Holey Poley: Transformer Daybed by Clinton Stewart
by: TreeHugger Design, 2011-09-07 16:20:09 UTC
Image credit Clinton Stewart
Clinton Stewart, an Australian design student based in Copenhagen, has designed a very clever transformer daybed that is essentially made of cushions pinned together with long poles. He calls it a "minimalistic modular daybed embracing naive simplicity and conceptual functionality." Shown above is what might be called the teenager date configuration, with the cushions firmly pinned down the middle of the sofa.
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Fabulously Bold, Recycled "Divine" Chairs By Kitty McBride
by: TreeHugger Design, 2011-09-07 15:44:39 UTC
Photos: The Divine Chair Company
Vintage furniture is coming back in a big way, with furniture designers finding new ways to update old-fashioned finds. Frustrated with being unable to find an affordable vintage chair, much less one she liked, New York-based designer Kitty McBride started
The Divine Chair Company, taking antique chairs and re-painting with bold colours and re-upholstering them with her signature fabrics -- resulting in eccentric yet beautiful contrasts....
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Urban Lace: Elegant Jewelry Made from Recycled Bike Inner Tubes
by: Inhabitat , 2011-09-04 17:23:42 UTC
With its line of elegant-yet-rugged jewelry, a Portland-based company is giving new meaning to the term ‘cycle chic.’ Urban Lace (previously known as Inner Beauty) has a full line of filigreed cuffs, necklaces, earrings, and masks (yes, masks), all made from recycled bicycle inner tubes from. The company, which was founded by designer Barbi Touron, who started cutting up inner tubes in her garage to make jewelry back in 2006, now produces highly durable jewelry that not only looks chic, but also diverts old bike tubes from the landfill. Click through to see Urban Lace’s full line of rubber creations!
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The Solar-Heated Adaptahaus is the UK’s First Affordable Green Prefab Home
by: Inhabitat , 2011-09-05 13:41:00 UTC
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SKhy Bus Is A Carbon-Negative Solar & Wastewater Fueled Shuttle Bus Of The Future
by: Inhabitat , 2011-09-05 14:55:32 UTC
Portuguese designer Alan Monteiro has illustrated his vision of green transportation: an aerodynamic carbon swallowing, wastewater recycling, oxygen releasing, unmanned shuttle bus concept called SKhy. While the actual build of this breathing bus may be a long way off, its ambitiously layered clean tech design is good fodder for green dreams.
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Interview: Ruud Visser Transforms Old Churches and Water Towers Into Incredible Modern Homes
by: Inhabitat , 2011-09-05 15:40:27 UTC
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PHOTOS: Quirky Eco-Designs Unveiled at CODE11 for Copenhagen Design Week
by: Inhabitat , 2011-09-05 18:32:11 UTC
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Mathias Bengtsson’s Zebra-Like Biodegradable Paper Chair Brings Danish Design to the Cutting Edge
by: Inhabitat , 2011-09-05 19:09:22 UTC
Making our way across town at this year’s Copenhagen Design Week, we spotted the Paper Chair – a striking sculptural seat that combines a humble biodegradable material with cutting-edge technology. Created by Danish-born, London-based designer Mathias Bengtsson, this stripy, zebra-like, layered chair is made from thousands of paper sheets glued together. The Paper Chair is a great example of the potential of eco-design, as it has no frame, no joints and no screws, but still manages to boast a stunning, modern form!
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Stem: New Eco-friendly Vacuum Design
by: Sustainable Design News, 2011-09-01 05:41:10 UTC
Cambridge Consultants has developed a new "eco-vacuum" concept called Stem that would use 43% less energy than the average vacuum cleaner while maintaining the same cleaning performance.
This dramatic saving is made possible through Cambridge Consultants' Ecovation methodology - a process developed to integrate innovation and environmental considerations into each stage of the concept generation and design process.
The approach employed in Ecovation can be applied to any type of product to reduce its overall environmental impact, and the eco-vacuum is the first example to be developed by Cambridge Consultants using the methodology.
Material Change: Design Thinking and the Social Entrepreneurship Movement
by: Sustainable Design News, 2011-09-05 12:41:52 UTC
Many of us now look at the clothes we wear and wonder about the conditions at the factory where they were made: Did children stitch our shirts and pants? Were the workers compensated fairly? Were they forced into labor?
The answers, often harsh, change our feelings about these products and lead us to another question: Are there better options?
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