Tag: Sweden - Page 4
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Swedish 'Thermos' House Offers Low-Emission Life
Swedes are greener...they recycle more, live in smaller apartments, drive less and bike more than the average American. And now Volvo, A-hus, and the (definitely not green) utility Vattenfall are offering a lucky
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The Fjällräven Kanken Rucksack, a Swedish Eco-Design Classic
Last month, my partner gave me a Fjällräven Kanken rucksack for my 30th birthday, and I have to tell you about it, as this is a classic amongst the eco-designs nowadays. I first spotted these slightly odd-looking bags in London many years ago, and
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IKEA Sells Used Furniture (Only in Sweden for Now)
Photo: Flickr, CC Might Expand to Other Countries Speaking of "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle", IKEA Sweden wants to make it easier for owners of old IKEA furniture to give it a second life. Against their own commercial interest, the company is offering a free
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The Stylish Watt-Lite Creates An Energy Use Infographic in Real Time (Photos)
"A regular torch shows what is hidden in the dark, the Watt-Lite shows the hidden use of electricity", this is the essential purpose of a set of three lights created by designers at Stolkholm's
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UFO Lands In Swedish Tree House Hotel
We love the idea of the Swedish TreeHotel, with its Almost Invisible Mirrored Tree House and its The Bird's Nest Tree House that Hides Among The Branches. The bird house designer, Bertil Harström of Inredningsgruppen, has another in the works: a
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Public Mistrusts Nuclear Power, Report Says
Arkansas Nuclear One power plant. Photo by Topato via Flickr.com. Guest bloggers Andrea Donsky and Randy Boyer are co-founders of NaturallySavvy.com. Nuclear power is exploding. Right now there are 50 nuclear reactors being built worldwide, and more
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The Bird's Nest Tree House at the Treehotel Hides Among The Branches
TreeHugger has previously admired the Almost Invisible Mirrored Tree House Built In Sweden at the wonderful Treehotel, but it is only one of six remarkable structures. Another way of making oneself less visible and intrusive is camouflage, the approach
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Friggebod Fun: MiniHouse From Add-A-Room
So much of what we build is a response to regulation; from garden sheds to modular homes, it is the rules that define the forms. Swedish Housing Minister, Birgit Friggebo exempted buildings under 150 square feet from the building codes;
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Massive Algae Bloom Spreading Across Baltic Sea
The 30 bottles of pre-French Revolution champagne recently recovered from the bottom of the Baltic Sea were a pretty awesome find. But the latest thing to show up in
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Almost Invisible Mirrored Tree House Built In Sweden
Invisible TreeHouse? Really? They said it couldn't be done. When we first wrote about the almost invisible treehouse to be built in Sweden by Tham & Videgard, 899 commenters thought it was AutoCad eye candy, impossible to build and death for birds. But
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Folding Table is Inspired By Pop-Up Map of New York
Mocoloco introduces Swedish designers Sanna Lindström and Sigrid Strömgren, who collaborated on the Grand Central Table. It is composed of 22 pieces that unfold like a map and sit on a folding base.
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Artist Builds Giant Sculpture Out Of Shipping Containers, Pallets, Trailers and
Swedish artist Michael Johansson builds a tower out of three of our favourite things: shipping containers, pallets and trailers.
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Solar Air Powered Air Conditioning Comes To Dubai
Doesn't look like much from the top; ESAB building, from Construtionweekonline digg_url = 'http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/06/solar-powered-air-conditioning-dubai.php';One of the reasons we have been so dubious about Dubai is the energy consumption
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Living With Less: Stylish Swedish Living In 185 Square Feet
It helps that it is in such a lovely old
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Houdini Escapes Clutches of New Oil With Recycled Sportswear
Like Jack Wolfskin, whom we mentioned recently, Houdini is another European outdoor clothing brand who have been doing the green thing, largely unnoticed by the English speaking world. Although in this case they do have
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Eco-Luminaries Exclaim that Slow Fashion Will Save Us, Eco - Chic Fashion Exhibit Now Open in NYC (Video)
The Swedish Institute has selected the top environmentally-friendly and ethical fashion designers from Sweden for
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Friggebod Fun: Swedish Sheds from Sommarnöjen
In 1979 the Swedish Housing Minister, Birgit Friggebo, changed the building codes to exempt structures under 15 square meters (about 150 square feet) from the requirement for a building permit. For this act, she has been immortalized, as these small
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How a Can Collector Died a Secret Millionaire
Curt Degerman was a man who kept to himself. Around the town in Sweden where he lived, he could be seen riding his bike or rummaging through trash bins, collecting bottles and cans to be recycled, and eating leftover scraps of food.
