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Green roofs are gaining in popularity as we can see more and more of them popping up on old and new buildings alike. We’ve also noticed our posts on Swye about green roofs are some of the most looked at posts so to feed your desire for more green roof goodness, we’ve put together a […]
As a designer, I love infographs and infographic videos. As an environmental nut, I love videos on the topic. This video created by GOOD magazine is definitely no exception. The information is great and the video is entertaining. Check it out.
As a car-nut and an eco-freak, what’s a guy to do? Petroleum burning internal combustion engines plus speed and power don’t equal green driving, but Lotus has been working on greener fuels and more efficient cars including the Tri-Fuel Exige 270E which can run on ethanol, gasoline, or methanol. Besides that, their cars are also […]
Philippe Starck of the Alessi Citrus Juicer fame recently said he was going to leave the design world because he felt like the products he made were useless and wasteful. He was right in a way, his designs though beautiful, weren’t always the most functional.
It seems he’s figured out a much more constructive solution, […]
No one can deny the benefits of composting, but most people can’t stomach the thought of it nor do they want an ugly green or brown smelly plastic bin laying around in the space they already don’t have.
Daily Dump makes decorative clay composting pots that either come painted with one of their designs or […]
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Having a green, well manicured lawn is an American pride, right up there with our flag and our pickup trucks. Truth is though, to keep them looking good they need an incredible amount of water and require phosphate heavy fertilizers that leak into our ground water and create algae blooms and dead spots in […]
Found via Inhabitat, the Orquideorama is an absolutely beautiful display of sustainable architecture. Built in Medellin, Colombia and renovated by Plan B Architects, this series of interconnected modular structures was created for a variety of functions including event halls, butterfly reserves, and flower gardens.
Mike Chino from Inhabitat explains the structure eloquently as only a […]
Per the old Japanese tradition of filling cracks in pottery with gold, Netherlands-based designer Joana Meroz is re-glazing cracks and chips in dishes and transforming them to what she calls ‘Crackery Tableware.’ She is doing so stylishly by utilizing gold luster and painting the ends of the crack with flowers and roots.
Most of us […]
As a designer, this site strikes a chord with me. Though climate change doesn’t fall into the main categories of this site, it isn’t far off considering the end goal, and sometimes we make an exception. This is one.
Design Can Change focuses on how graphic design and other design related industries, architecture and product […]
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Just about everyone likes the looks of green roofs. Their different look makes them stand out and who doesn’t like being surrounded by greenery? However, not everyone is aware of their less aesthetic benefits. Many architects are starting to use green roofs in some award-winning designs and as the technology becomes more widely […]
