Tag: Berlin
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Car2go Launches Car Sharing in Berlin - Why are the Germans Chuckling?
Daimler brings the flexible short-term rental concept to Berlin with 1000 SmartCars, raising smiles for more than just the pleasure of car sharing.
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Berlin Holds World's First ShirtMob to Trade T-Shirts and Memories
"Clueless by-passers will be surprised when all those people will start swapping their shirts at the same time."
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Edible Garden Sprouts from Plastic Waste in Ethiopia
Artist Kebreab Demeke's colorful, functional sculpture is among around a dozen projects examining the meaning of 'the good life' on display at an exhibition in Berlin.
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The Week in Animal News: Ringling Bros. Animal Abuse, Canadians Put Price Tag on Polar Bears, and More
The "Greatest Show on Earth" has been fined for animal welfare violations -- about half the worth of a polar bear. We also have news on tracking Turkey's wolves, the case for invasive species, and more.
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Cloud Cities: An Interdependent Web of Inflatable Geodesics (Video)
Using inflatable forms suspended in a spiderweb network of ropes and plants, architect Tomás Saraceno proposes a different living environment.
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Cool Camping Hotel: Guests at Berlin's Hüttenpalast Sleep in Refurbished Caravans
Here's a great concept for a hotel: convert an old, unused vacuum factory space into a budget boutique hotel -- and even better, use refurbished mobile campers for rooms. That's what Berlin's new and attractive Hüttenpalast
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Extreme Container Gardening - Prinzessinengartens in Berlin (Video)
Emma has already shown us some beautiful edible container gardens, courtesy of our readers; we've seen a gorgeous urban orchard complete with a repurposed dumpster/ping pong table, not to mention an under-used train
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Germany Celebrates 20 Years after Reunification
Twenty years after the treaty reuniting Germany was signed, Germany prepares for a celebration. Barely a trace of the original wall can be found now; many
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'Empty' Spaces are Full of Life in Berlin -- For Now
In the crowded heart of Istanbul lies a secret garden. Actually, there are probably at least a few, but the one I had the pleasure
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Can Rivers Be Used for Swimming Again?
As July practices heat waves in preparation for some real hot August, one cannot help but yearn for the olden days, when
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Relinquishment Can Be Fun! Redefining the Pursuit of Happiness to Create a Greener World
Before I moved to Istanbul, I always thought of eating seasonally as a great idea in theory, but kind of a
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Eco-Outreach in Germany, With a Turkish Accent
Living in predominantly Turkish neighborhoods, speaking primarily in Turkish, and shopping at Turkish markets just like the ones back home, Turkish
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Forget the Iron Curtain: Berlin Film Festival Raises Recycled Curtain on Metropolis
Image: Metropolis, Original Film Poster, UFA Do you know which film inspired C-3PO in Star Wars? Or gave Superman's home its name? It is Fritz Lang's Metropolis. Lang produced his epic silent film in the brief period of stability and astounding
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The Key.To Shift Towards Green Fashion is in Berlin
The next installment of THEKEY.TO, an international event for green fashion, sustainable lifestyle, and culture is in Berlin this month after a successful launch in June 2009. Coinciding with Berlin Fashion Week, the event features
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The Great CRT TV Massacre: Berlin Victims Speak (Slideshow)
In Berlin, countless e-murders take place every day. Sprawled on just about every street corner, tumbled in alley ways, broken and exposed under the elements that scatter leaves, snow, rain over the bulky bodies that
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Adaptive Reuse: Turning a Pumping Station into a Monster Home
We have shown many projects built into water towers and WWII bunkers; there seem to be so many spread about Europe. Michael Elmgreen and Ingar Dragset hang their hats in a former water pumping station, and
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An Ice Artist's Poignant Plea to Halt Global Warming
Despite all the scientific and anecdotal evidence, some people still manage to be skeptical, unaware, or just plain unconcerned about global warming and its effect on both people and planet. For those
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A Warm Workpod for Drafty Lofts
(Images: Dezeen) Warehouses, schoolhouses, and factory buildings repurpose well into lofts and art studios, but draftiness and patchy temperatures often come with the terrain. Berlin architecture firm Davidson Refaildis devised this concept, Selective
