Tag: Kitchens - Page 5
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IKEA Kitchen Of The Future Looks Pretty Much Like The Present
They just don't do kitchens of the future like they used to. IKEA in the UK commissioned a study by The Future Laboratory, who claim "is recognised internationally for its innovative approach to trend forecasting, consumer insight and brand strategy."
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Just What We Needed Dept.: The Smoking Gun
New York Times food writer Mark Bittman, when asked what one needs in a kitchen, responded "A stove, a sink, a refrigerator, some pots and pans, a knife and some serving spoons," I answered. "All else is optional." Clearly he never heard of the Smoking
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Cooper-Hewitt's National Design Awards Honor TreeHugger Favorites
It's National Design Awards time, when the Cooper-Hewett, National Design Museum honors "outstanding contributions from the design world, including architecture, fashion, lifetime achievement, and sustainable design solutions." Quite a few of the winners
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Electrolux Design Competition Finalists are Just Weird This Year
Every year the Electrolux Design Competition introduces some fascinating concepts into the world of food; sometimes they are even green; this year most of them are just bizarre. Perhaps the prize should be a copy of Michael Pollan's Food Rules; these
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Lessons From Apartment Therapy's Small, Cool Kitchen Competition
Apartment Therapy runs the small, cool contests every year, including one for kitchens; cleverly, they break it into categories including owning (American kitchens where people go nuts) renting (where people have more limited options) and international
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Camping at Home: Minimalist Living from Snow Peak
Snow Peak makes camping equipment. But as our lifestyles become more mobile and our homes become smaller, furniture that is light, minimal and can be folded up when it isn't needed makes some sense. The stuff is beautifully made and looked as good as
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Whirlpool's GreenKitchen Not a Very Inspiring Vision
Kitchens of the Future sure aren't what they used to be, and Whirlpool's new version presented in Milan isn't even what their own vision was two years ago. It does have some nice features, such as a drawer fridge (we have promoted these because the
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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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Green Kitchens Begin With Food: "Easy Green Organic" Cooking by Anna Getty
Goat cheese frittata on crostini, arugula and strawberry salad, soba noodles with crumbled tofu tossed in a light Asian sauce, followed by crunchy macaroons and rich fudge cookies. Delicious. The organic buffet at the launch party for Anna Getty's new
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Green Materials Guide: An Intro to Green Flooring
We all walk on it every day, but don't often think of it. It's underfoot, and, for many of us, out of mind. But just because you trod on it doesn't mean you shouldn't pay close attention to the materials that make
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Green Kitchen Designs, Countertops, Cabinets, and Flooring
Your kitchen is the heart of your home, so it's easy to see why so much time, energy, and money gets spent on just that one room. From floor to ceiling (and the cabinets and countertops in
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Green Materials 101: Your Guide to Green Building, Remodeling, and Home Improvement
When it comes to building or renovating a home, there are few simple choices. From styles and colors to location and design, there's an awful lot to consider. Thankfully, you don't have to settle for
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Readers, Send Us Photos of Your Green Home Improvements!
Is your newly improved bathroom home to a dual flush toilet or gray water system? Does your remodeled kitchen boast a reclaimed sink and other green materials? Have you improved the environmental health in
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Living with Less: Rubika Kitchen by Lodovico Bernardi
We love showing furniture and fittings that let you do more in less space; Italian designer Lodovico Bernardi has designed the RuBIKA kitchen that pushes and pulls into a number of different forms, and even flips out to become a dining room table as
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New NatureMill XE Series of Automatic Composters
Image: NatureMill Mounding kitchen scraps in the backyard is all well and good, but we've got nothing against letting technology speed up nature's progress. NatureMill first blipped on our radar back in 2005, and has been steadily improving its automated
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GreenCookingPots Offer Le Creuset Designer Style Without the Designer Price Tag
Thanks to the folks at Daily Candy for this awesome tip! With the holidays coming up, and that inevitable office party or family gathering, maybe it's time to freshen up your kitchen
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Native Trails Copper Sinks Are Classy and Kill Germs Too
Image via: Native Trails Native Trails constructs handmade sinks (for kitchen or bathroom) from recycled copper and they look great!! While that hammered copper sink adds a bit of texture and life to your kitchen, that copper provides other (health)
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The Kitchen of the Future Today
For LifeEdited, Graham describes his needs in the kitchen: The kitchen should have an induction cook-top, a combination microwave/oven, a small fridge (could be a drawer fridge), a dishwasher, an espresso machine, a juicer, a smart system for storing
