La Siesta Terracotta Water Bottle: Based on Tradition But With a Modern Shape
by: TreeHugger Design, 2012-08-14 19:11:48 UTC
This fresh take on water storage uses porous terracotta to keep drinking water cool and is based on an old Spanish design.
Element Hotel Times Square - My Stay at the Soon-to-be LEED Certified Hotel in NYC (Photos)
by: TreeHugger Design, 2012-08-16 20:33:50 UTC
Can hotels be 100% eco-friendly and affordable? I tried out Starwood's Element Hotel in NYC to find out how far a 411-room urban hotel can go green. The result is mostly positive with a few letdowns.
Light in a Glass Box
by: Core77, 2012-08-16 10:00:00 UTC
From Milan via Coroflot: the "Teka" OLED lamp, a sculptural lighting object "inspired by Vienna museum displays, first microscopes and scientific instruments in brass." Industrial designer Alessandro Squatrito spent the eight months leading up to this year's Salone working for Aldo Cibic and Tommaso Corà of Italy's CibicWorkshop, the designers behind the piece and three others for the Wonderoled exhibition at the Triennale.
The 15 OLED discs—the "result of the latest advances in nanotechnology"—are arrayed on a brass chassis, set within an aquarium-like vitrine. It's like a vaguely steampunk-y version of Humans Since 1982's artier "Collection of Light" or People People's Invisible Speaker, a design object that's entirely at home in a museum setting.
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Columbia Sportswear Company is seeking a Lead Designer - Footwear in Portland, Oregon
by: Core77, 2012-08-16 12:00:00 UTC
Lead Designer - Footwear
Columbia Sportswear Company
Portland, Oregon
Columbia Sportswear Company is currently seeking an experienced Running designer to join their footwear team. The designer will be responsible for designing product concepts as a project lead and within a design team, as well as worldwide market research. The ideal candidate has 6–8 years of experience in footwear design and development and thorough and knowledge of standard software tools.
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UM Shoulder Bag by Josh Jakus
by: mocoloco, 2012-08-15 19:49:45 UTC
Yaskawa Reduces Size, Weight of Power Converter by 96%
by: Tech-On! : tech news - straight from Asia., 2012-08-09 05:55:00 UTC
Yaskawa Electric Corp prototyped an electric power converter that has an output power of 45kW, small size and light weight.
Water Light Graffiti LED Wall in France Needs Only Water to Paint a Picture
by: Inhabitat , 2012-08-15 16:01:56 UTC
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The Electricity-Free Laundry Pod Washer Cuts Down on Water, Time and Energy
by: Inhabitat , 2012-08-15 18:20:33 UTC
Doing laundry can be aggravating enough without having to worry about quarters, hauling heavy loads, and wasting energy. The Laundry Pod from StoreBound avoids the stress of laundromats by providing a portable, human-powered machine that saves energy, water and money. The device uses a hand crank instead of electricity, requiring only a few minutes of work to wash a load of laundry. Similar to the GiraDora, the Laundry Pod is lightweight, easy to operate, and electricity-free.
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Changing consumer behaviour to sustainability (LinksDossier)
by: Euractive, 2012-08-16 10:00:22 UTC
Concerns about the sustainability of natural resources are rising, prompting policymakers and companies to encourage consumers to think green. Labelling is one way of doing this, but consumer groups advise against confronting shoppers with too much information and warn that green claims aren't always independently verified.
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Water-resistant down finds its way into sleeping bags
by: Gizmag Emerging Technology Magazine, 2012-08-16 00:48:12 UTC
Water-resistant down appears to be one of the next great materials of the outdoors. Last year and earlier this year, a handful of outdoor apparel manufacturers announced garments built around the material. More recently, the number of manufacturers has multiplied and plans to release a variety of water-resistant-down sleeping bags have surfaced... Continue Reading
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CaseStudy Platform for sustainable fashion published.
by: Design 4 Sustainability, 2012-08-31 11:02:29 UTC
Each business has its own sustainability challenges. Fabric and garment industries have been active in making their business more sustainable . "Made ...
Material Recycled leather for walls, flooring, seats etc published.
by: Design 4 Sustainability, 2012-08-28 12:15:44 UTC
The Andeline collection exists of recycled leather veneer made from pulverized leather fibers extracted from car seat and luxurious handbag manufacturers. ...
Product Crate Cabinet upcycles published.
by: Design 4 Sustainability, 2012-08-27 05:47:18 UTC
Indestructible second hand crates get a second life as drawers in a steel cabinet. Since the supply of plastic crates varies continuously your version ...
Material 100% Biocomposite published.
by: Design 4 Sustainability, 2012-08-25 11:12:02 UTC
Traditional composites are very expensive and hard to recycle. Landfilling of a glass fibre polyester sailing boat after the use phase is impossible ...
CaseStudy Value in resource efficiency published.
by: Design 4 Sustainability, 2012-08-25 11:02:38 UTC
Chief Financial Officers typical expect energy saving projects to have an average internal rate of return of investment of about 20%. A recent research ...
CaseStudy UPcycled collection made of leftovers published.
by: Design 4 Sustainability, 2012-08-24 14:25:37 UTC
Initiated by Droog, UP is an investigative economic model that aims to increase the value of dead stock through re-design. An alternative to recycling ...
Product The game of reducing water consumption published.
by: Design 4 Sustainability, 2012-08-22 21:48:27 UTC
In the western world, the way we shower is a big emitter of CO2 and pressure on the environment. Not only does it take a lot more water (and energy ...
CaseStudy Design for behaviour change published.
by: Design 4 Sustainability, 2012-08-21 17:07:29 UTC
Design for behaviour change of Marko Goller is one of the German shortlisted concepts in the James Dyson Award 2012.
The entrants were researching ...
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