Tag: Argentina - Page 6
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Calendar Uses Shocking Photos and Stunning Latin Stars to Raise Eco Awareness (Slideshow)
In a new calendar for 2010, gorgeous Latin actors and models are featured in shocking poses sending home eco messages. A collaboration between the Azara Foundation and fashion photographer Gaby
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Cool Green Walls and Balconies on the New Buenos Aires Museum of Modern Art (Photos)
This is what the Buenos Aires Museum of Modern Art could look like in one year and a half time, when the restoration and extension works that are taking place in the building finish. Green walls and balconies will
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Sans Parapluie Turns Old Wardrobes into Pieces of Art
Funny how with a touch of creativity, an old piece of furniture can not only come back to life, but also become a valuable work of art. This is the goal of Sans Parapluie, a line by Argentine artist Lucas Rise.We've seen many
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New Incredibly Cool Refurbished Clothing by Ropa Doceñada (12-Na)
How can refurbished clothing look this great? Leave it to Ropa Doceñada (12-Na), a fashion firm based in both Argentina and Chile, to do the work. You might remember them from a brief post a few years ago, but you have to
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Cute Biodegradable Flowerpot has More to it Than Just Looks
This biodegradable flower pot is the cutest thing, we know. But it also has a good story and design idea behind it, having been designed for a flower producers community in the outskirts of Buenos Aires. Take a
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Move Like a Cheetah with this Incredible Human Powered Vehicle [Photos]
Is it a tricycle? Is it a weird bike? It's neither. Called Pardo, as an abbreviation of the word guepardo (which is cheetah in Spanish), this human powered vehicle seeks to imitate the movement and feeling of the animal. See how it works and more pics
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Recycled, Native, Socially Aware Eco Design from Argentina at Sustentable Festival [PHOTOS]
Argentine sustainable design was on the spotlight last week, when the second edition of Sustentable Festival took place in Buenos Aires featuring more than 100 products in an exhibition. Some of them familiar, some newish, we
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Conclusions of the 2009 World Forestry Congress
Photo: Paula Alvarado. As we mentioned last week, from October 18 until 23 Buenos Aires was host of the XIII World Forestry Congress. With less than two months to Copenhagen, climate change in the center of political discussions, and forests being a
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Shipping Container Home Prototype in Buenos Aires
How much do we love shipping container houses? They're built inside recycled structures, encourage people to live with less and let's face it: they look cool.
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62 Miles of Separated Bike Lanes for Buenos Aires by 2011
Excellent news for Buenos Aires locals, expats and green travelers that want to know the city. In order to put some order to the chaotic traffic, the government is building 62 miles of bike lanes by 2011, 15 of which should be ready
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Simple and funky cardboard bench by Proyecto Cartoon
Found at the latest edition of the Casa FOA interior design exhibition, these cool looking benches are made entirely from industrially discarded cardboard (left out for imperfections or errors at factories) and a small piece of
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One Good Chair Competition: BAMTAK Chair
TreeHugger readers can help pick the People's Choice in the One Good Chair Competition with a vote on Monday. Yesterday we discussed the criteria; today we note the remarkable and long list of judges, many of whom have graced
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Clever and Crazy Recycled Design Ideas from Latin America (Slideshow)
If anything, we Latin Americans are resourceful and creative. Think about it this way: we've been through lots of crisis, and finding new ways to make something out of nothing is our specialty.
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Really Cool Chair from Reclaimed Window Blinds + Table and Benches from Recovered Materials
Argentine design studio Gruba came up with a set of very cool chairs, table and benches made with reclaimed materials that are also entirely recyclable.
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Brazilians Take Global Warming Seriously. Much More than US or European Citizens
We may be behind in terms of green innovation and we may have a smaller green movement, but us South Americans are well aware about the seriousness of Climate Change. So it shows the latest edition of the Pew Global Attitudes
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What's Maciel Crystal? Find out at the Moca Cultural Center Eco Design Store
Last week we spoke about the Moca Cultural Center, a new space for emerging art in the south of Buenos Aires located inside of a recycled factory and equipped with many of that factory's vintage furniture.
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Moca Cultural Center in BA Thrives with Old Factory's Furniture
The Moca project is a high-end apartment complex in the remains of an old cookies factory in Buenos Aires. Apart from the housing area, the place has a very modern looking Cultural Center that opened just a few months ago. And
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GreenDrinks Buenos Aires is Back!
You may remember that during his stay in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Mr. Graham Hill (TreeHugger founder) started the local edition of GreenDrinks. As he usually is, Graham was probably ahead of his time, and the city's
