While the earth is mostly composed of water, it is nice to see that housing designs that make use of our water environment are now growing in numbers. Recently, a contest called The Self-sufficient City: Envisioning the habitat of the future has an entry that aims to provide sustainable lodging to the 1600 inhabitants of [...]
Posted in Architecture, Recycle, Solar Energy
To encounter a green and sustainable home today is very overwhelming, as it clearly show a love and care for the environment. Ana Escalante’s Greenbaum Residence is just one of the great examples for sustainable home that we can see today. Built in Rancho Mirage, California, the Greenbaum Residence has passive solar ventilation and cooling [...]
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There can nerve be as earth-friendly as recycling wastes. The Ekokook is an earth-friendly kitchen concept designed by the talented designers Victor Massi and Laurent Lebot of Faltazi. In this one of a kidn kitchen design, water is recycled and waste will be broken down by worms inside. The recycling took place through the incorporated [...]
Posted in Design and Concept, Kitchen, Recycle
With the aim to create and affordable, sustainable, and design-intensive homes for urban residents, developers Katie Nichols and John Walker from Numen Development have created the Cordell House. Made of shipping container from Houston, Texas port, the Cordell House uses three 40-footer containers and one 20-footer container. The 40-footers house the living room and the [...]
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Mortar and pestle are one of the must-haves for our kitchen. Providing you with a functional and eco-friendly mortar and pestle is the Swiss designer and chef Philipp Beyeler called the Kuhn Rikon Eco Mortar & Pestle with bade made of bamboo and a porcelain bowl. This elegant mortar and pestle is a perfect example [...]
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