Tag: France
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Your Living Room Furniture Becomes A Home Gym WIth Panorama
Get a Workout While You Watch TV
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A Big Rubber Ducky Floats Down the World's Rivers
This is so cute, you just have to smile.
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Another Way To Hide The Bed In A Box, This Time One You Can Build It Yourself
A DIY roll-around box for your bed; the only problem is that the instructions are in french.
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Corniche Pedestals are a Minimalist Shelving System
We have said that shelves aren't just for book anymore, but these might barely hold your e-books.
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This Micro-Algae Lamp Absorbs 150-200 Times More CO2 than a Tree! (Video)
French scientist has invented a light powered by algae that absorbs CO2 from the air--1 ton per year! The microalgae streetlamp has the potential to provide significantly cleaner air in urban areas and revolutionize the cityscape.
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French Beach Furniture is Retro and Recyclable
Don't these just make you feel the heat of le soleil on a French beach?
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France Restores Ban on GE Corn While U.S. Retailers Could Start Selling More of It
France is reinstating a ban on Monsanto's MON810 genetically modified corn, after a 2008 moratorium was overturned by the country's highest court in November.
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The Week in Pictures: Volvo's Pedestrian Airbag, Paris Underwater, and More
An airbag on the hood of the car to protect pedestrians? We also have a video of Paris flooded by rising seas, a sliding library creates an extra room, and more.
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French Town Rolls Out Massive 1,400-Foot-Long Carpet Made of Grass (Video)
Artists installed a grass carpet through a French town to celebrate the 10th anniversary of its arts and nature trail programs.
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French Web Site Rewards Green Actions with Presents (Video)
Cite Green is a French web site that rewards users' green actions with points, redeemable for gifts.
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Court Rules Monsanto Guilty of Chemical Poisoning in France
The case is significant because farmers have so far been unable to prove a direct link between illness and exposure to pesticides.
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Whimsical Furniture Made From Recycled Cardboard
Inspired by both the beauty of the American West and the wares on sale in a tiny Parisian shop, Clôdie Francois turns discarded cardboard into colorful, playful pieces that look straight out of 'Alice in Wonderland.'
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House Built From Shipping Containers is High Tech Chic
It's That 70's Show as High Tech style returns for another round
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You Can Take It With You: Mobile Tree Bench Just Straps On To Your Nearest Tree
Rogier Martens designs a low-impact bench that "actively uses the environment"
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France Grants Cyclists the Right to Run Red Lights
"It makes cycle traffic more fluid and avoids bunching up cyclists when the traffic lights go green for motorists," said municipal authorities.
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Circus Wagons Reinvented as High-Class B&Bs
"Bohemian" circus wagons are the inspiration for a network of high-end camping cabins in France.
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Beautiful Home Carved into Quarry Wall Enjoys Natural Air Conditioning
Cave dwellings are not unusual in the Saumur region of France. This retired teacher has converted old quarry houses into a stunning underground home.
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House in France By Djuric Tardio Built of Prefab Finnish Larch Panels
Another example of how good architects can work within restrictive zoning laws; it just takes a little creativity
