Villa Vals

Villa Vals project represents the perfect example of environmental design/architecture. The dutch house was designed by Bjarne Mastenbroek and Christian Müller, respectively of the architectural offices SeARCH and CMA.
Thumbs up for these guys!

X Version:Monopoly

The Main Purpose:Environmentally Education
About the concept:
That’s a typical molopoly game but adding new elements .The theme is “Doomsday Countdown”.Besides losing of time(hourglass), land, houses and trees may be destroyed in each new round, (the black clock) ,The participant will also face of natural disasters irregularly, so they must pay the expense of water quality control [...]

Added on Oct 21, 2009, by D
Filled under: Art, Environmental Design, Games, Product Design, Resources, Social, Typography
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Paintings by Christopher Meeks

This is a series of mixed media landscapes that pushes the discipline of painting from a two-dimensional realm into a more sculptural one. Using artifacts that were shed over the period of a year, these pieces were constructed with nothing more than discarded remnants and unused house paint.
More about the paintings and Cristopher’s work on [...]

Added on Oct 12, 2009, by Christopher Meeks
Filled under: Art, Environmental Design, Graphic Design, Resources
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DesignersCouch Participation Contest

DesignersCouch is hosting its very first contest for members of the community to mark the formal launch of the community. The website is a heaven for designers who search showcasing their portfolio, networking and inspire/get inspired.
The DC Community Participation Contest runs through September 20th, 2009 to October 20th, 2009 and is open to all [...]

Buamai!

Buamai is an image bookmarking website where the curators post interesting images they have found from various sources online. Buamai is currently a closed collective of artists, graphic designers, programmers, architects and fashion designers based in various cities around the world. They typically post images based around these same professions but also feature other strange [...]

Capanueva e-zine from Chile! Hot, hot, hot!

Capanueva e-zine. Free graphic design magazine from Chile, for Mac and PC. Many interviews, articles and showcases.
The second issue is now online! with 5 very special interviews: Christopher Peters, Sara Rojas, Paulina Díaz, José Quintela and Jorge Roa!
More about the e-zine here!

Creatures of Wisdom on Synaptic Stimuli

Michael Chichi is a designer and an artist whose love for beautiful has resulted in a creative journey titled Synaptic Stimuli.
We present his latest post, a video whose simplicity and deepness is simply amazing! A dialog from one human to another, about a subject we all tend to ignore: wisdom and what it means. The [...]

Augmented Reality

Check out this eco project by GE: Smart Grid is an eco project with some pretty cool features: follow the steps on the right side of the screen, in the Navigate the smart grid section, download the file and get ready to be amazed!

Added on Mar 02, 2009, by monica
Filled under: 3D, Environmental Design, Flash, Games, Motion, Research, Resources
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South African Creativity: Design Indaba

This is the first in a series of videos released to synchronize with the Design Indaba conference and expo in Cape Town this week. South is a documentary about South African creativity by Design Indaba.
The video features Mbongeni Buthelezi, an artist who uses recycled plastic to create giant canvases and Luyanda Mpahlwa, an architect whose [...]

Added on Feb 26, 2009, by monica
Filled under: Art, Environmental Design, Events, Motion, Research, Resources, Social
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Fubiz V3

It comes in two languages and it’s free for everyone out there with a curious mind and a broad vision on what’s the part advertising, design, technology, graphics and so on…play in our lives.
We like it, you’ll love it! And now..you have to check out their latest refresh: V3 from Fubiz!

Chris Jordan: Running the numbers

Running the Numbers looks at contemporary American culture through the austere lens of statistics. Each photo presents a certain quantity of something that society nowadays uses and than tosses away.
We all know that statistics are not very impressive, given the fact that they present a reality through a numeric perspective, thus, taking the human side [...]

Added on Jan 24, 2009, by monica
Filled under: Environmental Design, Photography, Social
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The Big Fat Duck…

..is the name of the newest book signed Heston Blumenthal. The design was signed by London based studio

Yellow Treehouse

The New Zealand Yellow Pages is conducting a marketing promotion to show that no matter what your project is, the Yellow Pages can help you complete it. To prove it, they’re building a restaurant 10 metres up a redwood tree, and the idea is to source all products and services through Yellow Pages listings.
The restaurant’s [...]

Added on Jan 14, 2009, by monica
Filled under: Advertising, Architecture, Environmental Design, Interior Design
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ECOIST recycled trash bags

Helen and Jonathan Marcoschamer discovered a way to make us love our trash: they design beautiful bags from garbage like candy wrappers, food packaging, soda labels, subway maps and newspapers. They combine an eco friendly purpose - creating sustainable, durable and functional products - with the society’s need for stylish, fashionable accesories.
They offer a veriety [...]

Added on Jan 11, 2009, by monica
Filled under: Environmental Design, Fashion, Packaging, Product Design
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Top 10 Green Architecture Projects 2008

A possible top of 10 Green Architecture Projects 2008:
1. Amazing Green Roof Art School in Singapore.
More about this project on Nanyang University
2. Retreat to an Ewok Eco Sphere in the Trees.
More about this project on Inhabitat.com
3. Ziggurat: Dubai’s Carbon Neutral Pyramid will House 1 Million:
More about this project on Inhabitat.com and Cityscape.com
4. Recycled Subway Cars [...]

Added on Dec 27, 2008, by monica
Filled under: 3D, Architecture, Environmental Design, Events, Industrial Design, Photography, Social
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