GoodLifeBottles - 728x90

Design & Architecture

Just What We Needed Dept.: A Cardboard Radio

October 27, 2011

Suck UK/via

A few years ago TreeHugger was full of things like this silly overpriced cardboard radio. It looks particularly odd with an iPhone plugged into it in this day and age. Even the people at SUCK UK who sell it acknowledge the contradictions:….

Read the full article →

The Backyard House: Built From Recycled Barnboards

October 27, 2011

© Rise over Run

The TreeHugger aesthetic tends to be crisp and modern, but there is something so charming about Megan Lea’s Backyard House. The certified sustainable building advisor has created what she calls a “beautiful, useful, artful, and co…

Read the full article →

Furniture Companies See The Forest For The Trees (Photos)

October 27, 2011

© Qubique

It seems that finally somebody managed to take furniture fairs to another level. Not only is Qubique held at the re-used airport Tempelhof in Berlin, it also traded boring lectures for high quality products and shows this week. 2 brands…

Read the full article →

Kevlar-Coated, Diaster-Resistant House Retracts Below Ground (Video)

October 26, 2011

© 10 Design

In a future that may be rocked by natural disasters brought about by a changing climate, it may be a very good idea to have a disaster-resistant house. Though it may not be built anytime too soon, Hong Kong-based architecture firm 10d…

Read the full article →

Kevlar-Coated, Disaster-Resistant House Retracts Below Ground (Video)

October 26, 2011

© 10 Design

In a future that may be rocked by natural disasters brought about by a changing climate, it may be a very good idea to have a disaster-resistant house. Though it may not be built anytime too soon, Hong Kong-based architecture firm 10d…

Read the full article →

Smart Kitchen Space-Saver: Dish Drying Closet Above The Sink

October 26, 2011

Dornob/via

For those of us who find conventional dish-drying racks take up too much space and keep dish clutter in full view on the counter, this old Finnish invention may just do the trick. It’s a dish rack that’s integrated into a bottomless cabinet…

Read the full article →

Glass Highrise Residential and Commercial Towers Banned in Shanghai

October 26, 2011

One Lujiazui/Promo image

Glass makes a glitzy building and is so easy for the architect and the developer, just pick a system out of a catalogue and get a subcontractor to do it and you are done. It is fast and modern looking and provides great views….

Read the full article →

Scott Amron’s Fruitwash Label Solves Huge Design Problem

October 26, 2011

Scott Amron/Promo image

Someday those clever genetic engineers will design an apple with the bar code bred right into the skin, but until then someone has to tell the checkout person that is is a Mackintosh or an Empire or even that it is an apple. De…

Read the full article →

16 Year Old Builds Tiny House for a Mortgage-Free Future (Video)

October 26, 2011

Fair Companies/Video screen capture

The recent housing and economic crises has many people rethinking what they really need—not least those who are just starting out on their journey into adulthood and independence. Austin Hay, a highschool stud…

Read the full article →

It Has Begun: Suburbs Are Turning Into Slums

October 25, 2011

ulybug via Flickr/CC BY 2.0

To say that the suburbs once embodied the American dream is beyond cliche at this point, so we’ll just get to the guts of this: The erstwhile epitomes of Americana are decaying. Experts have taken to speculating that rising…

Read the full article →

← Previous Entries

Next Entries →