Posts Tagged ‘Green’
Is It Waste? Environmental Art In Tokyo
Posted by: notbeige on: July 26, 2009
“Is it waste? Art drifting over borders. Waste floating in society” at the GEIC, Tokyo.
From the Tokyo Wonder Site – ‘The mass of marine debris washed ashore on the Japanese Islands is said to be approximately 15 million tons per year. The marine pollution is becoming a serious social problem and has also been recognized [...]
Earth Safe Art & Craft Finishes
Posted by: notbeige on: July 24, 2009
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Earth Safe’s range of eco-friendly art and craft finishes includes acrylic paint, perfect paint, fabric paint, varnishes, textures, sealers and stains. Find out more on their website.
via Crafting A Green World
Verdant Vigilante vs Idling Cars In NYC
Posted by: notbeige on: June 9, 2009
George Pakenham, a 59 year old Wall Street mortgage broker is on a mission in New York, to stop idling vehicles from polluting the air, causing health issues, and wasting money and precious resources.
Read about his campaign over at Inhabitat.
Paper From Recycled Banana & Palm Tree Harvest Byproduct
Posted by: notbeige on: May 30, 2009
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New Leaf Paper have produced a range of paper goods called the Farm Fibre Collection, made from chlorine free, 100% recycled fibre of banana or palm tree harvest byproduct.
See Piper Kujac’s post about New Leaf at Inhabitat
Information about the recycling process & terminology explained
via Inhabitat
Cool Accessories From Recycled Inner Tubes
Posted by: notbeige on: May 14, 2009
Margaret Teich over at The Lazy Environmentalist has put together a round up of uber-cool accessories made from recycled inner tubes – check it out.
The Deptford Project Repurposed Train Cafè
Posted by: notbeige on: May 6, 2009
The Deptford Project Café on Deptford High Street in London, is a 35 tonne 1960’s South East Trains carriage which has been converted into a café/bistro, designed by Studio Myerscough, as the first part of the plans to completely regenerate the area around Deptford Train Station and the old victorian carriage ramp. It will be [...]
The Tesla Roadster
Posted by: notbeige on: May 4, 2009
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How much visualising would I have to do to manifest one of these babies in the driveway of my (future) eco-house…? Sleek, sexy, silent, carbon fibre body, all electric so no emissions… one day, it will be mine. Oh yes.
Well, a girl can dream…
Tesla Motors website
Check out Sam Leppanen’s piece on the Tesla [...]
Green Living Kitchen by Whirlpool & Elmar
Posted by: notbeige on: April 30, 2009
- In: Design| Green| Interiors
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Whirlpool and Elmar have unveiled the Green Living Kitchen at the Milan Furniture Fair. The concept was designed by Ludovica and Roberto Palomba who describe it as “a new kitchen dimension in which technology and ecology meet and blend in a convivial and wellness oriented setting”.
Using Whirlpool Sixth Sense technology and Elmars’ natural high temperature [...]
Extreme Repurposing: 12 Container House by Adam Kalkin
Posted by: notbeige on: April 26, 2009
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Adam Kalkin makes prefab houses from shipping containers – his 12 container house is by far the most impressive. Although Adams’ ones don’t come cheap, container houses are catching on worldwide as a green, affordable alternative to conventional buildings. Watch this space….
Greenhouse Nightclub, NYC: The First Eco-Friendly Nightlife Destination
Posted by: notbeige on: April 21, 2009
Greenhouse Nightclub, New York City -
“is the first eco-friendly nightlife destination. A bi-level 6,000 square foot club, lounge and event space built from recycled or recyclable materials, Greenhouse went the extra mile to receive L.E.E.D registration, which is awarded by the United States Green Buildings Council for environmentally conscious construction and design.
Greenhouse was designed by [...]
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