A new creation by SMIT, Solar Ivy are solar panels arranged to resemble ivy growing on historic buildings. Besides adding a unique texture and aged grace to an otherwise bland facade, the thousands of panels capture sustainable solar energy to power the building. The way most solar energy works is the massive panels capture a […]

Taking time off from basically ruling the indie rock universe, Animal Collective are now designing to help the Earth, and their fellow animals. Teaming up with the Keep shoe company, they have designed a line of sneakers to benefit the Socorro Island Conservation fund. The line started with the concept that each band member would […]

Famed American furniture company Herman Miller and industrial designer and Fuseproject founder Yves Behar have collaborated to create the latest in seating technology, the Sayl Chair. Two and a half years in the making, the chair’s groundbreaking design has broken the boundaries of what can be done with seating. Inspired by San Francisco’s iconic suspension […]

Bringing a whole new meaning to green living, while trying to creatively find ways to reduce your carbon footprint, the Bamboocycle has it all. The body is constructed of bamboo, a material that Mexico City designer Diego Cardenas found to be most ecologically efficient. “Bamboo is a biodegradable & renewable resource that can be sustainably […]

The Mopion Bike was developed by the triumvirate of Kibisi, Puma and Danish bicycle company Biomega to be the ultimate in urban bicycling. Although the trio have designed other bikes before, none have been so thoroughly crafted for city dwelling. First off the Mopion features a lightweight aluminum frame weighing under 50 lbs (22 kgs), […]

Rattan has been touted as one of the greenest, most sustainable materials to work with due to its incredibly rapid growth rate. Along with bamboo, there are strong movements to introduce the eco-friendly material in all forms of industry, and Indonesian furniture designer Abie Abdillah has designed a damn beautiful chair made entirely from rattan. […]

Some very interesting retro-futuristic planter concepts called Golly Pods, made as a collaboration between Tend Living and Bells & Whistles‘ Jason Xavier Lane. These wooden sculptures are like terrariums more than pots, and with a clever eye — and proper access to succulents — you could convert your house into the backdrop of some 1950’s […]

Imagine walking out of the shower and feeling moss underneath your feet. Take a look around. You’re not in a forest. You’re actually in your own bathroom and stepping onto HoO Design’s new moss bath rug, Larosé. There is an obvious natural cycle: the rug, Larosé, collects the water as you step out of the […]