Wind-turbines inspired by bees
Green , a young firm developing renewable energy prototypes, has unveiled its first product, the xBEE Alpha, touting blades that flap like insect wings.
With a 19-foot wingspan, the two-blade model is designed to shatter assumptions that windmill-style turbines are the best for energy generation. Current turbine architectures usually convert about 30 percent of the wind [...]
Birds on the wires - The Hidden Music of Life
While the prevailing thinking is that art often imitates life, for Brazilian filmmaker and musician Jarbas Agnelli that statement also makes sense in reverse. After seeing a newspaper photograph depicting birds perched on power lines, Agnelli noticed a distinct resemblance to notes on stanza. Curious to know what type of underlying melody existed within the [...]
Biodegradable Hot Cups
These hot cups look and feel a lot like their standard counterparts, but with two big differences: they’re made entirely from renewable resources, and they’re fully biodegradable.
Made from paper (wood pulp) and coated with Ingeo™ polymers (naturally derived biodegradable plastic). Lids are made from PLA (polylactic acid, or Polylactide), a polymer that comes from corn [...]
Carbon-Negative Cement
UK based Novacem is developing the new generation of green cement systems that will help combat global warming by locking atmospheric CO2 into construction materials.
Novacem cement uniquely combines the sustainability of timber and the recyclability of metal with the technical properties and high thermal mass of concrete. Its use therefore minimises CO2 emissions during building [...]
Lofted forest home
Designed by Robert Harvey Oshatz, this lofted forest home is in Portland, Oregon.
The idea was to make the house as part of the natural landscape. One must actually stroll through the house to grasp its complexities and its connection to the exterior. One example is a natural wood ceiling, floating on curved laminated [...]
Lawnge chairs
Designed by artist Lisette Spee in collaboration with architect Tim Van Den Burg, the playful seats are part of a series of lounge chairs created for public spaces in Valkenberg Park in Breda, Netherlands. Made from metal and covered in artificial grass are fun to look at and sit in. [via]
Playing in the Clouds
Checkout some amazing photographs with clouds. Complete list here. [via]
Carre D’etoiles Popup cabins
Carré d’étoiles are portable and reversible cube-shaped structures crafted with recyclable wood. Included in each parquet-floored cabin are a double cabin bed, a sofa bed for two, a kitchenette with refrigerator and hot plates, shower, toilet, wardrobe, electric heating, a bio-ethanol fireplace and cast-iron garden furniture for outside. In addition to modern conveniences like flat-screen [...]
Grass upholstery
Superb collection of outdoor furniture which incorporates plants into the design. Awesome!
Chair Couture
Incredible photography
Here is a list of 25 incredible pieces of photography. Enjoy!
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