Eco Design

TOFU Chair, edible chair, Leonardo Talarico, chair made from tofu, Tofu Chair by Leonardo Talarico

TOFU CHAIR – Leonardo Talarico’s Durable Chair Tests The Structural Limits of Tofu

Vegetarians of the world rejoice — the world's first TOFU chair is here! Designed by Leonardo Talarico, the Tofu...

Johanna Mårtensson, art, eco-art, food, environment, decay, architecture, photography, photo installation, bread city, moldy bread, Sweden, Stockholm, A-Design, eco-design, green design, sustainable design

Johanna Mårtensson Built a City Out of Bread Just to Watch it Mold

The Earth will probably continue to turn long after humans are devoured by rat-size snails or flesh-eating zombies,...

Freedom Room, Cibic workshop, micro housing, tiny homes, prison cell, micro apartment, milan furniture fair

The Freedom Room is a Low-Cost Micro Apartment Designed by Prison Inmates

There is a large carpentry shop in the High Security Prison in Spoleto, Italy where inmates build furniture for...

green design, eco design, sustainable design< Leonardo DiCaprio, Solar Reserve ( Tonopah Nevada), John Gerrard, solar power tower, LACMA, LED wall

Leo DiCaprio donates massive solar reserve art installation to LACMA

Our favorite eco-advocate and art collector, Leonardo DiCaprio is earning even more points with us, by donating...

green design, eco design, sustainable design , Tappan Zee bridge, New NY Bridge, LED lit bridge, Philips Lighting

New Tappan Zee Bridge will glow with dynamic LED light system by Philips

The new Tappan Zee Bridge is all set to have an energy-efficient glow thanks to Philips. The lighting company...

green design, eco design, sustainable design, Caterwilliamson Architects, Spiegel House, Mirror house, glass curtains, Sydney Australia, concrete floors

Gorgeous Spiegel Haus uses mirrors to reflect daylight inside

From the street, Spiegel Haus appears like two volumes, connected by an entryway with a large overhanging eave....

Moop Modular Chicken Coop, nottoscale, the moop, chicken coop, modular design, prefab

The Moop: A Modern Modular Prefab Coop For Design-Savvy Chickens

There are hundreds of designs out there for chicken coops - from super simple boxes to elaborate $100k fantasy...

green design, eco design, sustainable design, Swiss Alps, Christian Muller, Casa Sur Ual, ski chalet, timber clad, pitched roof home, swiss architecture, dutch architect

Traditional Swiss ski chalet renovated into two modern flex-space units

Vella is a picturesque traditional Swiss Alps village, complete with historic pitched roof homes that dot the hilly...

green design, eco design, sustainable design, Andrew Burges Architects, Pittwater House, Beach House, timber shade facade, Sydney Australia

Australia’s Pittwater House opens and closes with timber shade facade

The Pittwater House’s floor plan is divided into pavilions, one addressing the beach and the other facing the...

Roger Christ, Germany, House S, glazing, natural light, green roof, urban farming, rooftop garden, rooftop farming, urban development, green design, sustainable design, eco design, energy efficiency

3 Rooms, 3 Trees and a Meadow Adorn the Roof of House S in Germany

The three new boxes on the roof house a master bedroom, dressing room and bath room, as well as a personal living...

Josep Camps & Olga Felip, Arquitecturia, Girona, Spain, natural lighting, prefabricated design, artist studio, garden studio, painter's studio, green design, sustainable design, eco-design, L-shaped studio

Arquitecturia built this darling Girona artist studio in a mere 3 weeks

Comprised chiefly of wood and glass, the garden studio preserves a giant Ash tree, which in the elevation plan...

tetris house, tetris, rzlbd, toronto, daylighting, green home, eco home, space efficient design

Rzlbd’s Light-Filled Tetris House Wins at Architecture by Eliminating Wasted Space

The Tetris House is located on a narrow 40’ by 110’ lot with tight zoning that minimized the allowable building...

dry stone wall, Spain green home, spanish green house design, Mediterranean country house,Enproyecto Arquitectura, Refugio en La Vall de Laguar,

Enproyecto Arquitectura’s Spanish Coastal Stone Cabin Holds More Than a Few Surprises

Located on the outskirts of a small agricultural village, the house is surrounded by cherry fields and is graced...

green design, eco design, sustainable design, IKEA, IKEA Foundation, climate change, IKEA, effects of climate change, solar power, wind power, IKEA renewable energy portfolio, IKEA climate change pledge, IKEA invests in renewables, IKEA solar, IKEA wind, IKEA climate change

IKEA pledges 1 billion euros to fight climate change

Sweden's mega design retailer IKEA is pledging 1 billion euros ($1.13 billion) to fight climate change. Chief Executive...

green design, eco design, sustainable design, Paul Cocksedge, Living Staircase, vertical garden, Ampersand London, living garden

Paul Cocksedge’s living staircase spirals from floor to ceiling with lush greenery

Curving planters line the banisters of Paul Cocksedge's Living Staircase, creating lines of swirling greenery that...

Vincent Callebaut, passive design, bioclimatic design, biomimicry, China, wooden orchids, green design, sustainable design, eco-design, renewable energy, recycling, rainwater harvesting, geothermal heating and cooling, responsible shopping, eco-shopping, organic foods, conscious consumerism, design competition, ount Lu Estate of World Architecture Competition

Wooden Orchids reimagines the shopping mall as a living, breathing ecotopia

Vincent Callebaut's design won an honorable mention in the International Union of Architects’ (UIA) Mount Lu...

Donghyun Kim, micro housing, micro apartments, adaptnyc, nyc architecture, green architecture, tiny house, tiny apartment, tiny spaces, small spaces, small living, tiny living, green design, eco design, sustainable design

Donghyun Kim’s Micro-Housing Concept Aims to Turn Wasted Space into Tiny Apartments

Kim, an Architectural Designer at Neal Beckstedt Studio with an MArch from Cornell University, conceptualized his...

Bunker fish die off, Peconic Bay red tide, red tide, Long Island, Long Island fish die off, Long Island turtle Die off, Flanders Bay, Flanders Bay fish die off, Flanders Bay red tide, Long Island red tide, NY pollution, Long Island pollution, polluted waters

Thousands of dead fish wash ashore in Long Island’s Peconic Bay

Beach season in Long Island is not starting as planned, as thousands of dead bunker fish washed ashore in Peconic...

green design, eco design, sustainable design, Sustainable Forestry Initiative, SFI, reforestation, deforestation, 200,000 planted trees by hand

The Sustainable Forestry Initiative just planted over 200,000 trees in one hour

The team at the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) has raised the bar for environmentalists and fighting deforestation...

Hay Stack Café, visiondivision, hyperlocal food, cafe in the city, urban design, urban farming, urban agriculture, stacked ecosystem, urban cafe, Esther Klein Gallery, green design, sustainable design, eco-design, locally sourced materials, hay stack, ecology and society

Hay Stack Café raises goats and hens in the heart of Philadelphia

The design team proposed to source every material for the temporary structure locally, including the goats and...

green design, eco design, sustainable design, United War Veterans Council Recyling Program, textile recycling, clothing recycling program NYC, veteran programs NYC

Nearly 3 million pounds of clothing recycled by the UWVC in NY last year

New York City’s United War Veterans Council Recycling Program recently announced its achievement of recycling...

green design, eco design, sustainable design, WHBC Architects, perforated facade, concrete envelope, Tropical Box House, Kuala Lumpur, sun shade, concrete home

Tropical Box House stays naturally cool with geometric perforated concrete skin

Interior climate control is an important factor when designing homes for the tropical heat of Kuala Lumpur. In...

the future of food is green, algae, urban algae canopy, urban algae folly, algae canopy, green design, sustainable design, eco design, futuristic design, bio-digital design, ecoLogicStudio, Milan Expo 2015, algae, Spirulina, food, fuel and design, interactive pavilion, microalgae, carbon sequestration

Futuristic Urban Algae Folly grows food, fuel and shade

Visitors to Milan Expo 2015 have an opportunity to interact with the Urban Algae Folly pavilion, which incorporates...

6 ways to make your wedding more sustainable

If you haven’t considered how to have a more sustainable wedding, you’re missing out on more than just a chance...

National Grid, National Grid House, Warwick, UK, Europe's largest living wall, One World Design, vertical garden, living wall, pollinators, birds, bees, green design, sustainable design, eco-design, LED lights, birds, bees,

Europe’s largest living wall unveiled in the UK

Vertical gardens and living roofs have become enormously popular in recent years. In France, for example, all buildings...

green design, eco design, sustainable design , Anish Kapoor, San Gimignano, Decension, adaptive reuse, Galleria Continua

Video: Anish Kapoor’s “Decension” is a black vortex in the floor of an old movie theater

World-renowned artist Anish Kapoor has created a mysterious vortex of swirling black water on the floor of a disused...

The Urbanite, recycled oil drum furniture, recycled furniture, oil drum chairs, oil drum tables, sustainable design, green design, eco design, green furniture, sustainable furniture, New York Design Week, NY Design Week, ICFF 2015, upcycled furniture, upcycled coffee table, upcycled chairs

The Urbanite Home rescues oil barrels from landfills to create upcycled modern furniture

To create their line of coffee tables, dining chairs and rockers, The Urbanite Home designers cut, weld and rivet...

Nanoleaf, Nanoleaf Gem, LED lights, New York Design Week, ICFF, ICFF furniture fair, green design, New York design, sustainable design, eco-design, green lighting, eco lighting, energy efficient lighting, green furniture fair, new york furniture fair, green designers new york, splyt light,

Nanoleaf’s Gem LED light bulb shines like a glimmering jewel

Unlike the rounded conventional lightbulbs, the Nanoleaf bulbs are crafted with striking dodecahedron shapes. The...

Senneville sur Fécamp, writer's nook, observatory, Normandie, English Channel, northern France, Senneville sur Fécamp, Ziegler Antonin, green renovation, simple material palette, green design, sustainable design, eco-design, France

Rural writer’s nook overlooks the English channel in northern France

Housing a library and a garage, the elevated addition is glazed to ensure plenty of natural light and unobstructed...

green design, eco design, sustainable design, ISIS, Islamic State, Palmyra, destruction of artifacts

ISIS claims it will not destroy ancient architecture in Palmyra

As violence escalates in the ISIS-occupied city of Palmyra in Syria, the Islamic State group claims they will...

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