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PHILLY PREFAB EXHIBIT: A Clean Break
This week our Prefab Friday radar went crazy when it detected A Clean Break ’s green, prefab neighborhood in the City of Brotherly Love, hosted by Minima Gallery as a part of overall DesignPhiladelphia and National Design Week festivities. From October 17 to October 30 visitors can wander through a modern, green village featuring innovative design solutions from international architects and designers, including Alchemy Architects and Sustain Design/Altius Architecture . See what it means to live green in the neighborhood!
Continue reading...The WaterMill Produces Fresh Drinking Water out of Thin Air
16. October 2008
What if we could, like mythical alchemists, change stone into gold; or like Superman, make coal into diamonds by squeezing it with our bare hands? In possession of such powers might we choose to create something that could make the world a better place? Element Four seems to have answered this not-so-hypothetical question with a resounding “yes” with the WaterMill , a water purification and filtration system that creates “fresh, potable water from an unlimited source: the air.”
Continue reading...Bubbletecture H by Shuhei Endo
16. October 2008
When Japanese architect Endo Shuhei adds another delectable design to his repertoire, you can expect a project title just as incredible as the structure itself. He names each of his projects by letter and then style, with appellations ranging from “rooftecture”, to “slowtecture”, to “refurbitecture” and beyond. His recently completed ‘Bubbletecture H’ building in Hyogo is the 8th (Hth) project he has created that is bursting with bubbly bulges and arches. Designed with curves of the land in mind, this open-air environmental education center aims at minimizing its environmental impact while blending in naturally. (more…)
Continue reading...Energy Seed Lamp Powered by Recycled Batteries
15. October 2008
Although consumer electronics are tending towards rechargeable batteries these days, those ubiquitous alkaline disposables continue to present an environmental problem.
Continue reading...Flytipped Furniture by Alexena Cayless
15. October 2008
Alexena Cayless of British design collective Farm Designs recently exhibited her wonderful fly-tipped furniture collection at Eco Age and Beyond the Valley in London. Alexena scours the streets for unloved and discarded furnishings and then gives them a brand new lease of life
Continue reading...The Interactive Dobpler LED Wall Turns Shadows Into Light
14. October 2008
This past year, people walking through the pedestrian tunnel in Sandnes Sentrum, Norway, were faced with the unique opportunity to watch their shadows transform into a beautiful luminous art show . Constructed as part of the city’s European Capitol of Culture 2008 event, the Strømer , is an interactive LED display wall that weaves a wonderful mixture of art, energy-efficiency and play into the fabric of daily existence. (more…)
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17. October 2008
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