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WAMA underwear are made with sustainable hemp

  • KC Morgan
  • 02/01/2022

Modern methods of fashion have led to worldwide global catastrophe. The plastics, the waste, the non-recyclable materials…it has all added up to the biggest environmental crisis humankind has ever faced. WAMA Underwear is turning to hemp, one of the most sustainable fabrics in the world. What is...

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  • Laura Cowan
  • 01/31/2022

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  • A modern apartment with a courtyard that connects to open glass doors.
Homes

Modern apartment opens to lush vegetation and natural space

  • Laura Cowan
  • 01/31/2022

In Mexico City, architects Ana Nuno de Buen and Luis Young created Casa Cascada to perch atop an existing 1950s concrete apartment building. The effect is stunning but integrated. Surrounded by lush vegetation, this modern apartment uses glass for an open, airy feel and has its own courtyard created by the building's...

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  • A black tiny home with a deck.
Tiny Homes On Wheels

Chic tiny house connects to outdoors with unique features

  • Laura Cowan
  • 01/31/2022

Australian tiny home builder Tailored Tiny Co.'s Blue Mountain tiny house packs some serious luxury and modern style into a miniature footprint. This tiny home has plenty of headroom and an updated look that connects to the outdoors via several skylights, outdoor awnings and a deck for expanded living space. Have...

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Homes

Robots built this timber rehearsal studio for musicians

  • KC Morgan
  • 01/31/2022

When you need housing in a technical world where sustainability is paramount, turn to technology. Automated Architecture (AUAR Ltd.) created the timber Dwelling Unit for Musicians with robotics, automation and sustainable materials. The building is 10 square meters, or about 107 square feet. It is...

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  • A woman with shoulder length brown hair leans against a glass sliding door frame
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  • A bedroom with a floor-to-ceiling window at the foot of the bed
Tiny Homes

Recycled shipping containers make up this off-grid retreat

  • Dawn Hammon
  • 01/31/2022

When homeowner Rosie dreams, she dreams big. Yet her home is anything but. Totaling only 60 square meters, her off-grid home is made from shipping containers, creating an environment that transports her into nature. Dubbed Ahurewa, the home sits in a protected area of New Zealand’s Mahakirau Forest...

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Adaptive reuse project to connect Atlanta to greenery, transit

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  • Inaara Thawer
  • 01/28/2022

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  • Laura Cowan
  • 01/28/2022

When you look at Roca's new sustainable Ona bathroom fixture collection, think the Mediterranean: the sea, great food, soft shapes and geometric lines. Ona means "wave" in Catalan, and the collection from Roca can outfit your entire bathroom, including sink basins, faucets, bathtubs, toilets and bidets. The...

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  • Dawn Hammon
  • 01/28/2022

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  • Bonface Landi
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