Bürstner Trailer Has L...
Those designing for small spaces can learn a lot from boats and travel trailers, particularly from European designs. Caravanning is a high-end luxury activity in Europe and some of the models put luxury yachts to shame. This Bürstner Averso Plus is pretty luxe, and has is advertised as the first ever with a drop-down bed. The image above is set up for dining, with the bed pulled up to the ceiling a… Read the full story on TreeHugger View post: Bürstner Trailer Has Lessons...
IKEA Sells Used Furnitu...
Photo: Flickr , CC Might Expand to Other Countries Speaking of ” Reduce, Reuse, Recycle “, IKEA Sweden wants to make it easier for owners of old IKEA furniture to give it a second life. Against their own commercial interest, the company is offering a free online platform where sellers and buyers can find themselves, and they aren’t even taking a cut of the transactions. Read on for more details…. Read the full story on TreeHugger Read more: IKEA Sells Used...Today on Planet 100: Oi...
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Finally Something To Do...
Photo via user Crath on reddit The Second “R” Something else than carry bagel sandwiches, that is (see below). This one might only apply to geeks, but then again, if you have lots of empty CD and DVD spindles, chances are you also have a bunch of disorganized cables in a pile somewhere…. Read the full story on TreeHugger Read the rest here: Finally Something To Do With Empty CD/DVD...
80% of New Farmland in ...
photo: Teacher Traveler via flickr More than 80% of new farmland in the tropics cultivated over the last two decades of the 20th century was carved out of tropical forests, according to new research published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences . Between 1980 and 2000, globally the amount of Read more here: 80% of New Farmland in Tropics Carved From Forests Between 1980-2000 – Land the Size of Alaska...
Ride in Comfort On The ...
Seoul Cycle Design Competition 2010 results are out soon, and Designboom builds the tension with a release from the short list: A spectacular looking recumbent bike by Jean Davignon…. Read the full story on TreeHugger Go here to read the rest: Ride in Comfort On The City...
Recycled Pallets are th...
Image from Ahmad Humeid Recycled pallets, or skids, are becoming the basis for a whole new genre of architecture. And for good reason: they are sustainable, recycled, and make use of discarded packaging. The recently built pop-up Jellyfish Theatre in London, is made of old materials including 800 market pallets. But everyone is doing it. This family home in Amman Jorday was designed with the outer wall made of industrial pallets. … Read the full story on TreeHugger Go here to...
Big Bambú: A Cresting ...
Image Credit: Nucho via Flickr Bamboo gets used in a lot of ways, from underwear to flooring to windmills . But this summer, the roof of New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art is home to a forest of bamboo that is an aesthetic end in itself. Since April, artists Here is the original post: Big Bambú: A Cresting Wave Hits New York...
Obama’s Oval Offi...
New York Times Everyone in the red state is piling on the redesign of the oval office, complaining it is not patriotic enough, even though George Bush took Bill Clinton’s red, white and blue garish extravaganza and turned it into a muted southern living room (and lost the red, white and blue) showing more taste than patriotism. But since… Read the full story on TreeHugger Go here to see the original: Obama’s Oval Office Is Beige And Could Have Been...