Simple yet clever, we’re raising our glasses to the inventive repurposing behind the Re-Juicer. The Re-Juicer turns an orange into OJ with the twist of a wrist and a plastic water bottle. Another cheeky product from New York designer and founder of Amron Experimental, Scott Amron, the Re-Juicer is made from the bottom part of a Poland Springs water bottle. Because of the bottle’s inherent flexibility, it easily bends to pour your fresh squeezed juice into a glass. Cheers to that!
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More ironic than practical, Swiss designer Michel Bussien’s Growing Chair evokes pertinent ideas for the 21st century: nature trapped within the confines of man, manicured at his whim, or a specimen preserved behind glass - like fossils in a museum. On the other hand, when I look at the Growing Chair, I see the proliferation of life despite artificial boundaries. But, perhaps it’s something much simpler than that - a lush little greenhouse with a seat to enjoy it?
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Inspired by the cliff-side villages of Anasazi Indians, Co Op Canyon is a terraced urban oasis full of vertical gardens and lush spaces that aims to create a holistic, community-centered, sustainable city block. Designed by LA-based architecture and design firm, Standard for the Re:Vision Dallas competition, the canyon harvests enough rainwater, solar energy, and agriculture to completely sustain its 1,000 residents.
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Inhabitots, Inhabitat’s sibling site bringing you the best in green design for the next generation, is having an eco-cutey photo contest this week! If you have the cutest eco-tot on the whole planet, enter TODAY for a chance to be featured on Inhabitots and Inhabitat, and receive an Inhabitat shirt and a $50 gift certificate to the Inhabitat Shop.
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Inspired by the cliff-side villages of Anasazi Indians, Co Op Canyon is a terraced urban oasis full of vertical gardens and lush spaces that aims to create a holistic, community-centered, sustainable city block. Designed by LA-based architecture and design firm, Standard for the Re:Vision Dallas competition, the canyon harvests enough rainwater, solar energy, and agriculture to completely sustain its 1,000 residents.
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With Father’s Day right around the corner, you might be stressing to find an eco-smart gift that your dad will actually like. Don’t fear! Our Green Gift Guide is packed with earth-friendly options that will make dad smile and possibly even compel him to be more eco-conscious as well. Whether your pop is the outdoorsy type, a gadget guy or a cool daddy-o, our gift guide has something for every father!
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SALE ENDS TODAY AT MIDNIGHT!!!!
Looking for some light-on-your-feet, light-on-the-planet, eco-sneakers for summer? You can’t do much better than Veja’s chic, green sneaks, which are ethically made from natural latex rubber and organic cotton canvas in Brazil. We love how socially conscious these sneakers are, without looking at all crunchy or hippyish. In fact, these men’s and women’s sneakers are so subtly stylish they will make you proud to be green.
Right now, as part of our summer kickoff sale, we are offering the sneakers at 50% off their regular prices. That means TODAY ONLY, you can save $75 or more on a pair of Vejas. But TODAY is the last day of the sale - so if you want to snap up a pair, you only have a few hours left!
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Urban restoration projects are definitely the new agrarian frontier, as city dwellers rethink the possibilities for crop production in zones formerly deemed barren or simply too gritty. One can no longer be oblivious to the mediocre quality of fruits and vegetables, the costly trucking of fresh produce, or the senseless, landfill-bound packaging involved. It is high time that food production solutions sprout up in one’s own backyard or on windowsills or rooftops that can also patch together a vibrant community. During the summer of 2009, the public art project, Sharecropper, aims to create a united system of agricultural production in the heart of NYC via a fresh interpretation of the landowner tenant agreement. This micro-farming initiative by artist Leah Gauthier might inspire New Yorkers to view wild edibles as agents of change, thanks to the parcel owners who have donated their unorthodox growing spaces for the greening of their real estates.
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It’s all about context. Meal with friends: normal. Meal with food gathered in a one mile radius: art. Traffic jam on highway: normal (and boring). Traffic jam in the Spanish mountains: art (and very curious). In 2005, artist Maider López put the call out for willing participants to create an intentional car cluster muck in the Aralar Mountains. In response, more than 400 folks drove up to the countryside in 160 vehicles to get stuck. The result: an unexpected invasion to illustrate the automobile’s impact on the landscape.
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