Tag: environment
Shoes Made From Furniture Scraps – Recycling Creativity
I haven't written a shoe article in over a week, so it's about time! Liza Fredrika Aslund, a designer from Sweden, created these shoes from pieces of wood leftover from some furniture construction. Normally, these small pieces of wood would be thrown into the garbage, but she has created something ...
Meet the 13-Year-Old Real Life Spiderman
Vacuum cleaners are boring, aren't they? They are noisy, cumbersome and collect nasty dust. I'm so happy to see someone do something inspiring with a couple of vacuum cleaners.
13-year-old Hibiki Kona has always wanted to be just like Spiderman. He took his dream, five months, and two $22 recy ...
An Aluminum Can Romance With A Happy Ending!
I wrote an article about a zombie wedding a few days ago. It was interesting and fun, but I have to admit, I think this story beats that one hands down.
This is an update to the original story we all read about in January, and it has a happy ending, yay! In case you missed the original story, h ...
The First House Made Entirely From An Old Airplane!
I've heard of using recycled materials to build a house before. Recently we even featured an article about a hotel made from garbage found on the beach; however, I've never heard of a house being built from a Boeing 747!
Francie Rehwald, who lives on 55 acres in Malibu Hills, California recently ...
Crazy Cool Phone Book Sculptures – Recycling Inspiration
Does anyone really use phone books anymore? I know I haven't in years. The moment I get them, I immediately throw them in the recycle bin. My mother is the only person I know that still uses a phone book. Everyone else I know uses the Internet to find phone numbers.
Treehugger.com featured an ...
Seed Bombs – Guerrilla Gardening Makes Cities Beautiful!
Have you ever heard of a seed bomb before? I hadn't until today. A seed bomb is a little round handmade ball made from clay, compost and seeds which are in a vending machine. You pay two quarters, get one out, and then throw it wherever you want. It will start growing a beautiful little green pa ...
Typography You Can Wear – Using Humans As Typeface
The nature of our environment and our lives is moving faster and faster. Just think about two very small pieces of the puzzle: Augmented reality and social media. The growth in those two areas alone is enough to make anyone's head spin.
It makes sense that if an ordinary sign is to keep up wit ...
How To: Turn Your Old Jeans Into Earth Friendly Sandals
I have so many pairs of jeans in different shades of blue. I also have some ripped black ones. I love wearing them. Not only are they comfortable, but they can be a girl's best friend when it comes to style. You can practically wear anything with a good pair of jeans. Luckily for us at work, we ...
A Guide To Healthy Sleep!
Do you often feel fatigued and like you are lacking in energy? Some people can get away with sleeping for as little as only 4 hours, and others really need to sleep for 8 hours to feel rested and relaxed. It really varies depending on the age, sex and occupation of the person, but one must have am ...
Beautifully Designed Bottles – Now Your Tap Water Has Style!
I wrote an article a few weeks ago about a couple of guys who started a company called "Boxed Water Is Better." They suggest that drinking water out of a box is better for the environment than drinking it from plastic bottles. You can read that article here. Although I believe it is a step in the ...
FatTag Deluxe: Lets You Tag ANYTHING With An iPhone
Graffiti is one of the coolest yet most illegal activities you can embark on if you're an artist or designer. Of course, there are several types of graffiti, and it all isn't exactly nice looking and meticulously done. Having traveled around the world, I have seen some rather cool designs and some ...
Stoplight Stress Reliever – Brilliant New Design
Since I'm one of those people that usually pushes time to the very last second, and I'm on the borderline of running late for almost everything, I really don't like sitting at red traffic lights.
It's not so much the sitting there idling that bothers me; it's more the anticipation of when it will ...
Wanna Be Cool? – Drink Your Water Out of a Box
We all know the downfalls of drinking bottled water, right? I'm not going to go into any of those, but if you would like to learn more about that, you can read this article published last month on the Mother Nature Network website: 5 reasons not to drink bottled water
It's been a little over a ye ...
Breathtaking Seascapes for Inspiration
Summer is my favorite time of the year, even though it gets very hot in my country. It reaches up to 40 degrees C sometimes. To battle the heat, people trek to the malls or the beach on the weekends.
What's great is that the beach is quite accessible in my country. You can hop in a car and arr ...
The 6 Million Bottle Man – Making Good Use of Beer Bottles
This story is going to blow your mind. This guy that lives right outside Buenos Aires spent 19 years of his life collecting 6 million glass bottles and has now built a humongous environmentally friendly house out of them.
No matter how bizarre this sounds, this cute and crazy old man definitely ...