, tiles, window shades) in order to increase awareness of how energy is being used. The STATIC! project has

NYC: The New School, AFTERTASTE 4 Symposium

The School of Constructed Environments at Parsons presents AFTERTASTE 4, a symposium examining the current environmental and economic pressures on interior design. Organized around the theme “Moving

NYC: Learning Landscape Playdate

Project H Design NYC will be having a kickoff playdate on January 17th from 1 to 4 p.m. at a to-be-announced location. Come together for an afternoon of playing, test out their new portable landscape and