Marc Thorpe designs live/work buildings built from earth bricks
New York-based architecture studio Marc Thorpe Design has unveiled renderings for the Dakar Houses, a series of...
This modern furniture collection is made from manufacturing waste
After doing some research, Byounghwi Jeon, founder of Studio Pesi, quickly noticed the massive amount of leftover...
This smart furniture features solar-powered charging ports
Budapest-based design studio Hello Wood has unveiled a collection of outdoor smart furniture designed for schools...
Artist unveils furniture collection for insects
As the world's insect population plummets, it is becoming more and more important to create insect-friendly habitats....
This furniture collection is made from repurposed military parachutes
Innovative design firms Layer and RÆBURN are known for creating stunning items out of repurposed materials....
BloomingTables offers a “living table” that’s furniture and a terrarium all in one
Scientists, doctors, naturalists and pretty much everyone else agrees that plants in your home and office are a...
Ecokit offers innovative, eco-friendly, tech-rich housing in a box
A quick trip to IKEA can afford you multiple pieces of furniture you can load into your car and haul home to later...
Designer Sophie Rowley creates marbled furniture from denim scraps
The clothing industry sucks up copious quantities of water and leaves behind environmental waste, like chemicals...
IKEA teams up with London artists to upcycle old furniture into funky abodes for birds, bees and bats
Although putting IKEA furniture together is known to cause immense stress for humans, the giant Swedish furniture...
This Ecuadorian home uses the natural elements of rammed earth as a foundation
Rammed earth is a building technique that uses packed raw materials from the earth like gravel, sand, silt or clay...
A tiny, 96-square-foot rustic pavilion brings the outdoors in
Small and portable, this tiny structure offers a versatile shelter for the artist, fisherman or weekend traveler....
This Cradle to Cradle certified outdoor furniture raises the bar on sustainability
It’s no secret that single-use plastic has caused massive worldwide pollution. While some companies have embraced...
This couch made from recycled water bottles is built to last a lifetime
In recent years, companies have started to repurpose the massive amounts of used-once-then-trashed plastic in new...
A guide to the best holiday gifts for an eco-friendly home
As adults, receiving gifts to adorn a home or apartment is one of the greatest joys in life. Whether you’re searching...
Invasive soft rush weed turned into sustainable packaging materials
Soft rush is a plant, however, it recently has been transformed into furniture and packaging materials. Born from...
Yves Béhar designs compact, prefab homes to tackle the housing crisis
Yves Béhar has designed everything from high-tech wearables to voice-activated, transforming furniture — now,...
How to host Thanksgiving dinner in a tiny home or small apartment
If you live in a tiny home or apartment, the idea of hosting Thanksgiving dinner can seem like a daunting task....
One for Hundred — a furniture company that grows more wood than it uses
One for Hundred, an Austrian furniture company, was founded on the belief that creating furniture doesn’t have...
Solar-powered POP-UP Park takes over underused Budapest square
Hungarian design studio Hello Wood has teamed up with the Municipality of Budapest City yet again to revive a forgotten...
IKEA and Little Sun team up to design sustainable, off-grid tools
Little Sun, a social business from artist Olafur Eliasson and engineer Frederik Ottesen, creates products to put...
Ecobricks transform plastic trash into reusable building blocks
People are getting creative with plastic waste around the world, and now Ecobricks wants to utilize plastic for...
These robots assembled an IKEA chair in 20 minutes without having a meltdown
Who hasn't found themselves ready to throw a half-assembled IKEA chair across the room in a fit of frustration?...
Experimental furniture eyeing urban regeneration pops up in Madrid
Enorme Studio teamed up with MINI to create an urban installation that taps into concepts of sustainability and...
Foster+Partners unveil design for first-ever Vatican Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale
For the first time ever, Vatican City will be represented at the Venice Architecture Biennale. Curated by Francesco...
How millennials are changing home design
You won't be hard-pressed to find an article about the next industry Millennials are killing. As more of them become...
Plastic-fishing group in Amsterdam turns trash into contemporary furniture
If we remove plastic from the world's waterways, what happens to it next? Amsterdam-based Plastic Whale - the "first...
Skinny micro-home creates the illusion of space with natural light and materials
Space-saving furniture and ample glazing are key in making this skinny timber house welcoming and livable despite...
This amazing ‘Swiss Army’ tiny house has furniture folded inside its walls
Making tiny spaces livable is a complex process, but innovative space-saving features can yield amazing results....
Ore Streams: Studio Formafantasma creates striking furniture from salvaged e-waste
Millions of tons of e-waste clog up our landfills every year, but Studio Formafantasma is on a mission to breathe...
This brilliant project turns plastic waste into 3D-printed benches for Amsterdam
Rotterdam-based studio The New Raw is rallying citizens to turn their household plastic waste into stylish public...