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Milan Furniture Fair 2010: Bike-Powered Lamp by Gionata Gatto
One of our favourite places at this year's Milan furniture fair was definitely the Gallery Rossana Orlandi, a truly magical place. It is there, alongside FormaFantsama, that we discovered the Bike Lamp by Gionata Gatto,
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Milan Furniture Fair 2010: Indestructible Umbrella? Senz Uses Extreme Sports to Find Out (Video)
So we are pretty keen on finding a solution to disposable design, or objects conceived to break here at TreeHugger, and one of our favorites is the shoddily-designed umbrella, which we gave its due way back in 2006 with our Umbrella
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Milan Furniture Fair 2010: Tomato-Powered Light? Wild Light Innovations by D-vision Students
There's nothing like a light powered by the juicy red fruit more commonly seen in insalata caprese in this city to get the crowd all excited. Or how about a light carved out of soap or light shades made of
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Milan Furniture Fair 2010: Cookie Jar Encourages Healthy Eating
There are a lot of things that make you fat -- Lloyd has this great list. But often it comes down to eating a cookie when you should be eating a banana. If you (or people in your family) have this problem too, then the
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Milan Furniture Fair 2010: Autarchy by Studio Formafantasma
For a real touch of Italy, go and visit the installation "Autarchy" by Studio Formafantasma at this week's Furniture Fair in Milan. The project celebrates an autonomous way of producing goods, using bio-materials. It is a
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Milan 2010 Furniture Fair Preview: Saved by Droog
Designers everywhere are preparing for this year's Salone del Mobile in Milan, and so is Droog. The Dutch design company saved 5135 items from liquidation sales and other leftovers and invited 14 designers to create something new with
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Earthquake Predicting Toads?!? Yes, Earthquake Predicting Toads
It's long been known that many animal species somehow are aware of impending natural disasters like earthquakes and tsunamis, but new research shows that common toads can sense earthquakes up to three days in advance. BBC News
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6.4 Gigawatts More Solar Power Installed Last Year - Germany Still Leads, US in Fourth
Despite difficult financial circumstances, the global solar industry added additional capacity of 6.4 gigawatts in 2009, according to a new assessment by the European Photovoltaic Industry Association. That
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Fincube "Sustainable Nomadic House" Is New Entry From Loftcube Architect
Fans of modern prefab will remember the iconic Loftcube, introduced around 2003 and photoshopped onto roofs and into ads everywhere. Now Werner Aisslinger has designed the Fincube House, 506 square feet of space that treads lightly- it requires a base
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Inflatable House Has Traditional Form
We love buildings that tread lightly and leave no trace, that give us a little extra room when we need it. (see all of our garden shed offices) Everyone has seen inflatable domes those jumping structures that kids love so much, but Altro Studio has
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6 New Design-Savvy Eco Hotels Around the Globe
Consumer demand for greener hotels has been on the rise over the last few years -- and as a result, many hotels now use green practices as marketing messages, not always truthfully. When it comes down to it, most 'eco' hotels and
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Veasyble: Folding Paper and Polyethylene Portable Privacy
Veasyble is "a project based on three words: isolation, intimacy and ornament. It consists of a set of wearable objects that can be converted into means of isolation, to create a personal intimacy in any environment."
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Energy Roof Will Help Power Perugia
What would happen in North America if someone proposed such a radical roof between such historically important buildings, Most of us preservationists would go insane over green gizmos mucking up the heritage landscape. But that doesn't stop Coop
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Avalanche Study Will Bury Pigs in Snow to Watch Them Die
Animal rights activists are up in arms about a proposed experiment which would try to better understand what factors may help people survive an avalanche--by burying pigs in snow to monitor their slow deaths. While researchers defend their study,
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Is Sinking, Emptying Venice An Eco-City Exemplar?
'Venice gives us a hint of the truly possible and inspiring pedestrian environments,' Richard Register, the founder of Ecocity Builders, wrote a couple of years back. But is the Italian city really worthy of such an accolade?
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Following the Slow Movement to its Roots
Slow food, a movement that has swept Europe and infiltrated the United States, began with an irate Italian journalist, condemning McDonald's from the Spanish Steps in Rome.
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Germany Still Making the Most of Available Solar, Says Global Solar Report Card
The Global Solar Report Card, published by Mikhail Gorbachev's Green Cross International and Global Green USA, once
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Cafe Orzo: The New Coffee Alternative From Italy
The next time you're in Italy, meandering the streets, marveling at the architecture and just spending a lazy day hanging out at one cafe after another, why not try the new trendy coffee alternative showing up in cafes across the
