The People’s Bandstand
A bandstand is always the center, ornamental focal point and usually the most exciting area of any good celebration. The People’s Bandstand, a design by…
Outdoor
When Noise is Good for Lights!
C’mon noise can never be good or pleasant for anything! This pollutant give me enough grief when they tear down an old building and bring…
Sport Bike Expands Mobility
The WISB handbike is a result of the combined advantages of adaptive bikes and recumbent bikes that expands the limits of users with restricted or…
Green Thumb Gets The Light
Eco-Lantern is a hand-held lantern that doubles up as a terrarium for tree saplings using a growth light as the light source. The idea of…
Carbon Fiber Backpacks
The new collection of backpacks designed for IDI by Vinaccia Integral Design, combine lightness and strength, thanks to a carbon fiber external skeleton which supports and protect…
Bench Tweets
Kudos to the British Royalty for recognizing the potential of social media! Gizmodo’s Kat Hannaford reports that invitees have been encouraged to report the event…
A Tack for a Beach Chair
The Tack bench and chair series by Monocomplex is a new approach to convenient beachfront seating. The sharp pointed bottom half makes it easy to…
An Eco Friendly Kiosk
The aptly named Ecokiosk uses a number of techniques to flash that ever important “green card” in today’s culture. Companies are looking for new ways…
Backpack Creates Renewable Energy
Unlike my camping buddies who will poke fun at me for this, I will always bring along every electronic device that I can fit in…
City Compost Bin
Composting is an important, vital part to creating a sustainable city but few urbanites engage in the activity because of stigmas. The idea of having…
The Power of Footsteps
A team of college students came together to design a new traffic intersection that transforms the power of footsteps into energy. The theories behind piezoelectricity, or…
Yoga at The Lights
Any bustling metropolis faces loads of pedestrians waiting at busy intersections for their turn to cross the road. Designer Li Ming feels that there is…