Design
ECO Inc. Launches New Green Pizza Box
Everyone loves pizza. But, don’t you just hate having to store leftovers in those big, awkward boxes? Even when all of the pizza is finished, you still have to throw all that cardboard away. Shouldn’t there be a more eco-friendly alternative to packaging one of the world’s favorite foods? Now there is.
Dyson Introduces New Bladeless Fan
Can a fan still cool you if it doesn’t have blades? Apparently so, if it’s the new Dyson Air Multiplier ™ fan pictured above. Dyson, a company well-known for advancing vacuum cleaner technology, has now developed a new generation of innovative bladeless fans. These fans use the simple principles of fluid dynamics --without the traditional fan blades --to multiply air flow 15 ...
Recession Inspires Artist Jaynie Crimmins to Create with Shredded Paper and Beeswax
[caption id="attachment_6724" align="alignnone" width="430" caption=""Spiraling Costs," Paper and Beeswax, 16 in. x16 in. (4 in. deep)"][/caption] Ever get so frustrated with the current economic downturn that you simply want to rip your financial documents to shreds? Artist Jaynie Crimmins did. And then she added some beeswax… ultimately creating a new series of multi-media works that she calls “Home Economics.”
Eco-Art Installations Help Visitors Visualize U.S. Consumption
Ever feel disgusted by the number of disposable items we consume everyday? Especially ones made from plastic, a material that is most enduring? NYC-based design agency MSLK shares your pain and has created a series of eco-art installations to help less conscientious individuals visualize the consequences of our consumption. [caption id="attachment_6641" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Watershed Eco-Art Installation Helps Visualize US Consumption"][/caption] MSLK's latest ...
David Macaluso Creates Art With Used Motor Oil
[caption id="attachment_6614" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="David Macaluso paints with used motor oil."][/caption] For Brooklyn-based artist David Macaluso, it's all about oil. Motor oil, that is. Used motor oil, to be exact. You see, Macaluso has been painting with the stuff since 2005. Why? Because used motor oil, he says, represents both an artistic exercise in recycling and a powerful metaphor for this time in world history.
Visitors Welcome Overnight at Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater
With a cantilever design that allows it to seemingly float over a waterfall, Fallingwater, the legendary Frank Lloyd Wright house in rural western Pennsylvania, has fascinated visitors ever since it was built in 1934. Now, a few lucky people may be able to stay overnight on the grounds.
New Concept Makes PCs More Aesthetically Appealing, Literally Greener
New PC concept from designer Luis Luna make the desktop appear more appealing visually,and give it the ability to offset at least a small amount of the CO2 it produces during its lifetime. The design gives a smoother look to the desktop as a sleek circular package. The center of this circle has a cavity to hold some soil, and ...
Lawnge Chairs from Valkenberg Park in Breda
This series of Lawnge Chairs from Valkenberg Park in Breda, Netherlands can serve as a green inspiration for the caretakers of public places across the world. These lawnge chairs look like a radical extension of the green carpet that embrace the public places in Netherlands. Part of a series of lounge chairs, these seats are a collective effort of designer Lisette ...
Sitting in the lap of nature by turning plants into chairs
There are various ways to love nature, conserve it and be in touch with it. One of them is a chair designed by Swiss designer Michel Bussien. Bussien simply turned growing plants into a chair so that you can literally touch nature. [caption id="attachment_5535" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Growing Chair by Michel Bussien"][/caption] The chair “sits” on a rolling planter with willow trees growing ...
Aurora Robson Excels in Transforming Trash into Art
On show recently at Designers & Agents Green Room, Aurora Robson’s unique artwork has been a refreshing combination of intricate patterns and colours. Her work uses recycled materials that are stylishly highlighted with solar-powered LEDs. Aurora Robson, hailing from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, is a contemporary artist who works with installations, works on paper, paintings, sculpture, video, photography, and performance art. She ...
