In: Organic

46 unit Passivhaus apartment building opens in the hot and steamy Yangtze delta
09/17/2014

It is an interesting wall design, with the terracotta rods providing both shading and aesthetics.

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Freitag Launches 100 Percent Compostable Clothing Made From Plants
09/16/2014

The fibers were spun together into yarn in Slovenia, Tunisia and Italy knitted in Portugal, and sewn into styles in Portugal and Poland.

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70-year old shack turned into surreal half-invisible solar-powered ‘Lucid Stead’
09/15/2014

Sometimes the best way to be part of the landscape is to blend into it.

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OITNB’s Alysia Reiner Helps Launch World’s First Clothing Swap Boutique
09/12/2014

Give + Take, the world’s first clothing swap boutique, is taking the sharing economy to a whole new level

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Street Artist r1 Recycles Reclaimed Wood Pallets Into Mobile Pop-Up Benches in Johannesburg
09/11/2014

The project was created as part of South Africa Absolut’s residence program

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Lucio Castro Channels Soviet Nostalgia at New York Fashion Week
09/10/2014

.”This season marks the first time he’s used castoff materials with a “different purpose in mind,”

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Foster + Partners and FR-EE Unveil World’s “Most Sustainable” Airport Design in Mexico City
09/09/2014

To reduce dependence on fossil fuels, the airport will maximize natural daylight and be equipped with solar arrays and rainwater collection.

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Amanda Henderson’s Sculptural Knits Use Local, Natural Materials
09/08/2014

This slow and natural evolution within her work resembles the process of one of her main sources of inspiration, artist and environmentalist Andy Goldsworthy

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Charming jewelry marries recycled broken wood with bio-resin
09/05/2014

Dunger embeds jagged pieces of wood into coloured bio-resins, and then machines them by hand to produce smooth, geometric forms

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Solar-Powered Rabot Cabin Stands Up to Extreme Norwegian Weather
09/04/2014

Because it’s only reachable on foot or on skis, the architects installed solar panels for electricity and two efficient wood burners heat up the space.

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