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Blue vespa and wall

Italian designer reinvents the classic Vespa for the electric age

So what if it doesn't have pedals and isn't as practical as an e-bike, it's so elegant and minimal.

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By Lloyd Alter in Bikes April 11, 2018

cat on a sofa

Japanese furniture makers pivot to cats

Because why shouldn't cats get a beautiful sofa of their own?

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By Lloyd Alter in Interior Design April 2, 2018

Forest Finn Museum

Museum roof in Norway held up by a forest of columns

Lipinski Lasovsky Johansson has designed a beautiful building and, wow, what beautiful drawings.

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By Lloyd Alter in Green Architecture March 1, 2018

House with eaves

Small Japanese house really is all about eaves

Deep overhang controls light, provides privacy for bedrooms upstairs.

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By Lloyd Alter in Tiny Houses February 21, 2018

Stair from below

Stair of the week stores a ton of art, leads to gorgeous new garret

Syte Architects insert a mezzanine and a terrific storage stair in existing loft.

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By Lloyd Alter in Interior Design February 1, 2018

Decimal

Not much that's green at the Interior Design Show

The big Toronto show is not so big and not exactly a hotbed of sustainable design.

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By Lloyd Alter in Sustainable Product Design January 22, 2018

library interior

Giant and gorgeous library in China mostly filled with fake aluminum books

There are 1.2 million real ones, but most of it is all about the show.

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By Lloyd Alter in Green Architecture November 7, 2017

Gyrocar

The Gyrocar could be the solution to the biggest urban problem of our times

It can help keep the roads dedicated to the moving and storing of private cars.

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By Lloyd Alter in Public Transportation August 25, 2017

wall and robot

ETH robot builds curvy reinforced concrete wall

Is this the future of construction?

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By Lloyd Alter in Green Architecture June 30, 2017

sauna on river

Cute little Norwegian sauna was designed and built by students

I didn't know saunas were a thing in Norway, but in fact they come in all sizes.

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By Lloyd Alter in Tiny Houses June 7, 2017

Airlander landing

Airlander completes a perfect test flight

No hard landings and telegraph poles this time

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By Lloyd Alter in Aviation May 11, 2017

billboards

Better billboards don't block the view, temporarily at least

Alas, it's just an art installation

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By Lloyd Alter in Infrastructure March 3, 2017

Ontario Wood

Sampling the small stuff at the Interior Design Show

Every year we look at the best from young designers at the big Toronto show.

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By Lloyd Alter in Interior Design January 20, 2017

expanded Nagakin

Tokyo's Nagakin tower goes tall and goes wood

It is a modern plug-in city that is organic in more ways than one.

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By Lloyd Alter in Green Architecture January 6, 2017

view from above superspace

Superspace Architects propose an inhabited aqueduct for Istanbul

Don't just sit there, do something.

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By Lloyd Alter in Green Architecture January 2, 2017

Sou fujimoto toilet

Is this the world’s most beautiful public toilet?

Maybe yes. Maybe no.

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By Lloyd Alter in Bathroom Design December 22, 2016

sky central

Wood goes wide with long span roof over office complex

Sky Central has boxy and beautiful ceiling

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By Lloyd Alter in Green Architecture December 8, 2016

drone deep frying

Deep fry your turkey safely with drones

Wait, there's more! It slices! It dices!

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By Lloyd Alter in Gadgets November 24, 2016

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These really should come with a safety warning

Seen at the Interior Design Show 2020: More killer bathtubs

Hydrogen trai side

Natural gas (and the hydrogen economy) is a bridge to nowhere

book cover

'Lands of Lost Borders: Out of Bounds on the Silk Road' (book review)

China recycling truck

China bans single-use plastics

mealworms eating polystyrene foam

Mealworms can safely consume polystyrene foam

Aurora winter train

Take a train to see the northern lights

Ghent from above

How Ghent got rid of cars and transformed the city in a decade

Capsula Mundi pod and urns

Plant your loved one in this egg and turn them into a tree after death

african gray parrot

African grey parrots surprise researchers with their altruism

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