Milkit : Table Lamp Made of Recycled Milk Bottles

Recycling your milk containers is a good way of doing your part in saving the earth, and making it an attractive table lamp and lantern is another benefit that we can get. The Milkit is what I am talking about. It is a table lamp made of recycled milk bottles. Designed by Alexandru Adam and …

Building Eco Hotel in a Quarry

Eco luxury hotel in a quarry. Building a hotel in a quarry is such a great idea for an architect. Nobody wants to use areas that have been destroyed already by humans. However, the firm Atkins didn’t think it this way. In fact, they positively designed the proposed Songjiang Hotel that will be placed in …

NaturesCast Eco Friendly Furnitures Made of Dry Leaves and Dead Twigs

Eco friendly furnitures by NaturesCast are manufactured with the use of dry leaves, dead twigs and barks from the wonderful forest of Compostela in Cebu City. With the intention of recycling the loads of garbage they have in their community, Catherine, a co owner of Nature Cast together with Pete, decided to think of some …

Archifest 2008 : Wonderful Creation to Balance Man and The Environment

The Singapore Institute of Architects will be holding another edition of archifest which will feature eco-friendly designs in accordance with the motto of the activity which is “man + environment”. One great entry is from Chang Architects called the Jalan Elok House. Another entry is from the RSP Architects, wherein they designed the Lasalle College …

Axiom Faucet with Self-Generating Hydropower System from TOTO

TOTO Axiom faucet is an eco friendly sensor faucet with contemporary design, perfect for modern bathroom in your house. This faucet has a revolutionary EcoPower self-generating hydropower system, and it has a smart sensor that sets its own range without the need for you to adjust. TOTO is a company known for its quality and …

Save on Water with The Guru Tap

As the name suggests, the “Guru” which means master in Hindu’s culture, is aiming to be the new tutor for the taps and fittings of the new generation. Designer Ernesto Messineo from Italy, designed the Guru. This product tends to save up water supplied in lesser quantity and without any spill out. Another feature the …

Casa Tolo Building Embraces Natural Environment

Casa Tolo is designed with the purpose of using as a vacation house for the architects wife, children, and cousins, the Casa Tolo is located on one of the steep hill northern Portugal. Normally, architects use to fight with natural environment, however Siza did in contrast. He embraced it and uses the slope as the …

Solar Powered Neck Tie, Your Gadget’s Source of Power While on The Move

Solar powered neck tie is a unique way of charging your gadgets while being on the go is through your solar powered clothing. The solar powered neck tie is just one of the products discovered by a group of researchers from North Carolina University. This design uses the process called “digital printing” in order to …

A Chair Made of Wooden Shipping Pallets

As we all know wooden shipping pallets are usually been thrown away after each use or when it started to rip off. Good thing Studio Mama had thought of some ways in recycling these used wooden shipping pallets into a useful chair. The chair’s design may look less attractive, however, knowing that it is made …

Cityspeed, Urban Bike by Michael Young

As gas prices continues to soar high, it is a good thing that somebody’s thingking of goos alternatives on vehicles that needs gas. One great example is the creation of the Cityspeed by industrial designer Michael Young. Created for Taiwanese bicycle manufacturer Giant, the Cityspeed is perfect for people in an urban area with the …