Tag: Small Spaces - Page 6
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A Folding Kitchen Inaugurates the Field of Existential Design
On TreeHugger, we've featured some pretty crazy ways to save space, from showering in the living room to hiding your bed on the ceiling. But what about the kitchen? How to pack the fridge, sink, dishwasher,
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Lovely Zig Zag Shaped Magazine Holder Doubles As Shelve And Clothes Hanger
Also spotted at the recent edition of the Feria Puro Diseno, Buenos Aires biggest design show, this simple yet interesting wooden home accessory goes in line with some of our favorite concepts: multi-purpose objects and small
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Wood Design from Spain; Graffiti, Typography & Prefab Housing - Part 3 (Photos)
Here is the last part of from this beautiful collection of wood design from Spain, put together by Confemadera. Check out the previous posts about a fun wooden bicycle and the stunning heritage ceilings from the South, and last
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Tiny Homes Hit Mainstream (An Intentional Bike Neighborhood Is Born)
It looks like an oversize city lot - just 15,000 square feet - destined for some starter castle. But the plot of dirt sitting at the corner of inner city Portland's 43rd and Division streets is something else - it's the
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QTvan: Camping Out in World's Smallest Scooter Caravan
An army of tents has amassed en route to Westminster Abbey in anticipation of this Friday's royal wedding between Prince William and Kate Middleton. For some of those eagerly-awaiting observers who
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Get Up Esparto, the Biodegradable Seat that Stands Up By Itself
Here are some funky seats for small spaces; when not in use, they stand up to occupy less space! Get Up Esparto is a series of chairs to hang out on and relax, with the peculiarity that they stand up by themselves when you are
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Get Out of My Seats! A Remarkable Design Turns One Chair Into Three (Video)
One chair, two chairs, three chairs more. That might be what French designer Paul Menand was thinking as he designed the Triplette Chair, three chairs built into one. We've seen a lot of interesting stackable chairs, but
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To Save Space, Architects Put the Shower in the Living Room. Has This Gone Too Far?
At TreeHugger, we're pretty adamant that one of the best ways is to minimize
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Fashion Showroom And Private Living Space Squeezed Into 700 SF, For $ 6,000
Perfectly fitting our love for small spaces and less is more living, Mexican studio ROW refurbished fashion designer Carlos Ortega's apartment in Mexico City, managing to squeeze a showroom while maintaining private space in only
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The T-shirt Chair by Maria Westerberg Wins the 2011 Green Furniture Award in Sweden (Photos)
Swedish designer Maria Westerberg's T-shirt Chair won this year's Green Furniture Award. According to the jury, "the chair weaves together a meaningful story using worn textiles. This up-scaling of the classical
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Crowdsourced Design For an Ultra Low-Footprint Apartment: Clever Ideas from the LifeEdited Project
What if we could save money, radically reduce our environmental impact, and have a freer, less complicated life? That was the challenge laid forth by TreeHugger founder Graham Hill when he started LifeEdited, an online international design competition th
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An Adjustable Book Shelf Lets You Put Your Own Spin On Your Living Room
From South Korean design studio DesignJoo comes the Giro One, the piece that lets you put your own spin on your shelves, lighting, and side tables. The concept is simple: shelves can be added and their height adjusted by spinning them
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Moss in a Pot! Small is Beautiful; Gardens by The Clorofilas (Photos)
Would you like a cup of moss? It's lush green, fluffy, and alive! Barcelona-based Jeanette Ramirez has been experimenting with moss for quite a while. She started by collecting moss around the city, reproducing it using
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Moody Tablecloth, Hand-made in Italy, has Pockets for Organizing Small Spaces
Whether you are looking for the perfect Christmas gift, or the perfect ambiance for your Christmas party, Zo_loft has a tablecloth or table runner to meet the need. What makes a Zo_loft tablecloth so unique? The
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Micro-Architecture: An Eco-Hut That Would Turn Lincoln Himself Green
Here at TreeHugger, we love architecture and design that makes outdoor life more enjoyable, especially when it keeps things simple. And here's a great example of exactly that, from Italian architect Flavio Galvagni and the firm
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Transformer Furniture: A Bookshelf Hides Table and Chairs
From Japanese designer Sakura Adachi comes this marvel of space-saving design: "Trick," the bookshelf that hides a table and two chairs. Featured by Italian manufacturer Campeggi at the 2010 Salone del Mobile in Milan, this is a great
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Futuristic Green Design Concepts Give New Life to Old Buenos Aires Building (Slideshow)
Design and architecture event Casa FOA takes an old building or structure in Buenos Aires and puts it in the hands of talented architects and designers -- who transform it to showcase interior design 'concept spaces.'
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Futuristic Green Design Concepts Give New Life to Old Buenos Aires Building
Design and architecture event Casa FOA takes an old building or structure in Buenos Aires and puts it in the hands of talented architects and designers -- who transform it to showcase interior design 'concept spaces.' Apart from bringing new life to old
