Building a home is now becoming affordable, easy and sustainable. The House Arc by Joseph Bellomo is just one of the great examples of today’s prototype. The designer’s successful Bike Arc inspires this wonderful modular house, and is designed for off-grid living. This modular home is made from tubular steel armature and is seated above …
As part of its launch of the 2010 Prius, Toyota has installed a giant solar flower that power-up Boston’s Prudential Plaza. The flower caters ten individuals who want to have a free Wi-Fi access and those who want to charge-up their laptops or other small electronic devices. Each of the five flowers are 18 inches …
A stunning amount of 40 million tons of electric waste is coming to our planet every year, most of which being precisely man-made and hard to be resolved. In such a world of over production and fast consumption, we discover order out of chaos, save beauty of the discarded. E-waste Recycle Project is a proposal …
Eco-friendly and carries the stylish Japanese Concept, the Wasara Paper Tableware is an eco-friendly and disposable table ware. Made from reed pulp, bamboo, and bagasse (sugarcane waste), the Wasara tableware is in compliment with the world’s practice of reducing waste. After extracting the sugarcane juice, the bagasse is sometimes discarded. Using it in a most …
Instead of the traditional waiting shed, designers from Iosa Ghini Asssociati has created the South Face, shade like architectural installation made of insulated modular wall that faces the south. The wall is composed of hollow panels that are made from eco-cement and quarry substrates. These components are known to have the ability to accommodate thick, …
With the current high gas prices problem and the issue of carbon emission, industrial designers Mike + Maaike in San Francisco has created a concept car design called the Autonomobile that claims to end the discomfort and hassle of driving. The Autonomobile is a driverless or self-driving electric passenger concept car for 2040. Upon entering …
Set to sail on March of 2010, Zero CO2 is the first eco-yacht in the world that is being powered by hydrogen fuel cells. This eco-yacht will also generate its fuel through its on-board renewable energy generating systems like the solar and wind harnessing systems. Through these systems, the yacht is able to generate hydrogen …
If you are one of those who hates to ride a bike going to school or office because of the instances of getting wet or coming with sweat, you will surely now love to keep your bike with you as long as your destination houses a solar powered bicycle parking pods. Designed by Penny Farthings …
Bamboo is known to be renewable that is why products made from bamboo is instantly called as eco-friendly. Using bamboo will never harm the environment because of its ability to grow fast. Not only that, bamboo is also known of being sturdy, stylish, and long lasting. Because of the qualities that bamboo has, designers from …
Aside from the global warming issue, the current economic condition is also another issue that the world is now facing and dealing with. To address with these concerns, FKDA architects has come up with a wonderful house design called the Shed for Living, a micro home that as a zero carbon status. This micro house …
