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- Creative Cicada pavilion in Spain mimics the body of an insect Fri, 25 Sep 15, 3:00amIn the gardens of a disused cigar factory, a remarkable insect has come to life. The Cicada, part artwork, part community gathering space, was designed by Tomás Amat Estudio to resemble the body of an insect, with distinct...
- TallerDE2′s Pop-Up House reinvents the bachelor pad with modular OSB units Sat, 10 Jan 15, 6:30amThe first thing the architects did for this pop-up house designed for a thirty-something bachelor, was remove all of the dividing walls, fittings and fixtures...
- ViVood: Tiny Pop-Up Wooden Home From Spain Comes With Built-in Solar Panels Fri, 11 Apr 14, 3:00pmViVood was designed and manufactured in Spain using local materials and labor. Its technologically advanced design allows for easy mass production, and therefore lower costs. Its roof and walls pop-up from its wooden base,...
- H Arquitectes’ Gorgeous Wooden House 205 is Designed for Disassembly Sat, 21 Sep 13, 5:30amThe geometrical wooden House 205 stands firmly within a thicket of trees and bushes. Designed to have a minimal footprint on the ground it sits, the structure is built on a natural rocky platform atop concrete stilts. This...
- Brilliant Energy-Generating JF-Kit House is Powered by People! Thu, 2 May 13, 3:00pmJF-Kit is part pop-up gym, part self-sufficient off-grid home. The interior features a line of ‘domestic fitness furniture’ that enables residents to produce energy by pedaling a bike, doing sit ups, or even watering...
- The Best Green Designs From Barcelona’s FADfest Design Festival! Tue, 3 Jul 12, 3:00pmRead the rest of The Best Green Designs From Barcelona’s FADfest Design Festival! Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: barcelona design festival, eco design, FADexpo, FADfest, Green Design Events,...
- Jose Hurtados’s Extraordinary Hubless Twist Bike Can be Turned into a Tandem Wed, 28 Mar 12, 8:00amRead the rest of Jose Hurtados’s Extraordinary Hubless Twist Bike Can be Turned into a Tandem Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: bicycles, eco design, green design, green transportation, Jose...
- Simple Wheelchairs Made From Reused Plastic Chairs Help Injured People in Rwanda Sat, 10 Mar 12, 8:26amIn order to make wheelchairs more accessible to people in developing countries, two designers are revamping common plastic chairs with a little bit of creative common sense. By affixing the widely available plastic seats...
- Nacho Carbonell’s Quirky Cocoon Benches Provide a Retreat from Everyday Life Wed, 15 Feb 12, 4:24amWe all know that avoiding information overload is pretty difficult these days, but here are some interesting (to say the least) designs that will help you regain your sense of self...
- Tomas Alonso’s A Side Table Saves Space by Collapsing in a Snap Fri, 27 Jan 12, 8:39amDesigned for small spaces and easy portability, designer Tomas Alonso‘s A Side Tables can be folded flat in just seconds. Made from powder coated steel, ash and laminated plywood, these collapsible round tables come...
- Modern Bio Diversity Center in Southern Spain Melts Into the Agricultural Landscape Wed, 25 Jan 12, 5:00pmRead the rest of Modern Bio Diversity Center in Southern Spain Melts Into the Agricultural Landscape Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: agricultural design, andalusia design, bio diversity education,...
- Blauvent Recycles Old Paraglider Gear Into Cool New Accessories Sat, 21 Jan 12, 3:40amBlauvent is a Spain-based company that has created a line of recycled bags and accessories for paraglider pilots, made by paraglider pilots! Each item in Blauvent‘s unique eco-friendly line is fashioned from...
- Comfy Flour Bag Seats Pay Homage to the Traditional 3AM Bakers’ Rest Fri, 13 Jan 12, 9:50am03AM puffs are designed to pay homage to traditional bakers who used to rest on flour sacks while waiting for their first batch of baked goods at 3AM. Designed by Spanish Pensando en Blanco and Teixidors, the seats are hand-woven...
- Easy Garbage Transforms and Reuses Eco-Unfriendly Plastic Bags as Trash Bags Thu, 22 Dec 11, 4:24amIf you’ve been looking for an easy and effective way to reuse those eco-unfriendly plastic bags, look no further than Easy Garbage. Created by Spanish design duo Javier Taberner Gomez-Ferrer and Nacho Poveda Lorenzo...
- Casa Cedeira: Spanish Prefab Home Sprouts a Lush Forest Motif on its Walls Fri, 9 Dec 11, 5:00pmRead the rest of Casa Cedeira: Spanish Prefab Home Sprouts a Lush Forest Motif on its Walls Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "energy efficiency", Architecture, bamboo wood, Botanical, forest pattern,...