A new mural in Italy addresses affordable, clean energy
Italian coffee company Lavazza has commissioned artists to paint murals based on sustainability. The latest, by...
Recycled plastic art installation asserts that water is a human right in D.C.
In 2010, the United Nations General Assembly recognized access to clean water as a human right. To raise awareness...
Giant totems in Poland warn against climate change catastrophe
In the heart of Poznań, Poland, artist Alicja Biała and architect Iwo Borkowicz have installed Totemy, a series...
Experimental design-build festival takes over Californian desert
For the second year in a row, design lab Space Saloon has just wrapped up an exciting avant-garde art festival...
A magical field of solar-powered lights takes over a California landscape
Internationally acclaimed Britain-based artist Bruce Munro recently unveiled his largest site-specific project...
The Sparkle Paper Saver Notebook teaches kids about recycled paper and sustainable living
Australian-based company Paper Saver has been using its products to help recycle paper since 2015. Its original...
Textile artist Bisa Butler illustrates history by repurposing fabrics into portrait quilts
While the fashion industry continues to take a hit as one that contributes heavily to the pollution of the planet,...
One-of-a-kind Wilhelm Lamp is 3D-printed from recycled polycarbonate
Challenged by Milanese design gallerist Rossana Orlandi to “give plastic a second life,” Italian architect...
Daniel Libeskind unveils climate change-inspired sculptures at Paleis Het Loo
This spring, tapestry-like shrubbery and geometric flowerbeds won’t be the only highlights at the Het Loo Palace’s...
Robots weave a 100% carbon-fiber love shrine for China’s countryside
In the countryside of Zhejiang, China, Shanghai-based design studio Wutopia Lab has completed the Shrine of Whatslove,...
Chilling light installation visualizes sea level rise caused by climate change
Ghostly white bands of light are illuminating the coastline in the Outer Hebrides to show the potential rise in...
Derelict building is wrapped in tin foil to protest lack of affordable housing in Warsaw
Polish-born artist Piotr Janowski has become well-known for turning buildings and even entire locomotives into...
Recyclable art pavilion made of mesh pops up in Kolkata
West Bengal’s biggest annual festival recently saw the addition of a strikingly contemporary pavilion that is...
A glowing river of books creates a traffic-free haven in Ann Arbor
In their latest installment of Literature vs Traffic, Spanish design collective luzinterruptus transformed a major...
Luminous LEDs transform Prague’s historic Mirror Chapel into an interactive art space
The lavish interiors of Prague, Czech Republic’s Mirror Chapel were recently transformed into a psychedelic art...
Studio Roosegaarde’s laser light art tracks floating space waste in the sky
A dazzling neon green light show is illuminating the night skies in Dutch designer Daan Roosegaarde’s latest...
Striking, solar-powered LA roundabout manages stormwater runoff with art
Public art and stormwater management go hand-in-hand in the Riverside Roundabout, an intersection that’s far...
MAD reactivates an abandoned Japanese tunnel using surreal immersive art
How do you bring young people back into Japan’s rural areas? One popular answer seems to be with art and architecture....
Twisting tree-like sculptures redefine a public space in Montreal
Giant twisting tree-like sculptures have sprouted in downtown Montreal—and passersby are welcome to climb to...
Abandoned 400-year-old Greek ruins transformed with brilliant bursts of color
Artists Thomas Granseuer and Tomislav Topic of the multidisciplinary German design practice Quintessenz have transformed...
This stunning underwater art museum is now open in the Maldives
British environmental artist Jason deCaires Taylor recently completed his latest work, and it's his most stunning...
Colorful raised gardens bring greenery and shelter to the Thames riverfront
Cities across the world are reclaiming their waterfronts - and that includes London, where a series of verdant...
Massive tree-like sculpture takes over Switzerland’s largest train station
An explosion of color has taken over the central train station in Zurich, Switzerland. In collaboration with the...
UN Environment and Yale present a sustainable tiny home in NYC
U.N. Environment and Yale University’s School of Architecture has unveiled an innovative tiny home that explores...
This vibrant, waterproof pavilion floats along the canal at the 2018 Bruges Triennial
A spectacular art and architecture festival is currently underway in Bruges, Belgium — and the attractions include...
Bjarke Ingels is crowdfunding a massive reflective sphere for Burning Man 2018
A massive, mirrored sphere is gearing up to be one of the most eye-catching pieces at this year’s Burning Man...
Snarkitecture’s mind-bending Fun House opens at the National Building Museum
In Washington D.C., a massive, mind-bending Fun House has taken over the National Building Museum to offer an interactive...
A massive five-ton plastic waste whale breaches in a Bruges canal
Five tons of plastic waste has been pulled from the oceans and transformed into the Bruges Whale, a gigantic sculpture...
Glowing labyrinth made from plastic waste pops up in Buenos Aires
Over 15,000 plastic bottles were temporarily given a new lease on life as a glowing labyrinth in Vatican Square,...
Massive handmade bamboo-and-rattan "fish trap" springs up in Taipei
A giant handmade pavilion created in the image of an ancient fishing tool has popped up at the entrance of Taipei’s...