Tag: Designers - Page 3

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  3D printing revolutionizing how we think of shapes

  March 6, 10:23 AM by Jaymi Heimbuch in Sustainable Product Design

  The new technology is allowing designers to be more intricate than ever in how they think of, and build, objects.

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  Build your own table and chairs from shipping pallets

  February 20, 1:55 PM by Lloyd Alter in Eco-Friendly Furniture

  Sarah Williams shows us how to create a nice looking dining suite from nothing but a few old pallets.

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  Expanding (or shrinking) bookcase gets updated

  February 20, 8:39 AM by Lloyd Alter in Eco-Friendly Furniture

  Reinier de Jong's REK comes back for more in a new and improved version

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  When it comes to cycle accessories, the wurst is yet to come with the Backbrat

  February 19, 3:05 PM by Lloyd Alter in Sustainable Product Design

  German designer creates a convenient and light barbeque for your bike.

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  Transformer sofa turns into dining table and seating for six

  February 19, 11:10 AM by Lloyd Alter in Eco-Friendly Furniture

  Another way of squeezing more living into small spaces.

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  Is green design really over?

  February 18, 6:00 AM by Lloyd Alter in Sustainable Product Design

  Marcus Fairs of Dezeen seems to think so. In fact, it is just getting started.

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  Why we love beautiful things

  February 16, 11:40 AM by Lloyd Alter in Sustainable Product Design

  Architect Lance Hosey explains why beauty moves us in an article in the New York Times

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  Chicken coop gets cool & contemporary treatment in Sicily

  February 15, 7:00 AM by Kimberley Mok in Sustainable Product Design

  Who says chickens are boring? Check out this fun-looking wooden chicken coop built as part of a permaculture workshop in Sicily.

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  No Logos and no Noise allowed at UK Department Store

  February 15, 5:00 AM by Bonnie Alter in Sustainable Product Design

  Here's the question: is Heinz ketchup still desirable without its logo?

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  Hexagonal Bee Hotel Aims to Boost Declining Wild Bee Populations

  February 7, 7:00 AM by Kimberley Mok in Sustainable Product Design

  This wooden pavilion provides habitat spaces for wild bees -- while giving human visitors a ringside seat.

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  6 Designs Ideas That Have Shaped the (Modern) World

  February 1, 5:00 AM by Bonnie Alter in Sustainable Product Design

  You will probably recognize most of these design items, now their story and impact is being examined in a new show.

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  Places Birds Sleep

  January 31, 2:11 PM by Chris Tackett in Sustainable Product Design

  Birds are pretty great at eating bugs, but they also get tired. Here's where they sleep.

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  Restored Airstream Trailers Perk Up Santa Barbara Park

  January 28, 10:49 AM by Lloyd Alter in Modular Design

  Architect Matthew Hoffman mixes nostalgia with modern design

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  100 Designers Each Create a Wooden Toy Car

  January 25, 5:00 AM by Bonnie Alter in Sustainable Product Design

  These are too cute for children; 100 adorable wooden toy cars, each by a different designer.

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  Stair of the Week: Minimalist Gem or Deathtrap?

  January 24, 12:59 PM by Lloyd Alter in Interior Design

  Minimalism is wonderful, but perhaps sometimes designers can go a bit too far.

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  Low on Water? Take An Air Shower

  January 24, 11:24 AM by Jaymi Heimbuch in Bathroom Design

  This shower head uses 50% less water while still making it feel like you're taking a full-pressure shower.

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  Transformer Coffee Table Turns Into Modernist Dollhouse

  January 24, 9:23 AM by Lloyd Alter in Eco-Friendly Furniture

  In the evening, it is a sophisticated modern coffee table. By day, it is another world.

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  Is Innovation Over?

  January 22, 2:20 PM by Lloyd Alter in Clean Technology

  The Economists looks at the "growing debate over dwindling innovation."