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Lamp Shades Made From Disposable Cups

Talented newly graduated German designer Meike Harde did something extraordinary with disposable cups.  She creates her entire "Lichtschlucker" collection from plastic cups, giving disposable product a much longer life span as a decorative lamp…

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Fedor Van der Valk Strings Together a Hanging Garden

There is something extremely uplifting about Dutch botanist Fedor Van der Valk's 'String Gardens' series.  Without using any vase or pot, he transforms plants and flowers into extraordinary suspended ornaments using 3D crocheting technique….

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Marvelous Solar-Powered Light Show in Croatia

Greeting to the Sun, a public art installation by Croatian architect Nikola Bašić, comes to life at sunset in the beautiful coastal town of Zadar, Croatia.  This circle of light is consisted of 300…

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The Little Green Dress For Every Woman

A little black dress is considered to be a must-have by many women.  However in this day and age, Artist  Nicole Dextras is proposing that every woman should own at least one item of…

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ecoATM Kiosk Pays Owner for Used Gadget

This is a good example of technology solving the growing problem of e-waste created by technology. The ecoATM is a patented automated self-serve kiosk that quickly evaluates and buys back used cell phones, MP3…

Recycled Tape Art by Erika Iris Simmons

Recycled Tape Art by Erika Iris Simmons

This incredible series of 3D portraits titled "Ghost in the Machine" is created by self-taught artist Erika Iris Simmons.  This series feature a number of musicians and iconic people made out of  film…

Durable Cardboard Bike by Izhar Gafni

Durable Cardboard Bicycle by Izhar Gafni

Watch this inspiring video to find out how Izhar Gafni from Israel come up with a cheap and eco-friendly way to make a strong and durable cardboard bicycle. The corrugated cardboard sheets gives…

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Giant Power-Generating Mushrooms

In case you missed the sci-fi story of how giant power-generating mushrooms become a new energy source in India, here is your chance to find out what Tobias Revell, a graduate of  London's…

Recycled Plastic Bag Installations by The Miha Artnak

Recycled Plastic Bag Installations by The Miha Artnak

Slovenian artist The Miha Artnak, together with Ekologi Brez Meja of Ocistimo, Lukatarina, Nataša Zuljan and Eco Vitae, created two large-scale installations, The Rise of the Fall and The Tackle of the Tentacle, using…

Solar-Powered Little Sun Project

Solar-Powered Little Sun Project

Little Sun, a small solar-powered light, was launched on May 11th, at the World Economic Forum in Addis Ababa. Leading artist Olafur Eliasson, working with engineer Frederik Ottesen, has been developing Little Sun…

Colorful Canopy Made of Recycled Soda Bottles

Undulating Parking Canopy Made of Recycled Soda Bottles

Nebraska-based student artist Garth Britzman has created a wonderful hanging installation "(POP)culture" using countless recycled soda bottles. Installed in Lincoln, Nebraska, it serves both as a parking canopy and a beautiful public artwork.  source:…

Eco-friendly iPhone Speaker Amplifier

Eco-Friendly iPhone Speaker Amplifier

Unlike other bulky and expensive iPhone speaker amplifiers out there, eco-amp by Los Angeles-based designers David LeGrand and Hayley Strauss is cut from 100% post-consumer recycled paper and easy to assemble. Each package contains 2 eco-amps….

Solar Curtains by Rael San Fratello Architects

Solar Curtains by Rael San Fratello Architects

The HEX and WAVE curtains by Ronald Rael and Virginia San Fratello of Rael San Fratello Architects are designed to bridge the gap between the theory and practice of eco-design.  The HEX curtain reacts to daylight…

Metal Flower Installation Tracks The Heat Of The Sun

Metal Flower Installation Tracks The Heat Of The Sun

USC architect Doris Sung  wants to make buildings responsive to changes in the environment.  With 'Bloom', a 20-foot-tall undulating installation in Silver Lake, Los Angeles, Sung has made these ideas a reality.  Made out…

Elfish Metal Sculptures by Deedee Morrison

Elfish Metal Sculptures by Deedee Morrison

Alabama-based sculptor Deedee Morrison has a very distinctive sculptural style that is impossible to mistake it for someone else's.  Her style reflects her "understanding of the biological world by using heavy industrial metals,…

Parkside Garden by Scott Lewis Landscape Architecture

Ivy-Covered Green Cube by Scott Lewis

Located in San Francisco, this project 'Parkside Garden' by Scott Lewis Landscape Architecture involved the creation of an urban garden in conjunction with the extensive renovation of a shingle-style single-family residence. The site is…

Modular Furniture Made of Recycled Materials

Modular Furniture Made of Recycled Materials

'Outside the Box' by Israeli designer Tali Buchler is a modular furniture system made of recycled materials.  Buchler was commissioned by the community center in Zichron Yaakov, Israel to design the waiting/play area in…

Plantagon Vertical Greenhouse in the City

Vertical Greenhouse Designed for Urban Life

As more and more people move to expanding cities, farming will be pushed further away from population centers. The result of this is longer transportation routes, less fresh products, increased reliance on petroleum-based…

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