Shiner, a company created by Joe Manus and named after a black eye, has taken a perfectly good birch plywood chair and sliced all the way through it. Manus’ eco-friendly company is named after fist fight staple because he believes that shiner’s are “tough, dark, and proudly damaged’ and he wants his furniture to reflect […]

This bookshelf by  fashion4home is made from 100% bamboo, hence the name, and is unique enough to add a positive aesthetic to any room, but still completely practical. Standing at 71″ wide, 47″ tall, and  15″ deep, the shelf is certified sustainable because of it’s utilization of the super fast growing, and ultra strong, bamboo […]

We here at LIAS get excited about all sorts of interesting designs, even when it’s something as minuscule as a 2″ x 2″ air freshener. And don’t let the unsuspecting size and simplicity of this air freshener fool you, it’s actually got some real technical punch. The Chikuno Cube is made from a combination of […]

There’s something to be said about the implementation of green technology, a term that years ago would have seemed completely contradictory. The Green Computer from Design Hara almost embodies that phrase…in body only, perhaps (seen above with keyboard from La Chae Homme). Critics have argued that just because this computer’s casing is made from wood, […]

We’re huge fans of off-the-grid technologies. As a matter of fact, I’m broadcasting from a secret, underground location known only to an inner circle of LIAS readers known as The Meadows. The Illumi Charger, a solar powered USB wall charger, is one of the last things I would need to go completely off the grid, […]

The world is getting fatter and Daizi Zheng aims to put a stop to it. Zheng cleverly re-packages fruits and vegetables to look like the vices we know and love. The artist hopes to appeal to people’s physical and psychological cravings by making nutritional food look the the vices we’ve all grown comfortable with. Although […]

Yoav Kotik designs his Kotik Precious Metal collection of earrings, brooches, rings, bracelets, necklaces and pendents from discarded bottle caps. Although they’re called “Precious Metals”, I’m not sure I see any actual precious metals — unless he’s being ironic, of course. Absorbing the pop iconography of these brands and their well marketed images — eg […]

There was a moment a couple years back when Tyvek was the hot material du jour for avant garde new designers, used to create everything from dresses to scarves. And there’s good reason for it — the material is incredibly strong, durable, easy to work with and most importantly dirt cheap. You might recognize Tyvek […]