ReTHINKING ReSOURCES
Forty percent of the world´s energy is used by buildings. More than fifty percent of the greenhouse gases come from buildings and the construction industry….
Sustainable Design
Sort and Separate
Lets face it. We all should be recycling. What used to be simple; “metal goes here, paper goes there, and plastic goes in over there,”…
Sharing Water
I bet some of you have potted plants somewhere in your garden and half of you actually take care of them. Why not be a…
Saverclip Shames Your Electricity Usage
The Saverclip is a clothespin like device that reads electric usage on any power cable it’s clipped onto. Say for example the slow cooker crock…
Scrunch, Flip, Flip, Tumble
No, I am not talking about a new dance that is the latest craze, but about a new eco-friendly bag designed by Hetal Jariwala and…
Sustainable Flash Memory Card Holder
We all know there are way too many flash memory card formats out there. At last I count I believe there are at least 9…
Become One with Your Environment
The chair looks simple and quiet, yet if you notice, there is a planter that wants to connect with the chair. As the plant grows,…
Rotating Recyclable Chair
Chair 777 is a new concept by new and young design group, “Die Fabrik” which is German for “The Factory”. The Chair 777 is made…
Symbolic Reminder to Global Warming
The “Heat” wall thermometer was designed as a symbolic reminder to the reality of global warming and the effects it has on our environment, especially…
Cohda, Creating Design From Rubbish
A new and innovative event has just taken place in the UK as part of the Design Council’s dot07.com festival. The event was created by…
Time for Plants
Allowing ourselves to connect with nature creates a healing energy inside of us-a peaceful existence that allows us to slow down and become one with…
A Green Home Away From Home
Do you ever wish you could have a vacation home that requires very little of your time for upkeep? A home where you don’t have…