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Got Some Wind, Nuts and Time on Your Hands?
Sometimes the best in sustainable design stems from the simplest of ideas. Dutch designer Dave Hakkens has developed a wind generated oil press that works with the power of wind and nuts or seeds,...
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A Water Bottle With a Built In Purification System
We are all looking for that perfect water bottle so we can help reduce the amount of plastic H20 bottles produced and consumed. That is why we were so gratified to learn from an article on the...
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Will.i.am and Coca-Cola “Ekocycle” to Create Recycled Furniture, Garb and Gear
The Black-Eyed Peas’ Will.i.am and Coca-Cola are joining forces in an effort to make recycled goods hip and high-end, according to an article on the Huffington Post. Ekocycle’s products will each...
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A Bottled Solution?
Bottled water has recently gotten a bad name. The packaging isn’t good for the environment and a number of universities and even towns (e.g. Concord, MA) have banned the sale of bottle water. Short of...
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What May Be the Shower and Washing Machine Design of the Future
In what may be the shower and washing machine design of the future, today’s blog entry comes from a piece on last week’s International Design Times highlighting a device that literally recycles shower...
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A Perfect Day for a Ride on Your Bike…With Recycled Parts
It’s another sunshine filled day in the tri-state area, one that makes you want to pull the bicycle out of the garage and go for a ride. It is in that vein that we bring you this piece from Build It...
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The Re-Feed Tabletop Composter
If you are interested in composting yet live in an apartment or home where space is at a premium, you may be interested to learn about a battery-operated, tabletop composter that grinds food scraps...
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Introducing the Next Generation of the Nest Thermostat
The latest incarnation of the Nest thermostat originally introduced last year has been released combining the intelligence of Apple computer technology with sleek design, according to an article in...
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A Doorless Refrigerator Unit Designed by a 21-Year Old
A finalist in an Electrolux Design Lab 2012 competition has invented a doorless refrigerator wall with a honeycomb-like pattern that allows the user to simply press food and beverage items straight...
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The Ark: A Solar-Powered Houseboat Across the Pond
In a city where the cost of a flat can be bloody expensive, a London-based design team design team looking to fix the lack of adequate, yet sustainable housing has instead taken to the Thames and has...
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