
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...

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...

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,...

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...

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,...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...