I had the pleasure of spending my holidays this past year in New Zealand soaking in a whole lotta beauty… fjords, glaciers, monster Kaori trees, gorgeous beaches and believe it or not, some pretty rockin’ architecture! Scattered throughout both the North and South islands were some really sleek minimalist structures with plenty of glass to [...]
It’s that time of year when peops all across the land are putting together plans for their big summer vacations. Generally, travel and bein’ green go together like mint toothpaste and orange juice , but the folks at Travelzoo are making it a bit easier by offering great deals on LEED Certified hotels throughout the [...]
Imagine 18 tons of plastic materials being diverted from a landfill. Imagine this 18 tons of waste being converted into a mouldable liquid compound that can be poured like concrete. Imagine taking this mixture of plastic concrete and making a house out of it. Imagine a Welsh business already doing this. Imagine their name being [...]
Greetings Metro Hipstas!.. To date, I’ve had all sorts of fun sharing innovate eco-solutions and ideas with you, but have kept most my posts and updates relatively impersonal. I realized the other day that it might be beneficial to share a bit more of what I do on a daily basis, which is run Thrive [...]
Hans Liberg has got himself one of the coolest recording studios on planet Earth! Take a look at this woody gem of a cabin, located in the town of Hilversum, The Netherlands. Put together by his pal, an established furniture designer by the name of Piet Hein Eek, the structure features an absolutely fabulous facade [...]
According to WE ADD UP, showering together is the preferred way to beat global warming…. nice, tell me more! So you’re probably not going to find a whole lot of data backing up this statement, but what you will find is a top selling T-shirt! WE ADD UP is a global awareness campaign that happens [...]
Dieter Rams is a man, not a myth, but indeed a legend. The German industrial designer has had a storied career at consumer products company, Braun, serving as its head of design from 1961 to 1995. He made Braun a household name in the 50’s, producing coffee makers, calculators, radios, audio/visual equipment, consumer appliances and [...]
Last week I was out in the District (of Columbia) helping my brother Asa conceptualize a design for his recently acquired row home in the oh-so-cozy Mount Pleasant neighborhood. It looks to be a pretty rockin’ project, with LEED Platinum Certification locked in as its target. He is hoping to set up a blog in [...]
Here’s a little eye candy for y’all on this Wednesday afternoon…. Check out the Juvet Landscape Hotel in Gudbrandsjuvet, Norway. It is one of the most striking developments I have ever laid eyes upon. Designed by Jensen and Skodvin Arkitektkontor, the hotel features 10 detached buildings with unobstructed views of the gorgeous rugged Norwegian scenery, [...]
Many peops across the land are discovering the benefits and joys of bicycling, particularly in urban areas where congestion and parking are just not that much fun to deal with. A problem a lot of my hipster friends are finding is that bikes can be expensive and kinda boring looking. To remedy both of these [...]
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