Latest Stories in Kitchen Design - Page 7
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Kitchen in a Suitcase from Coleman
Coleman stoves have been around forever; the green metal two-burners have been staples of car camping, if a little bit heavy for canoe trips or hiking. Now they have mashed it together with a storage section; when you unfold it you have room for
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Waste of Energy Dept: More Silly Appliances
Last year we had some fun looking at silly single-function appliances that cost money, take up space, and do almost nothing that you couldn't do just as well without them. We recently learned that this is a Wednesday tradition over at Unclutterer. Top
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Washington State Bans Phosphorus in Dishwasher Detergent
Brands like Seventh Generation and Ecover are still on the shelves. We would be interested in hearing if readers have used low and zero phosphate dishwasher detergents and if they thought they worked as well.
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Italian Kitchen Design Keeps Getting Greener with New Valcucine
Combining sleek design, greener materials and extreme durability (we're talking like "spans the generations" durable), we liked the looks of Valcucine's new kitchen this past week at ICFF. The Italian kitchen designer, whom we've covered before, has
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1957 Frigidaire Dream Kitchen of Tomorrow- in Czech
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Mural Dishwasher by Lacasse and Savard
I previously admired this horizontal eco dishwasher concept by Marie-Christine Lacasse & Marie Claude Savard, seen at the University of Quebec in Montreal Design Grad Show, but only had the video.
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New York Times on Recycling Kitchens
The rich are different from you and me; they throw away perfectly good $ 90K kitchens. "Whether in new multimillion-dollar condos or in previously owned homes, they have been
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The Kitchen of the Future, 1967
The future sure isn't what it used to be. Back in 1967 we were promised computerized kitchens where all the food was prepared and frozen, then microwaved in two minutes to order. Dishes were disposable, everyone got what they wanted and our diets
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Hummer of Fridges Goes Green
When I first heard that Sub-Zero and Wolf were going Energy Star I thought that this was akin to a hydrogen Hummer, a monster fridge or six burner range that somehow was insulated enough to get a decent Energy Star rating but still too big and too
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Slow Food Meet Slow Cook (a.k.a. the Hay Box)
The other day John was ruminating on the energy efficiencies of slow cooking using 'crock pots.' My memory was jogged. I once set my students at a design college the assignment of designing and making a working prototype product that would reduce
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Slow Cook Your Way Out Of A Drought-Stricken Electricity Bill
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is proposing a rate increase due to extreme drought having reduced their ability to ramp up hydroelectric generators in time for customers to turn on the bright kitchen lights and cook dinner - after 4:00PM. Only 6
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Turbo-cooker Wins Prize for Clean Burning
A man with something to prove could change the world. And Rene Nunez had something to prove. After dedicating his life and fortune to his invention, he had to prove it could be done to show his family and friends that he is not following a crazy
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Waste of Energy Dept: Automatic Martini Maker
We thought we had seen it all with the Roasted Garlic Express, but, alas, we had not. True proof of the decline of civilization as we know it is the Automatic Martini Maker. Gear site Green Head says: "A martini isn't exactly the hardest drink to make,
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Myths That Waste Energy In The Kitchen: The Baking & Roasting Episode
Superstitions about baking and roasting account for much energy wastage in the modern kitchen. "Preheat your oven" is an old wives tale that, with perhaps a few exceptions, can be ignored in the interest of energy saving.
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Waste of Energy Dept: Silly Appliances
My favourite Talmudic aphorism is from the Rabbi who said "My life has been blessed, because I never knew I needed anything until I had it.". I do wonder how I ever got by without these two appliances. I mean, who could live without a marshmallow
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The Pantry is Back
Kitchen cabinets are expensive, particularly if you buy them formaldehyde free with a green counter. Yet storage is at a premium if you plan on canning fruits and vegetables or laying in supplies of root vegetables for the winter. According to Paula
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Can Big Kitchens Be Green?
We have often stated that it is hard to call big houses green, but can big kitchens be considered green? We were asked by Kitchen and Bath Business Green- a trade publication serving "the business of
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Trinity Glass - A Merger for Beautiful Countertops
At the West Coast Green conference last weekend, I had the opportunity to sit down with EcoTop/EcoClad creator Joel Klippert, and Squak Mountain Stone creator Amee Quiriconi to talk about the creation of green surfaces. The two recently joined creative
