"When the lion bleeds, the jackals take back courage." --Author Unknown
According to CNN, the UN is reporting that at least 10 million new jobs could be created by employing "sustainable forest management" in developing countries.
"The report does not mention any countries but is aimed at "mainly regions with substantial rural unemployment and degraded land areas," said C.T.S. Nair, chief economist ...
Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back-- Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth that ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. All sorts of things ...
"In all the cities of the world, it is the same. The universal and modern man is the man in a rush (i.e. a rhinoceros), a man who has no time, who is a prisoner of necessity, who cannot understand that a thing might perhaps be without usefulness; nor does ...
Just found this great project on design boom and had to reblog. I particularly like the use of local materials and building methods, a topic that is not discussed enough in LEED circles. In this case local materials are used out of necessity, but I think we should all be ...
This idea is a home-run: rent storage containers for your next move instead of buying/borrowing/scavanging boxes and save up to 50% on your move.
Big claim, true. But have a look at the concept: "Rent-a-Green box is America’s first, comprehensive, zero-waste pack and move solution made entirely from post consumer recycled ...
Sometimes the simplest ideas are the best. This is something we should have been doing years ago. But no need to beat ourselves up about it, just grab one now!
From Yanko: "Check out the simplicity. Just punch out the corner, make a cut or two, fold back, and POW! You ...
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Just found this terrific lighting collection by designer Chiara Lampugnani. I'd include this in ANY project I was working on; contemporary or traditional. If you're in Paris for Maison et Objet, check these out for sure!
from MoCo Loco's blog:
"Chiara Lampugnani will be showing her Atmosphere series of shaggy
lighting at the ...
This is hilarious! Throw all those gadgets in the recycling heap and just get this big rock!
Marie Garnier designed these beautiful sandstone Homo
Sapiens that can be used as a knife sharpener, crushing or grinding
stone (pestle).
Purchase information: $39.00, Buy it here.via Betterlivingthroughdesign
Just heard about the winners of the first phase of the competition. Great work everyone and good luck with the next phase..."Architecture for Humanity New York (AFHny) announces a month-long ideas
competition in search of innovative concepts for a new market place for
the Red Hook Food Vendors in Red Hook Park, ...
And you thought Tokyo was fantastic on the surface! Just have a look at what's under your feet: miles of cathedral-like sewers. A neo-gothic labyrinth of engineering wonder! I just wonder if they ever fill all the way up!I was absolutely wrong about these! This is Kasukabe and a storm ...
Just ran across this ultra-mod orchid growing system and fell in love. Get one for the James Bond fan in your life. Not so sustainable, but having more plants in our lives is a good start...
"Breathe Easy is an aeroponic growing system designed to improve home
air quality. It utilizes toxin ...
Every so often a design comes across the desktop that just blows me away. IPSVM is one such design. Purely a prototype, the board nonetheless kills as an idea. Imagine shredding on this beauty! The fact is, I would never actually skate on this, it is just too beautiful.
I just finished this great little book that completely rethinks object making. From tugboats to toothbrushes as we like to say around here. Definitely worth the ten bucks. Required reading. Highly recommended!
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Another great season on PBS: green spaces in Cairo, rebuilding New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, and architecture out of junked tires Rotterdam, Netherlands.
