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• Suntory Midorie Design Contest | Results

  
  Spoon & Tamago — Authority: 464
  Last night Suntory’s subsidiary Midorie announced the winner of their first-ever Midorie Design Contest . Midorie launched its services in 2008 and offers rooftop and wall surface greening that utilizes Puffcal, “an originally developed sponge-like soil substitute” that is lighter and more versatile than ...
  4 hours ago

• CONCRETE CLOTH: Flexible Material Makes Durable Disaster Shelters

  
  INHABITAT — Authority: 733
  When a disaster strikes, it’s often difficult to get shelters up in time for displaced residents. Enter Concrete Canvas ’s new Concrete Cloth, a durable waterproof building material made of cement sandwiched between fabric. The cloth, which won Material ConneXion ’s Material of the Year 2009 award, can be ...
  6 hours ago

• MAD Architects Call Their Project an "Urban Forest"

  
  TreeHugger — Authority: 700
  We have shown vertical farms before, why not vertical urban forests? That is what MAD architects call their new project in Congqing, China. This is not their first swirly tower; they have one under construction just outside of Toronto, nicknamed the Marilyn Monroe building because of its curves.They tell Designboom ...
  9 hours ago

• ANNOUNCING: The Inhabitat 2009 Green Gift Guide!

  
  INHABITAT — Authority: 733
  ATTENTION HOLIDAY SHOPPERS! Tomorrow is the first day of December, which means that the holiday shopping season is in full effect! If you’re on the hunt for the perfect gift for the eco-conscious guy , girl , tot , or even pet on your list then fear not – Inhabitat has you covered with our 2009 Green Gift ...
  9 hours ago

• Rubber to Rugs

  
  Ellwood Thompson's Blog — Authority: 132
  If you’re a frequent peddler, then you know that one thing you can easily go through are bicycle inner tubes. Potholes in the roads, small pieces of glass, nails, sharp objects, all have it out for our small little tires. Well Barcelona-based  Nanimarguina  gives a second life to used and recycled bicycle inner ...
  10 hours ago

• Waterpleinen: Recreating Rain Reserviors as Dynamic Public Parks

  
  INHABITAT — Authority: 733
  For cities that are settled below sea level, dealing with copious amounts of rainfall year round can be a destructive challenge. But as the Royal Dutch Meteorological Institute predicts, Rotterdam has an even damper outlook – over the next century rainfall in the area is expected to increase by 5% with an ...
  18 hours ago

• Bamboo Slips For Picnic

  
  I New Idea Homepage — Authority: 534
  As a practical usage of bamboo, the ‘Bamboo Slips For Picnic’ presents the collective wisdom of students from JiangNan University. It is a green collection of spoons, knives and forks, which all come inside a thin sheet. Exactly the type of thing you may need whenever go on a picnic. Designer: Li ...
  19 hours ago

• Tomori Seasonal LED Lantern

  
  Keetsa Mattress Store - Keetsa! Blog - Eco-Friendly and Green News — Authority: 480
  With this lantern, you bring together modern Japanese art with some eco-friendly technology in LED lighting. Great for people who want to put some decors and designs in your home, the Tomori Seasonal LED lanterns come in a variety of low energy consumption designs and colors that should deliver the mood your require ...
  1 day ago

• Forwarding Dallas Green Design Wins Competition for Building Eco-Sustainable Community in Dallas

  
  Greenlaunches.com — Authority: 437
  Dallas is going green in a total planned way. Recently a competition was held to redesign a rundown block in downtown Dallas and among all the architects, designers who submitted their plans, Forwarding Dallas, a Portuguese based architectural firm was picked as a winner. Their design is high both on ...
  2 days ago

• MVRDV Proposes Artificial Mountains as Green Cities of the Future

  
  TreeHugger — Authority: 700
  Dutch architecture firm MVRDV presents an interesting concept for a high density self-sufficient city of the future in China, at the Beijing Centre for the Arts and shown in Designboom . The architects call it "a scale model of a future Chinese city which offers alternatives to the current urbanization in ...
  3 days ago

• The End of the Road for Modern Prefab? This Just Might Be The Beginning!

  
  TreeHugger — Authority: 700
  A few weeks ago I wrote The Glidehouse Is At The End Of The Road For Green Modern Prefab , my thoughts on the rise and, I thought, fall of the modern prefab movement. Joe Tanney is partner in Resolution: 4 architecture and architect of the original Dwell House and a master of modern prefab. He disagrees; As ...
  3 days ago

• This Origami Sounds Good: Recycled, Foldable Speakers

  
  TreeHugger — Authority: 700
  Credit: Courtesy OrigAudio . Origami is about more than creative napkin folding . And listening to music is about more than bulky speakers. A Chicago company calls it OrigAudio —A foldable, self-powered speaker made from recycled paper. ... Read the full story on TreeHugger
  3 days ago

• Rolling Green Roofed Sports Park Rises in Slovenia

  
  The Far Edge — Authority: 150
  Since Slovenia joined the European Union in 2004, its capital city Ljubjana has lead the way in economic and social development. Unlike other nations who have just begun to find wealth and the new construction that comes with it, the Slovenes remain conscious of the urban and social impact of what they are breaking ...
  4 days ago

• Happy Thanksgiving From Inhabitat!

  
  INHABITAT — Authority: 733
  Happy Thanksgiving Everyone! We can’t be believe that Thanksgiving has already come round again, and as we savor the holiday with friends and family we’d like to take a moment to pause and give thanks for all of the great things that the past year has brought! It’s been an incredible year for the Inhabitat ...
  4 days ago

• Wally, the living wall system

  
  Tchochkes — Authority: 131
  First we had “Wally” the robot and now we have “Wally, the living wall system”.  I had an uncle Wally and never associated the name with anything futuristic, but there seems to be a new wave of Wally’s in the world. Here’s the living wall system from woollypocket.com , an LA / Phoenix based design ...
  4 days ago

• Algae Could Be the Key to Ultra-Thin Biodegradable Batteries

  
  INHABITAT — Authority: 733
  Algae is often touted as the next big thing in biofuels , but the slimy stuff could also be the key to paper-thin biodegradable batteries according to researchers at Uppsala University in Sweden. Eventually, the bio batteries could compete with commercial lithium-ion batteries. Read the rest of ...
  5 days ago

• Best Green Home Resources from Apartment Therapy

  
  TreeHugger — Authority: 700
  TreeHugger founder Graham Hill has been asking for advice on his tiny green house of the future, so Max at Apartment Therapy put together a list of the Best Green Home Resources: Our Go-To List for Renovations . It has websites, books, architects, stores and appliances, but I think there are some oversights, not ...
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• Rolling Green Roofed Sports Park Rises in Slovenia

  
  INHABITAT — Authority: 733
  Since Slovenia joined the European Union in 2004, its capital city Ljubjana has lead the way in economic and social development. Unlike other nations who have just begun to find wealth and the new construction that comes with it, the Slovenes remain conscious of the urban and social impact of what they are breaking ...
  5 days ago

• Urbanears headphone box design

  
  Doobybrain.com — Authority: 636
  Swedish design takes over the box design of Urbanears, a headphone brand from Stockholm . Urbanears’ debut headphone line comes in two varieties (each available in 14 different colors with a corresponding 15×15cm box). Aren’t these just beautiful?
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• Tiny Tabletop Cardboard Christmas Tree from Cloudgate Design

  
  INHABITAT — Authority: 733
  Last year Cloudgate Design brought us the Cardboard Christmas tree , and this year they’ve just launched the all new SMALL Cardboard Christmas Tree , which at 1 ft tall makes a great gift, is easier to transport, and works well as a table centerpiece. Like its larger 3 ft. tall predecessor , the SMALL tree is a ...
  6 days ago

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