Kimberley Mok
Kimberley covers green architecture, design, arts and culture for TreeHugger. Her work has also appeared on The Huffington Post, AlterNet, Planet Green, Parentables and Yahoo! Green.
Kimberley has a Bachelor of Architecture from Cornell University and is also a certified permaculture designer. Her big "a-ha" sustainability moment came some years ago when she lived and worked as an architect in Auroville, a South Indian intentional community striving for environmental, social and economic sustainability. It was an eye-opening experience into how a diverse, "human-scaled" experimental town could be conceived, executed and engaged with differently.
Kimberley has also worked in conventional and sustainable design firms in New York City, Toronto and India, on projects ranging from residential high-rises, storm-resistant homes to compressed earth block structures.
Originally from Toronto, Canada, Kimberley now resides in Montreal, Quebec. Check out Kimberley's website.
Latest Stories from Kimberley Mok
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Easy-to-assemble emergency flatpack shelter uses less than cubic metre of material
This modular emergency shelter has a simple kit of parts that can be rapidly built with no tools and transported with a small vehicle.
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Artist's experimental greenhouse uses sugar for glass panes (Video)
Inspired by solitary cabins of old, this multi-coloured solarium uses hardened sugar for its transparent skin.
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Playful flatpack furniture folds like origami
Reminiscent of origami or a folding geometric puzzle, this collection of flat pack furniture is also inspired by Asian and Scandinavian influences.
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Clever urban furniture interventions invite play in public places
Street lamps transformed into swings, trash bins converted into fireplaces: a Dutch designer asks if can we re-imagine our public spaces into something more fun and alive?
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Reware's recycled LEGO jewelry turns child's play into elegant glam
LEGO takes on new, elegant forms with these recycled pieces that incorporate touches of glamor.
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Fashionable chicken diapers helping urban farmers deal with "the inevitable"
Messy birds inside your house? A diaper may be worth a try.
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Steampunk Wheel House features tiny living with a circus twist (Video)
A poetic take on tiny houses, this time in steampunk-styled home that literally rolls around, as part of an exquisite performance.
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More free books! Little Free Library pops up in New York City
Looking like a submarine or one of those famed rooftop water tanks, a small, communal repository of books is making its debut in New York City.
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Tiny, repurposed "Hobbitat" homes are now available for rent (Video)
Not sure if you really want to live in a tiny house? This tiny home builder is making these cabins from salvaged materials, which visitors can test out at an eco-retreat in Maryland.
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New folk: Brilliant handpainted furniture from VOLK
It's all about the details in these pieces from Brooklyn: from the traditional joinery to delicious touches like repurposed vintage pulls.
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Ballroom Luminoso: Ugly freeway underpass beautified with recycled bike chandeliers
A dismal city underpass is transformed into an elegant gathering space with a series of chandeliers made out of repurposed bike parts.
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Artist converts vintage suitcases into 'Nest Colonies'
The notion of 'nesting' takes on new meaning with these beautifully transformed suitcases, fit for the birds.
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Quirky parking canopy made from 1,500 recycled plastic bottles
Colourful and unexpected, this installation uses hundreds of bottles to create a simple shelter.
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Artist creates symbiotic sculptures of ceramic and living moss
Combining ceramics with horticulture, this Brooklyn-based artist makes sculptures that play host to living specimens of moss.
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Carpet remnants recycled into unique Tessellated Floorscapes (Video)
A Brooklyn-based design studio turns to digital animation to generate the patterns for these striking rugs made out of recycled carpet pieces.
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Skinny house in Tokyo is barely wider than a parking space (Video)
This video takes us inside an ultra-narrow house in Tokyo, showing how the use of a few clever design tricks to make it feel more spacious.
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Eco-minded 204 sq. ft. tiny home packs in tons of thoughtful details (Video)
This wife-and-husband, designer-and-builder team created their own modern tiny home to realize the dream of simplifying their lives, while saving money.
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Fisherman's home turned into ultra-modern 753 sq. ft. transformer apartment (Video)
This small-but-dynamic, renovated apartment in Barcelona takes its design cues from boat design and hides some delightful surprises.
