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Tees for Trees - Carlos Miele for the Rainforest Foundation (GALLERY)

Want to plant trees to help the planet but don't have time to go and dig in the dirt? The good news it, you can support the cause while keeping your nails clean with one of these adorable Tees for Trees designed by Carlos Miele. The collection by the Brazilian designer features unique prints created by a number of designers including Scarlett Johansson, Caroline Trentini, Michael Roberts, Diana Picasso, Alice Braga and Bebel Gilberto. The featured photo, taken at a rainforest benefit party hos… [More]

Eco-Friendly Singaporean Architecture - Beach Road Complex (GALLERY)

The prestigious architecture firm Foster and Partners have won an international competition to design a highly sustainable mixed use complex for Beach Road in Singapore. Occupying an entire city block, they will create a 150,000 square meter ecologically-friendly quarter in downtown Singapore with c…[More]

Ultra Modern Indoor Grass Gardens - Green Factory by Metaphys (GALLERY)

Metaphys is an extraordinary avant-garde design brand. They are surfing on the nature/technology mix. They try to show that both are compatible. The green factory is a perfect fusion between nature and contemporary design. It is a frame which is sold with a kit, in which you will find the basics t…[More]

Greener Luxury Cars - Bentley Continental DC Electric Car (GALLERY)

The diminutive, soap-box Bentley Continental DC is a battery-powered electric car. The vehicle, with a carbon fiber body, was built by 10 young apprentices at Bentley Motors. The small throw-back race car proves Bentley is serious about their commitment to go green. The Continental will raise their …[More]

Bamboo and Acrylic Mobiles - S-Series Cellphone (GALLERY)

The S-series concept mobile phone designed by Simon Enever is really attractive and ever so sleek. Tuvie notes, "S-series mobile concept is not based on today’s range of phones which leaves a lot to be desired in terms of design, the aim of the game being to cram as many functions as possible in…[More]

Super Skinny Eco Cars - Space Efficient Vehicles

When it comes to damaging the environment, vehicle length is not the issue. Width is. Streamlined, lightweight vehicles like the so-called Space Efficient Vehicle (SEV) that you see presented here, will dramatically reduce fuel consumption and emission levels. Most governments expect a further inc…[More]

Biodegradable Beds - Essentia Eco Luxury Mattresses

These luxury eco mattresses make Tempur seem like a Barbie doll bed. So what is about Essentia that is making the competition quake in their boots? They created a luxurious, eco-friendly, natural memory foam. Before Essentia, every memory foam was synthetic therefore would trap heat in and stunk to…[More]

CandLEDs - Good Night Eileen

It seems even with the modern LED light technology, designers just cannot let go of old designs. Good Night Eileen by Christine Birkhoven is based on the archaic hand-lamp, which was used for illumination moving from one room to another at home in the dark. The lamp uses LED technology which allows…[More]

Plates Made of Coffee Grounds - SPROUT Zero-Waste Restaurant (GALLERY)

We've seen some creative master thesis ideas, but Matthijs Vogels' Cradle-to-Cradle project nears the top of my favourites list. Fed up with the vast amount of food people waste, Vogels created SPROUT, a small-scale restaurant concept that recycles absolutely everything not consumed. In has attemp…[More]

Bamboo Closets - Split Hanger (GALLERY)

Designer Jinhong Lin has come up with a simple way to create an eco-friendly coach hanger out of bamboo, perfect for those into the eco-chic movement. Bamboo is quickly becoming one of the top environmentally-friendly resources in design and fashion. In addition to being cost-efficient, bamboo is …[More]

Animal Extinction Awareness Ads - Frogs Forever at Vancouver Aquarium (GALLERY)

Want to have a glimpse of what our world would be like if frogs were to become extinct? Well, judging by the new ad campaign from Vancouver Aquarium, you will have an outbreak of bugs and insects everywhere, and that includes inside your kitchen, bathroom and your living room. According to the Vanc…[More]

Eco-Friendly Olympic Fashion - Canadian Teams Go Green (VIDEO)

True to the country's green nature, Canada's official Olympic 2008 clothing line will be an environmentally-friendly one. In addition to having Canada's patriotic red and white colours, the fashion line is laced with hints of forest green. The fashion line, which was unveiled at a Toronto fashion …[More]

Edible Runways - Etro's Farm Fresh Fashion (VIDEO)

We've featured green walls, inside and out, even green roofs, green dog houses and living interior designs. Etro, always on the cutting edge of style, realized the popularity of covering surfaces in live vegetation and produced an edible runway at the Fall 2008 men's show. The catwalk was decorate…[More]

Recycled Fashion + Stories - Re-Shirt

One man's trash is another man's treasure! We've all heard that saying, right? Well, a new T-shirt business is putting this quote to the test. Re-Shirt.net is an online company that takes people's old shirts (and by take, I mean through donation) and sells the shirts along with the former owners "st…[More]

Water Conservation Gadgets - Aperture Shower Head

If you're the type of person that likes to spend ages in the shower, you definitely need this device to keep your water consumption in check. The Aperture shower head keeps track of the volume of water you use while showering. The designers hope users will take note of the huge amounts of water th…[More]

Giant Eco-Friendly LED Displays - Beijing Greenpix Zero Energy Wall (GALLERY)

The Greenpix Zero Energy Media LED Wall in Beijing was created by Simone Giostra & Partners and Arup and can be seen in the gallery. The gigantic LED wall, which is near the site of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, and which is set to go live sometime this month, will display videos of art-related ev…[More]

Garbage Seafood II - Guerrilla Campaign Packages Garbage as Seafood (GALLERY)

Imagine going to the seafood section of your grocery store to pick up shrimp or squid only to be faced with a package that looks like seafood but is actually purely garbage. This is exactly what this brilliant Surfrider guerrilla campaign did to raise awareness for the need to keep our oceans clean…[More]

Green Fashion Shows - Project Earth Day Green Runway (GALLERY)

Who says environmentally responsible fashion cannot be hip, daring, and ultra sexy? The recent annual Project Earth Day runway show and fashion design competition proved you can be green while looking extra hot. The gallery shows a sample of the sustainable style paraded down the eco-friendly ru…[More]

Environmentally Endangered Tourism - Places to Visit While You Can (GALLERY)

Concierge magazine released a list of the 10 most environmentally endangered locations to visit. "Isn't it ironic that as it gets easier to travel around the world, there are fewer amazing things to see?" the magazine asks. The Taj Mahal’s beautiful exterior is suffering possibly irreparable …[More]

Four Legged Eco Teachers - Animals Planet Green Lessons (VIDEO)

Animal Planet has released an awareness campaign in which cartoon animals offer viewers lessons on how to save the planet. There are six hilarious, short clips on their website, teaching things like how eating a healthy diet actually reduces green house gases as well as a range of other ways to help…[More]

Round-the-World Green Flights - Solar-Cell Hy-Bird (GALLERY)

The Hy-Bird, a hydrogen-powered electric airplane that gets 10% of its power through solar-cells, is made of super-lightweight (and expensive) carbon fibre. The French company behind it, Lisa Airplanes, states that the power system will allow the plane to circumnavigate the globe in 3,000 km stages.…[More]

ReCycled Bike Chairs - Tour de France Lounger

The Tour de France lounge chair, complete with flaming tires, horn and a handlebar base is any cyclist’s dream. It actually looks comfortable with black padded seat and back on spoked rims. This cool chair, made from recycled and new bike parts, would look fantastic in a sports-themed bar. Can’…[More]

Green Tea Mattresses - Keetsa

Eco-bedding company, Keetsa, scores each one of their products with a Keetsa Quotient, or a score of how environmentally-friendly they are. Take their Tea Leaf Classic mattress for instance. It scores a 67.08 out of 100 -- compare that to their Tea Leaf Supreme that has a 90.38! It seems that there …[More]

Water-Waste Awareness Baths - Transparent Tub Has Measurements (GALLERY)

While it's nice to treat yourself to a luxurious soak in the tub after a long and stressful day, you have to remember that millions of people around the world struggle to find drinking water to survive. Lest you forget, Flore de Crombrugghe has come up with a brilliant transparent bathtub design tha…[More]

Eco-Luxury Architecture - $15 Million Orchid House (GALLERY)

This is the design of a sustainable, eco-friendly house shaped in the form of a bee orchid. The house, which is called The Orchid and is located in the UK, uses geothermal heating and an underground pump to create its own energy. So far so good. The Orchid, designed by Sarah Featherstone, sits on 5…[More]

Eco-Naughty Lingerie - Enamore (GALLERY)

Enamore creates fashion pieces for under and over, above and underneath, for top and for bottom. Enamore is absolutely nothing for the faint-hearted but definitely something to tantalize the fertile dude's imagination. Aesthetically, it's pleasurable, but better yet, it's environmentally beneficia…[More]

Green Inside and Out Lights - Grass-on Lamp (GALLERY)

The Grass-on lamp is green both outside and inside. The unique light brings the outdoors inside your home with its synthetic grass look. And to go along with the green theme, the whole lamp is made from recycled materials and is completely recyclable. Grass-on was designed by three Venetian archite…[More]

Solar Panel Handbags - Solar by C'N'C Costume

This funky handbag with built in solar panels is one hot purse! While the first handbags with solar-powered functionality to hit the market were for the most part ugly, the designs are starting to pick up. This red suede handbag with blue panel and brown leather straps is the creation of C'N'C Cos…[More]

Eco Bounty Hunters - Cell Phone Recycling Contest

If you'd like to earn yourself a prestigious title like "Eco Bounty Hunter," listen up. To earn the title, you'll need to come up with an innovative way to recycle cell phones. Tim Ferriss, the author of the 4 Hour Work Week, is offering a prize for the person that thinks of the best solution. "Ho…[More]

Designer Clothing Exchanges - Lindsay Lohan for Visa Swap

When I think about ethical fashion, Lindsay Lohan is definitely not one of the first face that pops into my head. Oddly enough, the 21-year-old actress has become the face of "Visa Swap". Visa Swap is a shop in London's Convent Gardens that, starting this summer, will start accepting used, high-en…[More]

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