Indie comic book characters are brought to life as unique cardboard cutouts
After creating a life-size board game out of cardboard, Luanga ‘Lue’ Nuwame has combined his love of cardboard...
Eco designer upcycles cans into unique art
There are designers, and then there are eco designers who prove art and sustainability can easily marry. Sarah...
#degrowth art series exposes greenwashing in the food industry
While reaching for products with an “eco-friendly” label may seem like the better choice in any situation,...
Breathtaking Coral Greenhouse raises environmental awareness for the Great Barrier Reef
Acclaimed British sculptor and marine conservationist Jason deCaires Taylor has recently completed the Coral Greenhouse,...
Explore eerie wonders at the Museum of Underwater Art
Four years after its initial conception, Australia's Museum of Underwater Art has finally opened to the...
Recycled wind turbine blades proposed as a playscape for Burning Man
Washington-based architect and designer Michael Mannhard has unveiled designs for BladeYARD, a proposal for a Burning...
Glowing Wishing Pavilion is made with 5,000 recycled plastic bricks
To celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival of 2019, Hong Kong-based studio Daydreamers Design crafted a glowing lantern-inspired...
Solar-powered innovation center targets LEED Gold in Toronto
Sustainability, indigenous culture and contemporary design come together in Perkins and Will’s design for the...
Abandoned fuel tanks retrofitted for new Shanghai art museum
On the banks of Shanghai’s Huangpu River, Beijing-based practice OPEN Architecture has transformed...
Reclaimed wood raft features an origami paper canopy
The innovative team at U.K.-based Inclume has come up with a unique way to take a break from the stresses of life....
Sustainability for York National Railway Museum Central Hall
London-based architecture practice Feilden Fowles has won an international design competition to create...
ChopValue recycles 25 million chopsticks into furniture and decor
A Canadian-based company called ChopValue has found some unique ways to reuse single-use chopsticks — think of...
Futuristic Safezone Shelter battles air pollution in Thailand with a green oasis
According to the World Air Quality Index of 2019, the city of Bangkok suffers from unhealthy levels of air pollution...
Open-air Destination Crenshaw museum celebrates the heart of black Los Angeles
At the close of Black History Month, over 2,000 community members, business owners and artists gathered for the...
Solar-powered Harvard ArtLab to meet net-zero energy targets
Harvard University has added yet another sustainable building to its campus — the Harvard Artlab, a contemporary...
Transformed caravan's mobile music studio to help refugees
Although we've seen quite a few cool caravan conversions, Swedish studio Snask's latest project brings music to...
Roaming shipping container museum brings contemporary art through Panama
Panamanian architect Héctor Ayarza has figured out a cool and sustainable way to bring art to the masses. His...
KALO’s PVC Bench is made from plastic waste and wood scraps
This stylish piece of minimalist furniture is made out of recycled materials and fit for two. The special project...
This modern art museum was once a cheese factory in Arkansas
In Bentonville, Arkansas, a giant factory that once processed cheese for Kraft Foods has been given new life as...
Hydroelectric art gallery will generate enough wave power to be 100% self-sustaining
London-based architect Margot Krasojevic has just unveiled a futuristic art gallery that runs on hydroelectric...
Glowing rabbit made of 3D-printed polycarbonate pops up in a Dutch pond
Early last year, Dutch artist Titia Ex presented the North Holland town of Heemskerk with an unusual gift — a...
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...
Keep your cat safe with these eco-friendly cat toys
Veterinarian Lynn Bahr’s coworkers laugh at her when they see her mouth full of cat toy. “When I’m designing...
Seaweed pavilion encourages environmental conservation at WEF
In the landlocked Swiss town of Davos-Klosters, German designer Julia Lohmann has brought multi-sensory elements...
Urban Beehive Project creates a buzz around honeybee education
In Charlottetown, Canada, a delightful buzz of eco-friendly activity has descended on a new public destination...
Luzinterruptus turns plastic waste into “Death by Plastic” eco-art for COP25
Frustrated with the “ludicrous charade” of the COP25 World Climate Summit in December, Spanish design collective...
Planet Beyond earbuds combine tech, sustainability and fashion
High-tech products don’t have to be sterile and uniform, but there haven’t been a lot of options for personalizing...
Immersive, dystopian exhibit shows what life could be like post-climate change
As a wake up call to the possible effects of global warming, London-based multidisciplinary design studio Superflux...
The fruit of the future is 3D-printed and packed with vitamins and minerals
With global bee populations dwindling at an astonishing rate, there is a risk that produce supplies will be diminished...
Obra Architects stimulates climate change discussion with a “climate-correcting machine”
To raise awareness about climate change, Obra Architects has created the Perpetual Spring, an eye-catching pavilion...