Spring is almost upon us, and with the warming of the weather we begin to anticipate the circle of life re-asserting itself. Flowers will bloom, birds will begin chirping and the trees will be full of color yet again after…
Continue Reading →Reuse, Reduce, Recycle. We employ those practices with everything from paper to aluminum cans, so why not furniture? The folks at Metrosofa do just that. Now, they don't necessarily find that ratty couch that you put on the street that's…
Continue Reading →American Apparel may claim to wear its conscience on its ribbed thermal sleeve, but Apolis Activism lives up to its claim of socially responsible fashion. Raan, Shea, and Sten Parton started their designer couture rooted firmly in charitable work. They've…
Continue Reading →In 2008, for the first time in recorded history, fifty percent of the World's population will be inhabitants of the earth's urban environments. The dense population of these cities has created a great need for low-cost housing. The Design Indaba…
Continue Reading →Several days ago at the TED conference we told you about Kluster's mission to create a product in seventy-two hours with the assistance of one thousand of the brightest people in the world. Well, the results are in, the votes…
Continue Reading →A while back we told you about the eco-friendly bedding designers at Amenity, who turn bedrooms into green rooms by making bedding from only organic and sustainable materials like hemp and organic cotton. Formed by longtime friends Kristina de Corpo…
Continue Reading →When Energizer came out with the Energi To Go -- the battery operated chargers that can perk up your cell or iPod "on the go" -- mobile tech geeks found it a fair solution to their energy crisis. But, the…
Continue Reading →When Ethan Allen just isn't quite the Americana vibe you're looking for, the aptly named American Furnishings can get you squared away. Their rustic, industrial (and pre-industrial) craftsmanship is evident in pieces like a cement table stamped "Cincinnati Lithograph Co."…
Continue Reading →Unless you're from Alaska, brilliant light shows probably aren't a nightly occurrence in your backyard. British company Firewinder has remedied this, by taking a typical outdoor mobile and putting tiny LEDs all over it. The result: a trippy, spiraling strobe…
Continue Reading →Back in May, we told you about the stellar work being done by Collective Four for Dwell's Building Green In Harlem project. Well those purveyors of design perfection from the Pratt Institute are at it again. Their latest piece utilizes…
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