Why waste valuable kinetic energy created while leisurely rocking when you could power an OLED lamp while doing so? That's probably the question that spurred on this design by Rochus Jacob, resulting ...
(Welcome to Ashley, one of the finalists for our Green Architect blogger search. She's writing from Baltimore. Comment away!) After all this 2016 Olympic discussion, I was inspired to seek out an...
Is your "green" chair truly sustainable? What makes something totally beautiful or secretly ugly? A series of podcasts from Open University aims to educate designers and consumers about these and othe...
Tim Makepeace's art focuses a great deal on the inherent functional beauty of architectural structures, so it's no surprise that the home which he renovated is brilliant to behold. Clean lines and e...
Yesterday kicked off the 4th Solar Decathlon. We look forward to seeing what creative and forward thinking designs the students come up with not only because they look cool, but also because they ca...
This weekend, 14 of Austin's most stunning homes will be on display for the (paying) public as part of the American Institute of Architects Austin Homes Tour. Not only do these homes inspire decor; ...
Not that you should need any more convincing to go check out the CharityWorks GreenHouse this weekend, but we couldn't resist sharing a few more highlights from this impressive carbon neutral show h...
Last week we mentioned local Austin furniture company Ryan Anderson Design in the post about Aviary's new in-store wine bar. Sleek and with a sense of humor, RAD's furniture pieces are a statement ...
For all of you quick to equate "showhouse" with "ho-hum," take heart! Today we skipped over the river to the much-anticipated preview of the CharityWorks GreenHouse where we swooned over the work of ...
We love these bright and clever upcycled plates – used to eat from or purely for display they’re an unique way to insert a pop of color into your home…...
Just because you live in an apartment and don't have a garden doesn't mean you have to shun the birds. This birdhouse designed by Emilie Cazin clamps on to a balcony or window, juts out into the sk...
We received this impressive peek inside architect Ricardo Bofill's Barcelona home and office via LoftLife — it's an abandoned cement factory that Bofill found in 1973 and has adapted to highli...
As soon as I saw this picture over on Dwell magazine's homepage, I thought, "I know that airstream." I know it, because it's our neighbor! We've been curious about Andreas Stavropoulos' airstream for ...
We’re big fans of modern designers who work on affordable and sustainable projects, so when we came across Mark Odom Studio’s work we had to share. Full of suggestions for homes of all sizes, we...
The 100% Design London showcase, the UK's leading architecture and design event, has just concluded and sustainable designs were as pervasive as ever. Some of the finds from this year's event inclu...
If there's one thing we're good at here in Boston it is stalling out major building projects. Have you seen the cavernous Filene's hole in the ground in Downtown Crossing? The Globe asked local arti...
I had to share this amazing fireplace facade — it's part of a home renovation in Sag Harbor, New York by Jendretzki Design and Planning Consultant. The update to the existing home included the...
This are my LAST Shaker pics for awhile, I promise. Here's another great idea, however. In the Shaker kitchen (on the ground floor of the house), they used pieces of stone and marble to create a b...
We like art, small spaces and the great outdoors. So you can imagine why these amazing painted shacks and trees by artist Samuel Francois made us smile…...
Remember the bags made out of banned Brazilian billboards that we blogged about last year? Well, Columbus museum, Wexner Center for the Arts, has taken a cue from the concept and teamed up with loca...
Yesterday was the first (official) day of fall and we're past the time when we should be writing about tents, but we're feeling a little wistful about the passing of summer. As we cross the threshol...
Some technology just doesn’t change. Around for decades, water storage tubes provide thermal mass to moderate indoor air temperatures. Use to store heat during the day and keep warm at night, you ...
Remember when those 250 square-foot apartments were for sale in San Francisco? We thought that was small, but check out this 175 square-footer up for sale in NYC......
I’ve always said if you can only invest money in one room of the house — or, in this case, one section of the studio — pick the bedroom. It’s where we theoretically spend 1/3 of our ...
Names: Susannah and Jeff Location: Seattle Renovation Budget: $9,000 (and they came in under!) Susannah and Jeff used to live in Chicago and we were lucky enough to be able to feature their small Hy...
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