Vetrazzo by Counter Production

Sun, 21 Aug 2005 09:18:36 GMT

Beginning in 1996, Counter Production has been manufacturing Vetrazzo slabs in Berkeley, CA. Each slab is hand made from various mixtures of post consumer and/or post-industrial recycled glass (over 85%). Its strength allows practically any architectural application of the material as a solid surface. They are often used for countertops and tables (indoor or outdoor), but can also be used as flooring. With over 500 successful installations, Counter Production has become a leader in recycled materials with a growing number of nationwide retailers and fabricators. ::Counter Production Vetrazzo was featured in the National Building Museum exhibition, "Liquid Stone: New Architecture in Concrete"... Read the full story on TreeHugger

Mighty OJ Juicer by Metrokane

Thu, 11 Aug 2005 09:13:33 GMT

Fresh juice really does taste better. The Mighty OJ Juicer does everything just right. The classic retro design from the permanent collection at the MOMA features an all metal construction with a rack-and-pinion gear system, leveraging up to 600 pounds of pressure. Get it for less than 50 bucks with a lifetime warranty. Perfect. Don't ever find yourself throwing away your broken juicer just to buy a new one at Wal-Mart.::Metrokane via ::productdose... Read the full story on TreeHugger

Prophecy Magazine : Call for Submissions

Sun, 31 Jul 2005 09:29:34 GMT

Prophecy Magazine is an internationally distributed bi-annual magazine of architecture, art, fashion, music + culture. Each issue of Prophecy features theoretical architectural ideas/renderings in "the Lab" section. Prophecy is currently accepting submission for the Fall '05 issue. We know there are plenty of brilliant designers out there just itching to get your world changing ideas onto some nice glossy spreads. What are you waiting for? Get published. Be seen. Be heard. Change the world. Deadline August 15th,2005::Prophecy Magazine: the Lab ... Read the full story on TreeHugger

o2|e2 : NYC Green Design Network

Sun, 24 Jul 2005 09:37:33 GMT

o2NYC, of the o2-global eco-design network, is extending its hand to all NYC designers, businesses, and pretty much anyone that is interested in, or involved in the eco-design industry. THe o2|e2 project is working towards expo and online database for 2006 to showcase and promote the greener side of NYC. There is a growing, but largely unrecognized, community of green design businesses sprouting in the five boroughs of New York City. These businesses, whether design consultancies, architecture firms, manufacturing companies or related services, constitute a nascent industry. This industry has the potential to become a significant and positive economic sector for the city, portraying New York as a center for ecological thinking while creating "green-collar" jobs. Help by spreading the word and filling out their o2|e2 preliminary survey.::o2NYC... Read the full story on TreeHugger

Semi-permanent 2005

Thu, 21 Jul 2005 09:35:18 GMT

Semi-permanent New York is a design event run by the crew at Design is Kinky, and TheHappyCorp Global with the support Diesel. The event covers various fields within design ranging from graphic design, broadcast, illustration, photography, web, fashion, film, graffiti, animation, and more. Speakers include Charlie White, Chuck Anderson, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, Fafi, Joshua Davis, Lobo, Paul Pope, The Orphanage, Threadless / Skinnycorp, and Visionaire, designers you already know or should know if you don't! September 9th & 10th at Lincoln Center - Avery Fisher Hall :: Semi-permanent... Read the full story on TreeHugger

More Green Chemicals Please

Thu, 16 Jun 2005 09:00:56 GMT

A proposal for implementing a new interface for purchasing alternative chemicals in institutional and industrial labs by Kendra Bussey '05 and Jacqueline Tio '06 from the Department of Chemistry at MIT aim to steer the entire chemical industry towards using green chemicals.

"The project will develop data on the amounts and types of chemicals purchased by research laboratories; survey users to determine the uses for which these materials are employed; use Green Chemistry data bases to identify less toxic and less polluting alternatives; and make this information readily available to users. A key component will be to identify the barriers to implementation and means of encouraging independent researchers to adopt these strategies. The results will be incorporated into MIT's Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) Management System. Evaluation metrics will include ongoing monitoring of the amounts and types of hazardous waste requiring disposal."

Their project titled "Encouraging Toxic Use Reduction (TUR) in Academic Laboratories" recently won the EPA P3 award.::MIT News... Read the full story on TreeHugger

The TH Interview: Stephane Barbeau from Vessel

Wed, 15 Jun 2005 00:09:16 GMT

Stephane Barbeau along with Duane Smith founded Vessel in 2000 with love and determination to bring their own designs straight to the end user. Now, 5 years later, Vessel continues to foster new ideas into refined products with their philosophy in tact. Their product lines have grown and distribution has gone world wide. Many of their products (Cutting Tray, Squat, Workplace Dish Set, Candela,and Toro Tissue Ring) have been covered here on Treehugger. Stephane Barbeau recently took some time out for a TH interview.... Read the full story on TreeHugger

Green Ground Zero Benefit Tonight

Tue, 07 Jun 2005 13:16:17 GMT

Green Ground Zero is a non-profit in New York City promoting green building all around the world. The GZZ benefit show tonight will help support their efforts in making our world a better place by designing better buildings and cities. If you're in the NYC area, come listen to some good music and go home with a happy conscience. ::Green Ground Zero more info after the jump... Read the full story on TreeHugger

A Little Green

Wed, 18 May 2005 09:05:56 GMT

Bettencourt Green Building Supplies put together A Little Green Show at SLEEP for an eco-friendly ICFF offshoot. The designs were clean and simple featuring some great usage of Plyboo and Scrapile. Check out Treehugger's picks after the jump.... Read the full story on TreeHugger

ICFF 2005

Sun, 15 May 2005 13:15:53 GMT

The ICFF returns to NYC for the 17th time with the best in furniture design. Over 500 exhibitors from 29 countries are showing of their latest product and furniture lines, some with an eco-conscious. Check out Treehugger's top picks.... Read the full story on TreeHugger

Papercrete : Recycling Paper into Concrete

Tue, 26 Apr 2005 09:06:27 GMT

Living in Paper offers an extensive introduction into "papercrete", an innovative construction material currently going through testing. The construction material's performance has several advantages over concrete and uses recycled paper from just about any source as the aggregate.... Read the full story on TreeHugger

Eat Your Phone

Sat, 23 Apr 2005 08:31:43 GMT

OK, thats an exaggeration, but NTT DoCoMo is experimenting with Sony's plastics made from starches and sugars from corn and potatoes for cell phones. ::Hippyshopper noted them showing up in DVD players. However it is not all edible goodness- ::Metaefficient pointed out that Cargill/Dow, the creator of the plastic, "has been criticized for using GMO (genetically modified) corn to create the biopolymer, because GMO crops could potentially have devastating effects on the earth's biodiversity." ::gizmodo by [LA] see also ::Salewa's Jummy Ingeo shirt for more discussion of GM crops- (thanks, WM!)... Read the full story on TreeHugger

Forests Forever Photo Gallery by FujiFilm

Mon, 11 Apr 2005 03:43:20 GMT

Fujifilm has put together an incredible site to raise consciousness concerning the planet's forests and their irreplaceable beauty. Forests Forever is filled with beautiful photographs, descriptions, histories, and even myths, capturing the uniqueness of forests from around the globe. In its 'consciousness' page, forests and their inextricable link to life is revealed through a seamless interface of history from the very beginning, collapsing time into something our brain can handle. The exhibit is nearly perfect, delivering an enormous amount of content in an elegant and intuitive interface. ::ForestsForever[by Che-Wei Wang]... Read the full story on TreeHugger

Grass, an Environmentally Friendly Biofuel

Sun, 03 Apr 2005 17:06:55 GMT

Jerry Cherney, the E.V. Baker Professor of Agriculture of Cornell University is urging the US to look towards using grass pellets as an energy source, a method well accepted in Europe. The sustainable 70 day cycle (vs. the 70 million year cycle for fossil fuels) can be implemented and consumed locally, producing 90 percent less greenhouse gases than oil, coal and natural gas. So what's stopping grass pellets from taking off? Cherney points out that without a political lobby, there is no way of starting an alternative energy industry. Calling all farmers . . . lobby and grow alternative energy! via::Cornell News [by Che-Wei Wang]... Read the full story on TreeHugger

TreeHugger Welcomes Guest-Writer Che-Wei from Future Feeder

Mon, 07 Feb 2005 12:47:38 GMT

Che-Wei Wang is an architect/designer who grew up in Tokyo, Japan and is now living in Brooklyn, NY. He currently works in two experimental architecture studios in NYC following his architectural education at Pratt Institute. His primary interests are in the inventive combinations of sustainability and technology as it manifests itself in society and our built environment. When he goes to sleep he dreams of snowboarding. When he's awake. . . Future Feeder.... Read the full story on TreeHugger

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