sustainable design
This Woodland Design Farm Actually Grows Furniture
British tree farmer, artist and designer Gavin Munro talks about the art of “zen 3D printing” with wood.
Drawing with the "Any Ink" Fountain Pen Was an Eye-Opener
We had illustrator Sara Rabin spend a couple weeks with a Wink Pen, the clever glass fountain pen that lets you write with any liquid. This is her story.
Inside the Quest to Make Skateboards 100% Recyclable
Beyond sustainable skateboards, Finland-based company Uitto’s big dream is to make a global skateboard recycling exchange.
Meet the Designer Growing Lamps Out of Mushrooms
Designer Danielle Trofe’s MushLume lamps point to a brighter sustainable future.
Sprawl Kills
Traffic fatalities are one of the leading causes of death in cities across the globe, and it’s worst where there’s most sprawl.
Clever Glass Fountain Pen Lets You Write with Any Liquid
It's the easiest way to sign a check in blood.
Wind Powers the Eiffel Tower's Sustainable Future
UGE International's giant turbines are estimated to wipe out the carbon footprint of the structure's entire first floor.
Paris, 2050: The Smog-Eating Smart City of the Future?
See Vincent Callebaut Architectures plans for 8 buildings that would recast Paris as sustainable utopia.
Architects Plan To Save Urban Wildlife With A Floating Nature Tower
We spoke to Waterstudio co-founder Koen Olthuis about his ambitious plan to build floating wildlife preserves inside major cities.
A Beautiful Waste-To-Energy Plant Glows In Denmark
Dutch architect Erick van Egeraat's Incineration Line waste management center powers Roskilde and radiates like the garbage that burns inside.
Hi-Res Photos Of Mars Adorn This Line Of Luxury Scarves
With "Mars, Revealed!" design studio Slow Factory has commemorated the two-year anniversary of the Curiosity rover's landing in a series of six sustainably-sourced scarves.
Eco-Skyscraper Concept Grows From The Recycled Garbage Of Its Occupants
Chartier-Corbosson architects want to cut costs by using residents' recyclables as part of the structure of their proposed 'London Organic Skyscraper.'