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three images: to the left, a Karma Cat toy package with two felt balls, on that is green with multicolored dots, and on with green and purple spirals. the packaging features a light gray speckled cat bearing its teeth. in the middle, a gray cat lounging in a light blue, felt cat house shaped like a cat-head with ears. to the right, a Karma Cat toy package with two felt hearts, one red and one pink. the packaging features two cats (one gray speckled and one orange) leaning against each other
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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 toys, I put everything in my mouth. If my cat is going to chew on it, or my dog is going to chew on it, I’m going to chew on it first. I feel it, I taste it. I just really pretend that I’m a cat.” The...
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Architecture

Sophisticated, sustainable lakeside cabin showcases the best of Nordic minimalism

With its black-oiled timber cladding, angular zinc roofs and minimalist interior, the 3-Square House by Helsinki-based Studio Puisto is the epitome of Nordic design. Located on the waterfront and surrounded by a dense spruce forest, the home's walls are punctuated with large vertical windows to create a seamless...
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Food

The best sources for plant-based protein

Many researchers and doctors around the world agree that a plant-based diet provides many benefits. It is credited with lowering inflammation in the body and disease prevention. But many people are concerned that a plant-based diet does not provide enough protein, an essential nutrient responsible for fueling...
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1920s building in Buenos Aires becomes a gorgeous, solar-powered residence

Buenos Aires is known for its beautiful architecture, but retaining the city's historic character while breathing life into its abandoned buildings is often challenging. Thankfully, local firm Moarqs rose to the challenge when presented with the task of renovating a 1920s building into what is now the Tacuari...
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Treehouse hotel in Bali offers maximum views with a minimal footprint

Bali-based architect Alexis Dornier has become known for his tropical architecture that creates a seamless connection between the human-made and nature. His latest project, the incredible Lift Treetop Boutique Hotel just outside of Ubud, Bali, continues the architect's signature building technique of elevating...
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myfood’s smart greenhouses can grow nearly 900 pounds of produce a year

At CES 2020, French startup myfood presented a smart greenhouse that it says can grow up to 400 kilograms (880 pounds) of organic fruits and vegetables a year with only a few hours of work a week. Combining permaculture principles with smart technology to monitor plant health, the myfood smart greenhouses aim...
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Seaweed pavilion encourages environmental conservation at WEF

In the landlocked Swiss town of Davos-Klosters, German designer Julia Lohmann has brought multi-sensory elements of the sea to guests of the World Economic Forum (WEF) 50th Annual Meeting. Hidaka Ohmu is a seaweed installation accompanied by a seaweed prototyping workshop. Created as part of the Cooper Hewitt...

In the landlocked Swiss town of Davos-Klosters, German designer Julia Lohmann has brought multi-sensory elements of the sea to guests of the...
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This modular, shipping container home was completed in 2 months

Completed in March 2019, this modular home in the East Hampton town of Amagansett, Long Island encompasses a kitchen, four bedrooms and three bathrooms within 1,800 square feet of living space. Four repurposed 40-by-8 -foot shipping containers were used to construct the main part of the structure, two placed side-by-side...

Completed in March 2019, this modular home in the East Hampton town of Amagansett, Long Island encompasses a kitchen, four bedrooms and three...
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ZHA unveils LEED Gold-targeted OPPO headquarters in Shenzhen

Zaha Hadid Architects has won an international competition to design Chinese tech giant OPPO’s new headquarters in Shenzhen, China. Defined by the firm’s signature curvilinear features, the new office complex will comprise four interconnected towers with rounded shapes evocative of giant missiles. Wrapped...

Zaha Hadid Architects has won an international competition to design Chinese tech giant OPPO’s new headquarters in Shenzhen, China. Defined...
On the left, before image of old staircase with peeling paint and piles of trash. On the right, bright white room with clean wooden staircase. On the left, before image of old staircase with peeling paint and piles of trash. On the right, bright white room with clean wooden staircase.
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Portugal-based nonprofit refurbishes old buildings with natural insulation

With a background in social initiatives, nonprofit Critical Concrete aims to refurbish socially relevant spaces that are shared by low-income communities in Portugal. In addition to refurbishing homes for those in need, Critical Concrete is also focused on educating the local community on sustainable actions and...

With a background in social initiatives, nonprofit Critical Concrete aims to refurbish socially relevant spaces that are shared by low-income...
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Egyptian pavilion proposal for 2020 Venice Biennale targets climate change

According to the Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency, climate change and poaching are putting approximately 70 animal species in the country at risk of extinction. In a bid to highlight Egypt’s biodiversity crisis and environmental threats, international design collective Cosmos Architecture submitted a climate...

According to the Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency, climate change and poaching are putting approximately 70 animal species in the country...
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Futuristic, seashell-inspired home is clad in reclaimed wood

Torino-based design studio Wafai Architecture has unveiled an incredible home design that is inspired by the organic shape of a simple seashell. With its tubular volume and light-inviting cutouts, the design for the Scandinavian Seashell Home was not only inspired by nature, but also counts on several sustainable...

Torino-based design studio Wafai Architecture has unveiled an incredible home design that is inspired by the organic shape of a simple seashell....