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TAB Dining Table Turns Into Office Desk

by Lloyd Alter, Toronto on 11. 3.09
Design & Architecture

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What is the difference between a dining table and a desk?

Mocoloco shows a very clever dining table for six with a pull-out end that exposes storage, USB hub and pen holders. A little pull changes the nature of it completely.

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VerTerra Dinnerware Made from Fallen Leaves

by Jacob Gordon, Nashville, TN on 09.10.09
Design & Architecture

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If the meal calls for disposable plates, they may as well be biological nutrients that can be readily returned to the soil. Elegance doesn't hurt, either. These disposable plates, bowls, and serving dishes from VerTerra are made from fallen leaves, pressed into shape with nothing but heat and water. You can see from our post last year that VerTerra's designs have evolved aesthetically, while retaining the same remarkably simple production process.

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More Evidence that Wood and Natural Materials Store Carbon

by Lloyd Alter, Toronto on 09. 9.09
Design & Architecture

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Timber Houses Lead a Double Life. As Carbon Sinks.

National Geographic points us to the work of Galina Churkina of the Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research in Germany. TreeHugger has often made the case for wood construction as a way of creating less CO2 during construction and sequestering it in the building; Galina takes it much further, suggesting that

Anybody can increase storage of organic carbon in their house by buying wooden furniture instead of plastic and using natural materials like wool, cotton and silk for interior design. Using carbon-rich construction materials and furniture with a long lifetime would increase inorganic carbon storage in cities.

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MELLO Bamboo Stool by Ekobo

by Petz Scholtus, Barcelona, Spain on 04.16.09
Design & Architecture

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You probably came across some of Ekobo's elegant and colourful kitchen accessories made from bamboo. If you like their work, which incorporates ethical production and eco-friendly materials, check out the MELLO stools. Glossy, minimalist and funky looking, the bamboo poufs are stackable, come in two sizes and the many bright colours that are typical for Ekobo products.

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Where Memory Used To Sit by Guillem Ferran

by Petz Scholtus, Barcelona, Spain on 03.12.09
Design & Architecture

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We love it when furniture can be adapted to different functions, like Catalan designer Guillem Ferran’s chair ‘Distendido’ that turns into a laundry rack. We also love it when design brings back traditional values and adds innovation to a sometimes-dying craft like the seat collection Where Memory Used To Sit by the same Spanish designer.

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Rajboori, beautiful eco silk textiles from India

by Petz Scholtus, Barcelona, Spain on 02.19.09
Design & Architecture

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If you like it colourful and silky, eco-friendly and hand-crafted, Rajboori has just the things for you. These luxurious eco silk textiles brighten up any home with a bit of Indian colours and modern designs.

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Phillippe Nigro's Table for People in a Hurry

by Lloyd Alter, Toronto on 02. 9.09
Design & Architecture

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Table tops are easy; any old door or slab will do. Legs are tougher; you can go to IKEA or Mockett and buy any number of different designs of legs that can be screwed on, but nothing so simple to install as Phillipe Nigro's idea for a "universal base" that just clamps on to the top.

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Vaso 2.0, a Flowerpot Made From Cork

by Petz Scholtus, Barcelona, Spain on 01.22.09
Design & Architecture

Vaso 2.0 cork flowerpot PHOTO

The Home Project, a design studio based between Berlin and Portugal, have surprised us before with their curious choice for materials; egg cups made from salt, and speakers made from cork. Wonderfully simple, fully biodegradable and renewable is what we love about their products. Here is another one for you: a traditional terracotta flowerpot but made from cork called Vaso 2.0.

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