We live in a world where being wasteful is getting less acceptable. Modern living includes finding ways to utilize resources without being wasteful. From clothes and buildings made of natural materials to race cars made of veggies, we can find ways to sync with our surroundings.
Here are 48 eco-friendly articles as an example of people exploiting natural resources while maintaining ecological balance.
Implications - Modern designs have taken on slick, environmentally friendly aesthetics in order to cater to the modern generation. While traditional architecture remains, architects are looking towards contemporary designs that reflect the "green" attitudes society has recently adopted. Not only will consumers have a home that's new, but they'll have one that helps ease their transition into an eco-lifestyle.
48 Feats of Modern Sustainability
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Energy Generating Dance Floors
A Sustainable Dance Club
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Green Dream Homes
Modern British Architecture Makes the Perfect Eco Family Home
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Dog Houses With Green Roofs
Sustainable Pet Design
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Stunning Sustainable Homes
Super-Stylish Eco-Architecture Casa de los Pinos
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Oil Rig Resorts
Sustainable Developments to Beautify Floating Gulf Coast Eyesores
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Sustainable Public Graffiti Art
London's Mossberger Project by Anna Garforth
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Compact Cardboard Furniture
Pedro Gomes' Sustainable & Collapsible Home Decor
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Green Indian Skyscrapers
Eco Architecture For More Sustainable Towers in Mumbai
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Sustainable Eco Parks
Brazil Turns Landfill Into Sprawling Green Landscape
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Sustainable Fashion
Handmade Shoes by Hetty Rose
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Sustainable Houseboats
The ‘Schwimmhaus'
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Eco-Friendly Prefab Offices
The OfficePOD is a Sustainable Workplace That Can Be Placed Anywhere
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Layered Wood Furniture
Sustainable Carved Plywood Produces Sinuous Lines When Stacked
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Sustainable Wood Toys
Kooky Collectible Pecanpals Made from Rubber Trees
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Vegan Handbags
Sustainable Sparrow Handbags Are Made of Cotton and Hemp
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Ancient Eco Architecture
10 Sustainable Buildings That Still Stand
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Zero-Carbon Cities
Abu Dhabi to Create Sustainable City
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Sustainable Elegance
Velvet Leaf Organic Fashion
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Sustainable Dunescapes
Magnus Larsson Plans to Re-Landscape the Sahara
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Sustainable Wood Furniture
The Woodloops FSC-Certified Bookshelf
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Sustainable F3 Racecars
Warwick's Carrots-and-Potatoes Car Runs on Chocolate
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Scorecards to Help Eco Shoppers
Wal-Mart's More Sustainable Packaging
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Sustainable Islands
Bonaire is 100% Sustainable Caribbean Eco-Paradise
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Sustainable Investment Funds
Bjork Launches Audur Capital
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Trashformations
The Sustainable Sky-Box is Made of Recycled Kitchen Sinks
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Sustainable Luxury Fashion
Viridis Luxe
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Sustainable Home Decor
Cork Accessories Hit the Home
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Exclusive Sustainable Fashion
Bespoke Recycled Pieces by Goodone Designs
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Degree In Sustainable Living
Maharishi University
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LED Bamboo Lights
Sevcan Yardim's Sustainable Outdoor Lighting
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Cork Washbasins
Sustainable, Durable and Beautiful Bathroom Decor
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Sustainable Art Exhibits
New York Japan Society Honors Bamboo
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Cactus-Shaped Architecture
Green Cactus Building Sheds Sustainable Spikes in Qatar
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Public Housing Designed by Leading Architects
Madrid's Sustainable Housing Project
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Sustainable Food Leaders
7 Leaders of the Eco Food Drive
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Sustainable Sensuality
Loup Charmant Organic Clothing
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Personal Landfills
Sustainable Dave Collects Trash For 365 Days
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Branding Nature
Curb Sustainable Logotisements Are Amazing and Eco-Friendly
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Sturdy Green Housing
Sustainable Straw Bales Survive Earthquake Test
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World's First Green Billboard
Sustainable Ads
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Sustainable Toys for Tots
LoooLo Textiles' Play Food is Beautiful and Biodegradable
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Water In A Box
Sustainable Water Company Says It's Better For The Environment
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Sustainable Diaries
Journals Made From Sugar Cane
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Animal Poo Paper
Products Made From Wombat Scat for Sustainable Living
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Wall-Mounted Pet Feeders
Sustainable Hanging Food Bowls
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Stylishly Sustainable Recycling Bins
The Ovetto
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Haute Sustainable Shoes
Recycled Plastic 'Three Strap' Sandals by Vivienne Westwood and Melissa
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Ethical Fashion Show
Sustainable Style in Paris
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Cob Houses Made of Dirt and Straw
Eco Transformer Architecture
'Bird Island' Prefab Homes For Waterfronts in Kuala Lumpur
Top 20 Toys and Stuff for Kids in 2008
Redneck Houseboats
DIY Lake House
14 Futuristic Architecture Designs
Green Dream Homes
Modern British Architecture Makes the Perfect Eco Family Home
Custom Adult Tree Houses
Baumraum Architects
Punk Organic Fashion
Sandra Backlund's Twisted Knits
Gummy Designer Footwear
Melissa's Plastic Shoes
Wooden Motorcycle Rockers
Retro Rocking Toy for Badass Baby Bikers
Real Fairytale Houses in Trees
Amazon Treehouses
Eco-Friendly Mini Appliances
Gota Dishwasher Is Designed to Recycle Water
Trashy Fashion
Wearable Recycled Art From WalterWorks
Floating Retirement Condos
Residential Cruise Line
Earthquake Predictions
Great Southern California Shake-Out
Cliffside Architecture
Peru's Lefevre House Lives on the Edge of Desert & Ocean
Recycled Aircraft Suites
Costa Verde Hotel's Boeing 727 Airframe Room
17 Island Getaways
11 Green Buildings That Give Back to the Environment
Oil Rig Resorts
Sustainable Developments to Beautify Floating Gulf Coast Eyesores
Corrugated Workspaces
It Aint No Disco In A Cardboard Office, But it Certainly is Creative
Floating Offices
The Recession Buster H2Office Lets You Work on Water
Flowering Architecture
Budding Eco Building Breathes Life Into Chilean City With Green Wall
Parisian Chic Bathroom Decor
The 'Vogue' Collection Lets You Primp Like a Supermodel
Oceanfront Eco Homes
Awesome Auzzi Residence Overlooks Popular Byron Bay
Floating Swedish Hotels
The Salt & Sill is Sweden's First
Green Computers
Dell Bamboo Eco Computer
Wooden Bathtubs
The Hinoki Cypress Furo
DIY Credit Crunch Fashion
Dame Vivienne Westwood S/S 2009
Customized Clouds
Cloudvertising with Flogos
Recycled Paper Furniture
Way Basics' Green Designs Boast Tool-Free Assembly
Flora Inspired Eco Architecture
The Leaf House
Green Indian Skyscrapers
Eco Architecture For More Sustainable Towers in Mumbai
Bamboo Graffiti
From China to Australia
Green Olympic Architecture
Vancouver Convention Centre Has Living Roof, Seawater Heating
Inuit-Inspired Eyewear
Slanties Makes Handcrafted Wooden Eyewear to Last Centuries
Cardboard Architecture
Play Houses and Furniture Made of Corrugated Boxes
Chic Urban Hen Houses
The Chicken Eglu
Hip Kitchen Composting
The 'Bio Pod' for Organic Waste
Interior Cooling Canals
Desino Earle's 'Eco House' Recycles Rainwater, Has Hidden Solar Panels
Recycled Drink Pouches as Handbags
Juicybags
Cardboard Home Decor
Recession-Friendly Interior Design From Giorgio Caporaso
Eco-Chic Winter Jewelry
Kumvana Gomani's Recycled Plastic Accessories
11 NASCAR and Racecar Innovations
Snow Marketing
Snow Tagging in London To Raise Profiles of 'Extreme' TV Brand
Portable Work Spaces
The Pop-Up 'Standby Office' Gives You Mobility and Privacy
Eco Architecture
Rammed Earth Homes
Massive Indoor Sport Centers
The 'Indoor Golf Arena' To Be World's Largest
Futuristic Hydrogen Racecars
Mathiew Lewis' Eco-Friendly RT20 is Ready for Street or Track
Hay Stack Houses
The Watchhouse Brinta
Wooden Patchwork Eco Furniture
"Patchwork" by Amy Hunting
Recycled Prison Couture
Fashion From Old Jail Shirts
Eco Pet Hammocks
The Jamboree Dog Bed Is Made of Recycled Flip-Flops
Tiny Private Islands
Exclusive Private Island Estates
Recycled Pen Cars
Costas Schuler's 'Mercedes Pens Art Car' Will Take you To Pentopia
Pop-Up Pet Restaurants
Alpo Doggie Eatery
Paper Water Bottles
The Brandimage ‘360'
Luxury Oases Retreats
Real Desert Gardens
Oversized Eco Rocking Horses
Giggly Giddy-Up Toys for Grown-Ups
Public Art Cheeseburgers
The Diesel "Good Life" Wall
Painted Rocks
Russian Gift Stones Feature Iconic Logos
Revolutionary Futuristic Racecars
KTM and Design Students Upgrade Face of Racing
Flatpack Forts
The 'Villa Julia' Cardboard Playhouse Lets Kids Play Designer
Soup Kitchens for Pets
The Animal Board
Eco Chic Organic Snack Food
479° Popcorn
Organic Fast Food
OBurger in Los Angeles
Giant J-Shaped Architecture
Green 'City-Park' Tower Spreads On and Over the Hudson
Recycled Paper Seating
The Shredded Paper and Pulp Chairs Showcase Ecovation
Baby Clothes from Recycled Shirts
BeeBee
Manmade Islands from Trash
Turning a Gyre of Junk Into a Revitalized Ecosystem
Eco-Friendly Winter Fashion
Hemp Hoodlamb Collection F/W 08/09
Hats Made from Vintage Coats
Recycled Textiles for Winter by ‘Lao Hats'
Sustainable Home Decor
Cork Accessories Hit the Home
Eco Home Air
The Mini PET Bottle Humidifier
Plywood Cut-Out Chairs
Decorate-Your-Own Seating with Ben Wilson's Chairfix
Manga-Inspired Friendship Dolls
Momiji Dolls Are Cute Harajuku Toys for Adults or Kids
Eco Skyscraper Makeovers
Sears Tower Gets Greener
Lacy Plywood Lampshades
'Light Modulator' by Lazerian
Urban Desert Developments
Ras Al Khaimah Financial City
Designer Fashion Islands
Karl Lagerfeld To Design Homes for Isla Moda
Exotic Wood Furniture
The Box Table
Eco Friendly Beachfront Resorts
Palmetto Bay Resort in Belize
Racecars of 2025
Mitsubishi MMR25
Afro Exotic Washrooms
Ceramica Cielo Bathroom Hides
Alcohol as Racecar Fuel
The Whiskey-Fueled SR4
Recyclable Workspaces
The Cardboard Office
Mass-Produced Solar Power Grids
SunCatcher Systems Aim to Make America Energy-Independent
Opulent Water Bottles
Luxurious Evian Bottles By Jean-Paul Gaultier and Baccarat
Human Hibernation Pods
‘The Alpine Capsule' Mimics a Giant Drop of Mercury
Mass-Market Recycling Initiatives
TerraCycle's National Waste Collection Effort in Big Box Stores
Compostable PCs
ReCompute Features Corrugated Cardboard Case
Recycled Typography Lamps
Aleksi Hautamaki Gives Old Signage New Life
Paper from Poop
Sri Lankan Elephant Dung is Medium for Mr. Ellie Pooh Products
Recycled Books as Bags
DIY Reader's Digest Purses
Recycled Military Aircraft Jewelry
Deploy Peace Necklaces
Disaster Housing Designs
The Octagon Post-Earthquake House
DIY Eco Home Makeovers
Save Energy, Save Money and Revamp Your Abode
Elegant Plywood Transportation
The Svepa Bike
Eco-Conscious Floating Hotels
The Aerohotel
Bringing Back Wooden Toys
Take G Toys
Cardboard Mattresses
The Foldable itbed
Growing Rice in the Desert
Nanotech Sand Preserves Water
Exotic Desert Vacations
Sandboarding in the Sahara
Bamboo Sunglasses
iWood Shades are Green Chic
Personalized Wooden Dolls
Goose Grease Recreates Your Family Out of Wood
High Tech Food Dishes
Hugx Pet Bowls
Eco Electric Trees
The LED-Infused 'Arbre' Lights Up Your Home With Recycled Plastic Branches
Cross-Cultural Toys
‘Star Wars' Kokeshi by Temple7e
Webbed Plywood Furniture
The 'Mensa' Table
Eco-Friendly Shopping Totes
Wind Bags Are Sewn Using Wind-Generated Power
Local Fresh Food Locator
Local Harvest
Faux Skin Sinks
'Ethnic' Bath Vessels
Underwater Wave Farms
Tidal Energy Turns Ocean Waves Into A Power Source
Recyclable Toys
Green Toys to Support Environmentally-Friendly Childhood Fun
Recycled Couture Crafts
Design Miami Uses Fendi Scraps at Milan Furniture Fair 2009
Cardboard Lamps
Corrugated ‘Scrap Lights' Are A Very Bright Idea
Sustainable Diaries
Journals Made From Sugar Cane
Greening Alaska
Will Sarah Palin Make Alaska a Leader in Renewable Energy?
Investing in Models
Buy Shares At BeautyHolding.com
Recycled Tarp Fashion
Reclaimed Hot Water Bottle Bag From The Bundeswehr
Hot Green Power Sources
California Could Be Powered Completely by Geothermal Energy
Eggshell Stationery
Nicolas Cheng's Recycled ‘Childhood Memories' is Ecotastic
Meta Investing Websites
StreetRead
Designer Budget Tips
Vivienne Westwood's Tips on Penny-Pinching Style
$2,500 Water Bottles
Swarovski Vessel Features 10,000 Crystals
Seashell Offices
Spiral-Shaped Office Space Is a Room-Within-A-Room
Interactive Doggy Dishes
The Talking Pet Bowl
Personal Office Capsules
The Globus Scriptorium Houses a Desk and Chair Within Its Pod
Earthquake Detection via Satellite
NASA's Disaster Avoidance Plan