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Sloth's House offers a large family an escape into nature with minimal impact

Great architectural design melds the needs of the inhabitants with the surrounding landscape. In the case of Casa...

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Nature takes center stage at this renovated Soviet resort in Georgia

An old Soviet resort got a modern makeover that transformed it into a stunning mountain retreat facing the dramatic...

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Lightning-proof Bolt tents will keep you safe in a storm

When the weather gets bad, the last place you want to be is out in the open. If you're a hiker, climber, or camper,...

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Old Soviet-bloc factory relics are salvaged and reworked into unique vintage lights

The abandoned factories that Szaplonczai explores had been built by Iron Curtain countries at the height of communism...

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Hip hotel converted from a 100-year-old paper factory whisks guests away to another world (PHOTOS)

The Paper Factory Hotel features 122 guest rooms ranging from affordable shared bunks to luxurious private suites,...

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Phone Dead? New CityCharge Stations Let You Juice Up with Solar Power

Developed and tested over the course of two years in a project collaboration between Bryant Park Corporation,...

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Bombay Sapphire's 18th Century Paper Mill Renovation Wins BREEAM Award for Industrial Design

Located in rural Hampshire, UK, the historic paper mill printed banknote paper for the Bank of England and British...

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Sao Paulo's Urban Garden is a Green Paradise in the Center of Brazil's Most Cosmopolitan City

Related: Top 5 Urban Farms in New York City The original building was inspired by the Pompidou center in...

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Festo Uses Biomimicry to Design an Energy Efficient Bouncing Bionic Kangaroo

The prospect of a bouncing robotic kangaroo may seem crazy, but German-based engineering company Festo discovered...

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Designers of RockPaperRobot Furniture Share Their Business Tips - Learned The Hard Way

Getting a business off the ground is no easy feat. Once you gather enough courage and resources to run with your...

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Yojiro Oshima's Beautifully Sculpted Bicycle is Made Almost Entirely From Wood

This amazing wooden bicycle was completely hand-crafted by Yojiro Oshima, a design student at the Craft&Industrial...

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Seed-Planting Tumbleweed Robot Draws From Nature to Fight Desertification

Israeli industrial designer Shlomi Mir has created a tumbleweed-inspired robot that uses wind power to study desertification...

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COBE and Transform Architects Open Jagged, Aluminum-Clad Maritime Museum in Norway

Certainly more contemporary than its surroundings, the new 2,000 square meter maritime museum curiously manages...

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Panoramica's Materiality Collection Celebrates the Extraordinary Nature of Everyday Materials

Panoramica's Materiality collection is marked by its elegant and earnest appreciation of common everyday materials....

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Noble Goods Unveils New Line of Sustainable Wood Furniture with Unique Resin Inlays

  Noble Goods gets its name from where it all began in 2011 -- on Noble Street in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Christopher...

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