WantedDesign Outshines ICFF in New York Design Week
It wasn't exactly counterculture, but Wanted Design was just a bit edgier.
- Owl Smartlight Lets You Adjust Everything From Intensity to Color Temperature
- Mass customization is The Trend of the Year, As Customers Get To Decide What They Want
- It's Palletpalooza at New York Design Week and ICFF
- Visiting Graham Hill's Amazing LifeEdited Apartment
- The New York Times on TreeHugger Founder's Tiny Apartment and Its "Convertible Tricks"
- Designboom Shops: The Best From New Designers On Show
- I'm Keen on Focal Upright Furniture
- Pratt Institute's Exhibit Shows How Furniture Can Balance Body and Mind
- Perennial Wood Lasts At Least 25 Years Without Toxic Chemical Treatment
Latest Stories in Design - Page 8
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House Made of a Billion Euro Notes Opens to the Public
It's a house made out of a billion euro notes, but you can't spend any of them.
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Transformer Pants Have Built-In Dining Table
Never not have a place to eat again, if you are wearing Pic Nic Pants.
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Amazing Expanding House Pops Out of Single Trailer
Clever design folds out of narrow, road-ready trailer, complete with decks and solar panels on top.
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Baguette Table Is Made Out Of Stale Bread
This is one way to "Start a discussion about food waste."
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A Picture Is Worth....Take the Stairs
A simple graphic says it all.
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Sky Network Would Add Elevated Pedestrian Bridges to NYC
A proposed plan for New York would build a layer of pedestrian paths connecting upper levels of buildings.
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I am enjoying / BuildingGreen's Haiku Contest / Enter or Read Them
The Green website crosses National Poetry Month with National Architecture Week and comes up with a clever idea.
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Another Paul Rudolph Might Bite The Dust: Orange County Government Center Under Threat
The Replacement is a lovely Tea Party Colonial That is....efficient.
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The Many Ingenious "Urban Hacktions" of Florian Rivière
Urban "hacktivist" Florian Riviere has a talent for finding crazy new uses for urban fixtures. Here's some of his best work.
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Tetris-Like Gardens Green Concrete Backyards in Buenos Aires
Concrete containers are placed in a metallic structure, forming a green wall to the eye and a walk in space to interact with the plants.
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Bookshelf By Alex Johnson: An Ode To a Buggy Whip (Book Review)
A loving look at a disappearing part of our lives and homes.
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Book Review: London 2012 Sustainable Design, Delivering a Games Legacy
This book has to be the definitive guide to sustainability at London's 2012 Olympic Games.
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This Micro-Algae Lamp Absorbs 150-200 Times More CO2 than a Tree! (Video)
French scientist has invented a light powered by algae that absorbs CO2 from the air--1 ton per year! The microalgae streetlamp has the potential to provide significantly cleaner air in urban areas and revolutionize the cityscape.
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Elegant Plant-Growing Chair Doubles as Terrarium
Terrariums bring green to any living space; here's a lovely chair-sized terrarium that you can sit on.
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Rustic Prefab Shipping Container House Wraps Around Two Trees
This country house keeps it simple by using two recycled, prefab shipping containers, while respecting the growth and preservation of two existing trees.
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Timberblock Framing Is A Strange Hybrid of Wood and Foam
Getting decent insulation ratings with the look of logs comes at a price.
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Programmer Creates Mad Max-Style DIY Solar, Off-Grid Home
Having lived in a tiny house inside his sheep barn, Loren Amelang decided to build a solar, off-grid home. The result was this bizarre looking structure.
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The Kitchen Of the Future Today: 11 Small Kitchens That Grow, Move, And Change The Way You Think About Kitchens
Kitchens don't have to be huge to do what you need. They don't have to be static, either.
