Tag: Belgium - Page 3
-
It Slices, It Dices: Desk/Bookshelf Combo. Think About It
Just what was Belgian designer Bram Boo thinking when he conceived this desk/shelf combination for his Novela collection? Hard to say for sure, but we suspect it was an effort to follow his goal "to produce pieces that constantly surprise the user,
-
Cementing the dual goals of development and sustainability
No, there were "no climate change protesters waiting to jeer as the chief executives and other senior figures of one of the world's biggest industries gathered on Wednesday," in Brussels, as David Adam wrote in "The unheralded polluter: cement
-
Belgium Unveils Solar-Powered Climate Research Station
It's been a long time in the making (see earlier stories about here and here), but the Belgium-based International Polar Foundation has finally taken the wraps off its climate change research station - the Princess Elisabeth - which will be the world's
-
Seriously funny: Designing Critical Design Show
Three of our favourite European designers have been invited by the Z33 art centre in Hasselt, Belgium to Design Critical Design. None less than Martì Guixé, Jürgen Bey and Fiona Raby & Anthony Dunne, who have become (in the same order) an ex-designer,
-
Eurostar to Cut Emissions by 25% and Offset The Rest
When we last posted on Eurostar, the train company that operates between London and Paris, and London and Brussels, they claimed to produce 10-times less greenhouse gases than airlines on the same routes. They even had independent research to back it
-
The Stûv that Dreams Are Made of
We have warmed to many wood stoves, including the lovely modern Rais, but our jaw dropped when we saw the stunning Belgian Stûv at the Interior Design Show. However its inner beauty was revealed when we looked at its features and specifications. It
-
Wooden Low-H20 Radiator by Jaga
Jaga, the international radiator factory from Belgium, have developed a low-H2O range called Energy Savers. ‘A new standard for sustainable heating’ is what they offer you by having reduced the energy consumption up to 12% compared to traditional
