Green

May 9th, 2008

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As promised here are more photographs, drawings and model shots of the solar-powered Greenpix media wall in Beijing by Simone Giostra & Partners. More »

April 18th, 2008

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Live from Milan: Here’s a selection of pieces from the A Touch of Green exhibition by design collective Droog, which explores issues surrounding sustainability. More »

April 7th, 2008

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French designer Mathieu Lehanneur has created Local River, a concept for a domestic “refrigerator-aquarium” that breeds freshwater fish for eating and grows vegetables at the same time. More »

April 6th, 2008

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Italian architects Iosa Ghini Associati have designed four houses for a new residential district near Nicosia, Cyprus. More »

April 2nd, 2008

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A tea house made out of paper and cardboard, designed by Japanese architect Shigeru Ban, is to be auctioned in London tomorrow. More »

March 28th, 2008

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Swedish designer Henrik Schulz has designed a new task light for Swedish company Ateljé Lyktan. More »

March 27th, 2008

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Milan 08: London-based ChauhanStudio will launch four new telephones for SunCorp Communications in Milan during the furniture fair next month. More »

March 25th, 2008

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More from French architects Serero: this time their VTHR auditorium and theatre in Saint Cyprien, France. More »

March 24th, 2008

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Nicolas Cheng and Michael Leung of Studio Leung have created Printable Offerings, a collection of images of everyday items such as iPhones, Bic biros and Tempo pocket tissues that can be downloaded, printed and assembled into 3D models for use at Chinese festivals. More »

March 19th, 2008

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Swedish architects Kjellgren Kaminsky Architecture have designed a series of four prefabricated low-energy houses. More »

March 11th, 2008

Design Indaba 08: IDEO cofounder Bill Moggridge presented this concept tricycle that purifies water as the rider pedals, at the Design Indaba conference in Cape Town last month. More »

March 6th, 2008

Cabbage Chair is a new product by Japanese designers Nendo made of waste paper from the pleated fabric industry. More »

February 27th, 2008

Towel With Further Options by Japanese designers NIIMI is designed to be recycled as a bath-mat and a cleaning cloth as it wears out. More »

February 26th, 2008

Steven Holl Architects has been commissioned to build a complex of five linked towers surrounding a public plaza in Chengdu, China. More »

February 24th, 2008

British architect Jonathan Tuckey has designed a timber-clad extension to a 19th century Baptist chapel in Wiltshire, England, as part of the building’s conversion into a residential property. More »

February 24th, 2008

Japanese designer Nosigner has created an installation using discarded flourescent tubes at the Theory Luxe fashion store in the Omotesando Hills development in Tokyo. More »

February 22nd, 2008

Stockholm Design Week: Norwegian lighting company Luxo has launched the Ninety Light by American designer Shawn Littrell, which they claim is the world’s most efficient task light. More »

February 21st, 2008

Stockholm Design Week: Swedish architects TAF Arkitektkontor have designed the inaugural collection for IOU Design, a new company producing sustainable outdoor furniture. More »

February 11th, 2008

Spanish architects Bipolaire have sent us images of a new housing development in Torrevieja, Spain. More »

February 8th, 2008

More airships: French designer Jean-Marie Massaud has sent us a couple of new images showing the interior of his flying hotel proposal, Manned Cloud. More »