Use Your Water Twice
It goes in the sink, then it goes in the toilet. What’s that? It’s your water bill! You’ve got to conserve in any way you…
Sustainable Design
Urban Beehive
Get your stingers out for the “Bikube;” it’s a beehive for modern city dwellers who want to help fix the decreasing bee population. The designer…
Water by Numbers
So you need a glass of water to drink. Yes? Would you like to know how much H2O you’re WASTING when you take that cold…
Bomberman Explodes Plants
This title maybe misleading but the intention is pretty peaceful! Legend has it that after the World War II got over, American pilot Gale Halvorson…
Air-dry Dishes
We recently discussed how Ultra Violet can be a great way of sterilizing kitchen cutting boards and now it’s time to discuss its benefits in…
A Different Ball Game
We all know that washers and driers consume a lot of energy, but how about a method that makes them do a U-turn? How about…
Would a Woodchuck Chuck a Bike Made of Wood?
Wood frame bikes have long given way to aluminum and space age materials but designer Arndt Menke thinks we were too hasty in giving up…
How to GO GREEN With A Shower, Wand, Shoe, Dish and Bamboo
Recently Sony encouraged some ID students from China to think GREEN and come up with eco-friendly products that can be incorporated into everyday life. The…
How Clean Is Your Bedroom Air
Respiratory disorders are on a rise and air pollution just doesn’t seem to be getting contained. Be it a metropolitan city or a comfy suburb,…
Got Me a Spoon
This isn’t the first time the whole world moved towards “greener” design but hopefully this time it’ll stick. Plastic spoons that come with takeout foods…
Save Water, Every Drop Of It
We jabber quite a bit about conservation and how we need to respect the environment, but the number of people who actually go out of…
Sunshine On A Rainy Day Means Loads Of Energy
2020 is really not that far away, but are we prepared to experiment with what Philips has conjured up for our housing options of the…
No Green in Los Angeles
Not for long, anyway; not at this rate. According to the design group in charge of this project, 60% of urban water consumption goes toward…
My Phone’s Gone Liquid
For the ignorant lot, LOHAS is Lifestyles of Health & Sustainability and a way of life for one out of every six Americans. I’m not…
Cardboard Furniture, Surprisng Results
COMPACT is totally sustainable furniture design made from cardboard and recycled polypropylene. The modular solution comes in 5 flat boards which make for easy transport….
Sow Your Seeds, Grow Your Veggies
The idea of DIY VeggiePatch is to get involved in the process of growing vegetables for families and communities and in some ways nip food…