Tag Archives: Sustainability

New York’s thirst for art

By June 21 2012, 10:03 am Leave a comment

For the first time in history, New York’s iconic water tanks will be used as canvases for public art. Twelve feet high, thirteen feet in diameter and mostly made of redwood, the water tanks can be seen from almost every corner of the city.

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Driving change

By May 28 2012, 2:38 pm Leave a comment

Imagine you’re one of the world’s poorest people, living in rural Africa. How do you get to your job – much less find one? How do you send your children to school, find clean water or get to a medical clinic? Joel Jackson, founder of Mobius Motors, might have the answer (cheers, Alex in London).

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Rent my ride

By May 2 2012, 9:27 am Leave a comment

Whether your car won’t start or disaster has struck public transport, there are times you need to get your hands on a car fast. Renting a car when you need it most can be expensive and difficult to arrange when you’re at the mercy of the major car hire firms. But now, thanks to whipcar.com, you can find a neighbour who’s willing to rent you theirs.

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Shop by recipe

By April 27 2012, 10:07 am 1 Comment

Hunting out recipes and the right ingredients can be the most time-consuming part of cooking. German grocer Kochhaus aims to simplify the process by laying out their stores by recipe, rather than by category. Each week the shop will provide 20 new recipes along with everything required to create them.

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You are what you bin

By April 19 2012, 9:46 am Leave a comment

Singapore’s only landfill is on the island of Pulau Semakau. The Republic of Pulau Semakau series by Singapore-based photographer Zinkie Aw highlights the country’s waste management issues and shows how our rubbish can be an insight into our identity. (Tx again to Charlotte, Singapore)

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Street smart packaging

By April 18 2012, 10:18 am Leave a comment

Guactruck is a mobile eatery from the Philippines with beautifully sustainable packaging. (Many tx to Charlotte in Singapore)

Free from glue and plastic, the origami-inspired packaging opens like a blossoming bud. Customers are encouraged to return their packaging with stamps towards a free meal. Guactruck is a fine example of a brand reducing its environmental impact without compromising on design.

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Plastic pop-up bar

By March 19 2012, 10:09 am Leave a comment

The Bluetube Bar was built by Portuguese design collective, DOSE, for the Queima das Fitas do Porto festival. Made from low-cost materials, the structure’s blue tubing – the kind used in construction work – creates really interesting effects when lit from within, thus drawing in the punters.

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Phone booth libraries

By March 5 2012, 9:50 am Leave a comment

New York architect John Locke has launched a project to repurpose phone booths into pop-up communal libraries (Tx Ollie in NY).

The project, DUB 00, turns antiquated phone booths into bookshelves that allow visitors to take, borrow or exchange books. Part of Locke’s ‘Urban Betterment Project’, these phone booth libraries have been installed in Manhattan Valley and Morningside Heights.

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Cardboard Circus

By January 24 2012, 10:37 am Leave a comment

The new Circus shop in Brixton Village is made entirely from recycled cardboard, glue and string. (A big thanks to Amy G.)

To complete the look, shop proprietor Binki Taylor has created an apron skirt with a digital print of the cardboard on organic cotton.

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Eco karma in a bottle

By January 11 2012, 10:30 am Leave a comment

This ‘999’ water bottle turns doing good into data that can be visualized on a smartphone app.

Artefact’s director of industrial design, Fernd Van Engelen, wanted to quantify the impact of using a reusable water bottle: How much money did he save? How many plastic bottles didn’t end up in a landfill as a result of his choice? “I tried to do the mental math,” Van Engelen writes. “And of course, I wasn’t quite able to put a number to it.”

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