Tag: Tough Love
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Just What We Needed Dept: More Useless Kitchen Accessories and NSFW Yet
You don't need a lot of stuff to be a good cook; Mark Bittman says ""A stove, a sink, a refrigerator, some pots and pans, a knife and some serving spoons," I answered. "All
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Creative Recycling: Tin Cans into Flatware
Unusable misprinted tin cans are rolled into handles for flatware and serving pieces. Gina at Epicurious says they are "sure to dish up conversation, as well as the salad."
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Tough Love: Disintegrating Polystyrene
Shanpu Ya and colleagues at the Polymer Science & Engineering College of Quingdao University of Science & Technology in China have applied for a patent on a biodegradable polystyrene. They embed water-absorbing resin particles which expand when in
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Tough Love: Norcool Fridge in a Drawer
We always quote architect Donald Chong: "Small fridges make good cities."- the principle being that if you shop locally and fresh from a neighbbourhood store, you don't need much space. (and vice versa: if you don't have much space you shop a lot
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Tough Love: Eclipse Light - No More Incandescents!
There's a lot to like about the Eclipse Light: it's a super-cool, sleek lighting design, cut from a single flat piece of steel, so it can be packed flat and shipped without much trouble. Once you've got it, you get to customize the look to your heart's
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Tough Love: Cube Cabinet by Pieter Maes
We could just sit and stare at this Cube Cabinet, by designer Pieter Maes, all day long. The cubes give it such dynamic dimension, and there's a really nice balance to it. Unfortunately, we have to give it some tough love for its un-TreeHugger
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Tough Love: Nemea Sideboard by Alfredo Haberli
Take a look at this sideboard. It's elegant, minimal and modern: everything TreeHugger looks for in its search for sleek, modern, green design. It even has an element of transformability, changing from the solid form at left to the wider, more open
