The government of Ontario, Canada has made a move to promote the use of green vehicle. Starting 2010, the government will already issue a green license plate to green vehicles such as plug-in hybrids and electric vehicles. The plate was chosen via an online poll that garnered over fifteen thousand votes. The plate further uses …
When we hear of forest, we always think of it being in rural areas of a certain place. However, MAD Architects has brought the beauty of a forest right at the heart of Chongqing, China. Hailed as the Urban Forest, this one of a kind architectural structure is a commercial high-rise building that is made …
We have here a great eco-friendly submission from the Netherland based designer Lindey Cafsia called the Chair made of Tubes.The name is derived of the appearance the chair and how it is made, namely by combining cardboard tubes one to another. O + O = OO. The tubes are re-used and they are originally from …
Sustainable designs are popping out like mushroom today. We have seen may green architecture designs, furniture designs, fashion, and more. Today the electronic industry is already starting to create sustainable designs just like the reclaim from Samsung. Reclaim is a stylish mobile phone that is made from 80 percent recyclable materials. The phone has the …
Sustainable and eco-friendly structures are now built almost everywhere in the world, as more and more architects and designers are into sustainable architectures. Located in Saint-Eienne, France, the International Design Centery by LIN is another astounding eco-friendly structure that gets is power from solar energy. The building will be the starting point for the world’s …
Rechargeable items are now starting to dominate in the market. Aside from it preventing the hassle of buying the same item for more than once, it also helps minimize the possible growth of our landfills. The eneloop rechargeable interior light is another eco-friendly product from Sanyo. The eneloop rechargeable interior light has a contactless charging …
Various architects and designers seem to be focusing on different eco-friendly structures nowadays. The Wind Farm Celebration is just another mere example. Proposed by an internationally known artist and designer Michael Jantzen, the Wind Farm Celebration is a structure that is powered by a wind turbine. Within the perimeter of the central tower that supports …
During the Outside Land concert in San Francisco, the crowd had tons of waste cups that resulted into a problem, as it will surely make our landfills grow. However, BIOS Design Collective comes up with an eco-friendly solution for the problem and it is the recycled cup canopy. Designer Chris Chalmers is the ones responsible …
Inspired by the animal known as he Pangoline, the Pangolin backpack has the design that resembles the razor sharp scales on the back part of the spiny pangolin. The backpack is made from recycled tire inner tubes from trucks and is handmade in columbia. Instead of a standard zipper enclosure, the Pangolin Backpack is designed …
Igreenspot got another wonderful submission of an eco-friendly design from a French designer Paul Coudamy and he called it a Random Resurrection Furniture. From Paul: Objects : 10 chairs + 1 meeting table Design : Paul Coudamy Materials : tables, chairs, table legs, wedging foam, screw, paint. Completion : October 2009 Client : Af83 Pictures …
