A Seat for the Modern Lollygagger
Do you like to sit? Are you a lollygagger? If you answered yes to both of these questions, you are in luck my friend. Loll Designs has come up with a solution for all those standing lollygaggers out there… a line of modern adirondack chairs that are 100% recycled and very affordable. Loll creates all...
February is Minnesota Month on Metro Hippie
This month at Metro Hippie will be dedicated to companies based out of my home state of Minnesota… Many instantly think ‘isolated tundra’ or of that ridiculous Fargo movie (which is North Dakota people!). I’m here to turn the ‘naysayers’ into ‘yaysayers’ by focusing on some incredible eco-efforts made possible by progressive minds within the...
Solar Light Installations Taking Over the Streets
Briefly highlighting two incredible solar lighting installations: First is a permanent addition to the city of Pasadena, California’s Glenarm Innovation Corridor, an industrial area that is transforming into a neighborhood for high tech businesses. The light installation, created by UeBERSEE, consists of dozens of solar powered, WiFi-controlled ‘powerPLANTS’, which rise up to 78 feet above...
Sun Table – Not a Fable.
Here’s a nice addition to a metro hippie’s patio… it’s a solar powered table, made by Sudia Design Labs out of the Big App. The Sun Table features a 64 watt pv panel which produces enough energy to power a laptop for three hours or so…. I dig the minimalist styling. Do you? The table...
Now this building’s GREEN!
Seoul, South Korea just got the hookup from the design gods when architects Minsuk Cho and Kisu Park of Mass Studies designed this foliage-wrapped slice of heaven. Finished in October ’07, the building houses Belgian fashion designer Ann Demeulemeester. ummmm… i don’t want to waste this valuable space with words when the pictures can speak...
Project7ten: Freshest of the fresh
I might get a little emotional with this post, I’m not gonna lie. The Project7ten LEED Platinum residence is just too funky fresh for words… A moment of silence is in order to absorb the images you are about to see.,,, This model residence, located at 710 Millwood Avenue in Venice, California draws metro hippies...
Jimi: The wallet for people who hate wallets
I’m sure I’m not alone when I say that I despise wallets… they seem dated, unfashionable and oh-so-uncomfortable stuck up next to your right ass cheek… Could someone please design something fresh and practical???… Oh, what’s that? there’s already something out there? The Jimi?? Right on!!! That’s right… the Jimi! Made from 100% recycled plastic, the streamlined card and cash holder is meant for...
BoGo Light, anyone?
BoGo Light, represent! The BoGo Light, a solar-powered LED flashlight, is a rockin’ example of using new, sustainable technologies in socially responsible ways. For every BoGo Light purchased ($25), a BoGo Light will be given to someone around the world who doesn’t have access to electricity, and could really use a BoGo Light. The BoGo Light features a solar panel that takes...
the art of consumption
Perhaps many of you have seen this artist’s work already… I imagine many more of you have not. His name is Chris Jordan and he is a photographer that captures images of excessive consumption. He frequents industrial yards, ship ports, landfills, etc to find his content. Cell phones, Atlanta 2005 Crushed cars, Tacoma, WA 2004 Borrowed...
Bruce Wayne’s Chair
Greetings friends, Here’s a cool chair for y’all to check out. It’s the Gotham Rocker by Danko Persing for NYC based eco-furniture vendor Vivavi. Some pretty hot lines on this bad boy!….The frame is laminated maple and is made with water-based non-toxic adhesives. The webbing is recycled seatbelts. If you check out the site listed above, you’ll see...
Get your Sigg’on!
Perhaps you’ve been strolling around town and have noticed stylistically enhanced individuals sporting uber-cool aluminum water bottles. Perhaps you’ve thought to yourself, “huh… that’s a keen bottle. Where might I find one?” …well comrade, you can find them here!! What I am talking about are those Swiss-engineered water bottles called Siggs, and they are all the rave right...
Users guide for the 21st century.
I came across this amazing book a while back and have been giving it out like mad to friends. It’s called WorldChanging: A user’s guide for the 21st century. It’s basically a metro hippie’s fieldguide…. some pretty fly artwork: The book is edited by Alex Steffen and offers “over 600 pages of the most cutting-edge solutions, ideas and...
Metro Hippie Blog?
Hey y’all, So I spend most of my days perusing through magazines and browsing online for the latest and greatest in the world of art and design and figured I might as well share my discoveries with the cyber world. So let’s give this a try, eh? I don’t know where this thing will lead,...
