Latest Stories in Sustainable Product Design - Page 12
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Maker Faire 2012: The Ninja Standing Desk
An adjustable standing desk you can hang from any wall or door... I. Want. This.
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Hand-Sculpted "Brick Biotopes" Turn Brick Walls Into Wildlife Habitats (Video)
Two designers show how new habitats for endangered birds can be made in the standard brick wall, using low-tech techniques.
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The (Coffee) Pod People Are Taking Over Europe
The triumph of convenience over common sense and good taste takes hold even in Italy
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The Corner Ladder Folds In a Unique Way for Easy Storage (Video)
A beautiful wooden ladder that folds in a surprising way and fits into any old corner, perfect for Graham's LifeEdited and other small spaces!
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Fifty Recycled Chairs Turned into Yellow Design Statement
Find 50 old chairs in New York, paint them yellow and you've got a design statement.
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From Hermit Crab Shells To Moon Bases: 19 Amazing Things You Can Do With 3D Printing
We are at the stage that the Commodore 64 was for the computer: Just going mainstream and the start of what may be a third industrial revolution.
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Great New Idea For Old Buildings: Radiator Labs Solves The Too-Hot Apartment Problem
This is one of those why-didn't anyone-think-of-this-before ideas that are so simple and so good.
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Just What We Needed Dept: A Concrete Chandelier
Filled with seven incandescent bulbs, it's slogan should be "It's not a light, it's a heater!"
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Reusable Water Bottle Tracks How Much Plastic You Keep Out of the Trash
A reusable water bottle lets you count how many times you refill it, so you know how much plastic you've saved.
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Reviving Rivers And Weaving Traditions In Nigeria
The generations-old art of weaving is dying off in th town of Angiama. So are the area's rivers and streams, which have become choked with invasive water hyacinth. But Nigerian industrial designer Alafuro Sikoki has a plan to help resuscitate them both.
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Greenhouse to Go Lets Plants Escape the Apocalypse with You
A handheld miniature greenhouse is meant for travel and escaping the Apocalypse.
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Finally, LED fixtures that combine good looks and performance.
Using cooling fins as a decorative feature instead of a technical necessity.
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Simplest DIY Ever: Build a Bike Rack From Pallets
We love pallets, we love bikes, we love DIY and we love easy. This has it all.
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Olympic Torch Wins Design of the Year From London's Design Museum
It's always exciting to see who has won the Design Awards, and the Olympics are getting Golds.
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Flame Retardants May Kill More Than They Save
It's time to rethink our practice of adding dangerous chemicals to combustible plastics and putting them in our houses.
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Hot or Not: Lamps Made Of OSB (Survey)
We love designs that use simple, basic materials. But can you be too simple and basic?
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Ask the Experts: Why Hasn't Cradle-to-Cradle Design Caught On Yet?
It seems like everybody who knows the Cradle-to-Cradle principles thinks they're brilliant, yet adoption of the methodology and design philosophy seems slow. What is holding it back? William McDonough answers.
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Living a Life Without Plastic Is Possible, but Expensive
From clay water bottles to an entire store devoted to life without plastic, there are alternatives.
