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Nau sneak peek
(07 November 2006) - We paid a visit to Nau a few months ago and told you all about this exciting new activewear brand. As their January 2007 launch nears they've started adding content to their site, including the first preview of their Spring 2007 line. They've also put up a video, narrated by the design team, about their unique design philosophy, and the Collective features inspirational stories....
(07 November 2006) - We paid a visit to Nau a few months ago and told you all about this exciting new activewear brand. As their January 2007 launch nears they've started adding content to their site, including the first preview of their Spring 2007 line. They've also put up a video, narrated by the design team, about their unique design philosophy, and the Collective features inspirational stories....
Maak Eebuh T-Shirts
(31 October 2006) - Harlem-based design house Maak Eebuh is launching their debut line of T-shirts "The War Series," aiming to provoke comment and build dialogue about the war in the Middle East. After working in costume design and high-end fashion at Yigal Azrouel, designer Jade Schulz started the line of limited edition tees earlier this year as "a brand whose artwork filters important issues of the moment...
(31 October 2006) - Harlem-based design house Maak Eebuh is launching their debut line of T-shirts "The War Series," aiming to provoke comment and build dialogue about the war in the Middle East. After working in costume design and high-end fashion at Yigal Azrouel, designer Jade Schulz started the line of limited edition tees earlier this year as "a brand whose artwork filters important issues of the moment...
Worldchanging: A User's Guide for the 21st Century
(24 October 2006) - A truly unprecedented endeavor, Worldchanging: A User's Guide for the 21st Century, provides cutting-edge solutions and ideas for constructing a more livable future. With contributions from more than 60 acclaimed writers, including a forward by Al Gore and an introduction by Bruce Sterling, this volume has been likened to the hippie bible, The Whole Earth Catalog, but retooled for the iPod generation. Worldchanging contains...
(24 October 2006) - A truly unprecedented endeavor, Worldchanging: A User's Guide for the 21st Century, provides cutting-edge solutions and ideas for constructing a more livable future. With contributions from more than 60 acclaimed writers, including a forward by Al Gore and an introduction by Bruce Sterling, this volume has been likened to the hippie bible, The Whole Earth Catalog, but retooled for the iPod generation. Worldchanging contains...
Bird
(19 October 2006) - One of our favourite new discoveries, Byron Bay fashion label, Bird, is the creation of designer Rachel Bending whose "work pioneering sustainability in design started with Slingfings, a brand widely recognised for its environmental consciousness." Bending, who originally hails from the UK, studied textile design at the renowned Glasgow School of Art in the early 90's and then spent several years working as an...
(19 October 2006) - One of our favourite new discoveries, Byron Bay fashion label, Bird, is the creation of designer Rachel Bending whose "work pioneering sustainability in design started with Slingfings, a brand widely recognised for its environmental consciousness." Bending, who originally hails from the UK, studied textile design at the renowned Glasgow School of Art in the early 90's and then spent several years working as an...
After These Messages
(17 October 2006) - Geared towards communications professionals, After These Messages is the perfect forum for anyone who has ever looked at an ad and thought "How can they sleep at night?" An online campaign, it allows members to review advertising and other forms of communication through both a creative and ethical lens. Once a piece of communication is reviewed, it’s placed on a New York magazine-style marketing...
(17 October 2006) - Geared towards communications professionals, After These Messages is the perfect forum for anyone who has ever looked at an ad and thought "How can they sleep at night?" An online campaign, it allows members to review advertising and other forms of communication through both a creative and ethical lens. Once a piece of communication is reviewed, it’s placed on a New York magazine-style marketing...
Nau
(05 September 2006) - Nau is the tipping point for Eco-Luxury. It means “welcome” to the Maori in New Zealand, but it also means welcome to a whole new way of designing, manufacturing and selling product—the socially responsible way. We stopped by their LEED Gold certified offices/studio in Portland, OR to hear what they were up to, get a sneak peak at the gear and learn about about...
(05 September 2006) - Nau is the tipping point for Eco-Luxury. It means “welcome” to the Maori in New Zealand, but it also means welcome to a whole new way of designing, manufacturing and selling product—the socially responsible way. We stopped by their LEED Gold certified offices/studio in Portland, OR to hear what they were up to, get a sneak peak at the gear and learn about about...
The Urban Forest Project
(18 August 2006) - The Urban Forest Project is a design-centric socially conscious event in two parts. The first is a collection of 185 banners that will be on display in Times Square (from 1 September to 31 October 2006). The tree-themed banners (a selection can be seen above) represent work by a who's who of the creative community. All of them can be seen (and enlarged) on...
(18 August 2006) - The Urban Forest Project is a design-centric socially conscious event in two parts. The first is a collection of 185 banners that will be on display in Times Square (from 1 September to 31 October 2006). The tree-themed banners (a selection can be seen above) represent work by a who's who of the creative community. All of them can be seen (and enlarged) on...
Freitag's New Zurich Flasghip
(19 June 2006) - The Freitag bag has become somewhat of a phenomenon. Similar to Zo or Timbuk2 bags developed by bike messengers in San Francisco, Freitag bags were inspired by the heavy tarpaulin-covered trucks that brothers Markus and Daniel Freitag would see cruising down the Autobahn. As the company has grown, so has their line, which now includes items we've covered on CH in the past, like...
(19 June 2006) - The Freitag bag has become somewhat of a phenomenon. Similar to Zo or Timbuk2 bags developed by bike messengers in San Francisco, Freitag bags were inspired by the heavy tarpaulin-covered trucks that brothers Markus and Daniel Freitag would see cruising down the Autobahn. As the company has grown, so has their line, which now includes items we've covered on CH in the past, like...
The North South Project
(16 June 2006) - The concept of eco-chic is steadily spreading across the fashion and design worlds, as retailers are responding to consumers' rising demands for ethically and environmentally conscious products. But most companies tend to tout their eco-friendliness without providing adequate information as to exactly how their practices help the environment or promote production and trade in the developing world. Not so with North South Project, an...
(16 June 2006) - The concept of eco-chic is steadily spreading across the fashion and design worlds, as retailers are responding to consumers' rising demands for ethically and environmentally conscious products. But most companies tend to tout their eco-friendliness without providing adequate information as to exactly how their practices help the environment or promote production and trade in the developing world. Not so with North South Project, an...
Industrial Design Techniques and Materials
(05 June 2006) - Industrial Design Techniques and Materials, traces the history of design materials from the shifts brought by the mass production of the Industrial Revolution to the more recent developments brought by technology and ecological consciousness. The upshot is an intellectual survey of the field that's chock full of inspiration as well as full of inspiring finds like Nature Touch's eco-friendly exotic bullfrog, cow belly, and Tilapia...
(05 June 2006) - Industrial Design Techniques and Materials, traces the history of design materials from the shifts brought by the mass production of the Industrial Revolution to the more recent developments brought by technology and ecological consciousness. The upshot is an intellectual survey of the field that's chock full of inspiration as well as full of inspiring finds like Nature Touch's eco-friendly exotic bullfrog, cow belly, and Tilapia...
Biotube Bench
(01 June 2006) - Made from recycled cardboard cylinders, embedded seeds in a cellulose liquid grow when they're exposed to water and light on the surface of Brooklyn-based designer Julian Lwin's modular bench. Available as individual tubes or bundled as shown, any plant (as long as its smallish, we assume) can be sprouted and the entire chair will biodegrade over time. via Inhabitat...
(01 June 2006) - Made from recycled cardboard cylinders, embedded seeds in a cellulose liquid grow when they're exposed to water and light on the surface of Brooklyn-based designer Julian Lwin's modular bench. Available as individual tubes or bundled as shown, any plant (as long as its smallish, we assume) can be sprouted and the entire chair will biodegrade over time. via Inhabitat...
ICFF 2006, Part II
(19 May 2006) - Earlier this week the week we brought you ICFF 2006 and Beyond. As promised, here are a few more events happening this weekend, this time focusing on reader-contributed specifics. —Icing or Cake is Fabrica's window installation displayed at both Chashama and The Apartment that asks questions about consumption. —Bambu, maker of bamboo dinnerware and utensils shows two collections at Hautegreen, Williamsburg's eco-chic design show....
(19 May 2006) - Earlier this week the week we brought you ICFF 2006 and Beyond. As promised, here are a few more events happening this weekend, this time focusing on reader-contributed specifics. —Icing or Cake is Fabrica's window installation displayed at both Chashama and The Apartment that asks questions about consumption. —Bambu, maker of bamboo dinnerware and utensils shows two collections at Hautegreen, Williamsburg's eco-chic design show....
Sky Box
(08 May 2006) - My friend and former colleague Stefan Andrén recently finished the Portland, OR home he and his wife Nicole designed as the showcase for their architecture studio Krown Lab. Appropriately named, Sky Box is modernism for the naturalist. Set in the trees on a hill above Portland, the home not only connects its inhabitants with the surrounding outdoors, it's also built using sustainable materials. Check...
(08 May 2006) - My friend and former colleague Stefan Andrén recently finished the Portland, OR home he and his wife Nicole designed as the showcase for their architecture studio Krown Lab. Appropriately named, Sky Box is modernism for the naturalist. Set in the trees on a hill above Portland, the home not only connects its inhabitants with the surrounding outdoors, it's also built using sustainable materials. Check...
Hydro Wall
(05 May 2006) - Next Generation Design Competition sponsored by Metropolis Magazine. San Fratello's proposal will be featured at the Metropolis booth at the upcoming International Contemporary Furniture Fair, 20-23 May 2006, in New York, as part of the magazine's 2006 Next Generation Design Competition exhibit and in the June issue of their magazine. Metropolis offers the $10,000 prize each year (meant to be seed money for realizing...
(05 May 2006) - Next Generation Design Competition sponsored by Metropolis Magazine. San Fratello's proposal will be featured at the Metropolis booth at the upcoming International Contemporary Furniture Fair, 20-23 May 2006, in New York, as part of the magazine's 2006 Next Generation Design Competition exhibit and in the June issue of their magazine. Metropolis offers the $10,000 prize each year (meant to be seed money for realizing...
LO-TEK's Airplane Fuselage Library
(21 April 2006) - LO-TEK, the New York architecture firm that pioneered the shipping container revolution, recently proposed a new library in Mexico made of stacked discarded Boeing 727 and 737 fuselages. Usually, fuselages aren't recycled and are left to rust in deserts throughout the U.S. due to high demolition costs, which makes them cheaply available to builders. LO-TEK's design uses each tube to organize book collections, meeting...
(21 April 2006) - LO-TEK, the New York architecture firm that pioneered the shipping container revolution, recently proposed a new library in Mexico made of stacked discarded Boeing 727 and 737 fuselages. Usually, fuselages aren't recycled and are left to rust in deserts throughout the U.S. due to high demolition costs, which makes them cheaply available to builders. LO-TEK's design uses each tube to organize book collections, meeting...
Cheers to Earth Day
(21 April 2006) - Producers are responding to the increased demand for organic beer and spirits. Here are a few that caught our eye. Papagayo organic rums (plain and spiced), the world's first, come from a remote region in Paraguay. A project started in 1993 helped the local farmers, now some 800+, cultivate organic sugar cane. Because their crops are now ITFA certified the farmers benefit from higher...
(21 April 2006) - Producers are responding to the increased demand for organic beer and spirits. Here are a few that caught our eye. Papagayo organic rums (plain and spiced), the world's first, come from a remote region in Paraguay. A project started in 1993 helped the local farmers, now some 800+, cultivate organic sugar cane. Because their crops are now ITFA certified the farmers benefit from higher...
Preserve Tableware
(21 April 2006) - The 39 billion disposable utensils and 29 billion disposable plates used each year in the U.S. create about 950,000 tons of waste—enough to fill more than 132,000 garbage trucks that bumper to bumper would reach Chicago from the east coast. Plastic is also made from petroleum products (no further comment necessary). So what can you do when it's not practical to use glassware, stoneware...
(21 April 2006) - The 39 billion disposable utensils and 29 billion disposable plates used each year in the U.S. create about 950,000 tons of waste—enough to fill more than 132,000 garbage trucks that bumper to bumper would reach Chicago from the east coast. Plastic is also made from petroleum products (no further comment necessary). So what can you do when it's not practical to use glassware, stoneware...
New American City: Sycamore Farms
(21 April 2006) - When artist and fourth generation farmer Matthew Moore found that farmland his family sold outside of Pheonix, Arizona was slated for a housing development, he decided to protest. Instead of picket signs, Moore took to the land, and recreated the subdivision in crops on neighboring property. He calls the earthwork "Sycamore Farms." Complete with houses represented by sorghum and Black bearded wheat-paved streets, Moore's...
(21 April 2006) - When artist and fourth generation farmer Matthew Moore found that farmland his family sold outside of Pheonix, Arizona was slated for a housing development, he decided to protest. Instead of picket signs, Moore took to the land, and recreated the subdivision in crops on neighboring property. He calls the earthwork "Sycamore Farms." Complete with houses represented by sorghum and Black bearded wheat-paved streets, Moore's...
renourish: nutrients for the graphic design community
(21 April 2006) - renourish is an online resource for green design and the result of two years of research by Eric Benson, who created the site as his MFA thesis at the University of Texas at Austin. Eric noted the many green resources available to architects and industrial designers, but noticed a lack of resources for graphic designers. The site is an evolving toolkit for the design...
(21 April 2006) - renourish is an online resource for green design and the result of two years of research by Eric Benson, who created the site as his MFA thesis at the University of Texas at Austin. Eric noted the many green resources available to architects and industrial designers, but noticed a lack of resources for graphic designers. The site is an evolving toolkit for the design...
Earth Day
(21 April 2006) - Tomorrow is Earth Day so today we're all Green. Every day should be Earth Day, and it might be for some, but having a day set aside to call attention to living in a more environmentally sustainable way is still a good thing. To start off, here's a recap of some of our past Green posts: Stuffbump Jimi iPod nano Case Laloo's Goat's Milk...
(21 April 2006) - Tomorrow is Earth Day so today we're all Green. Every day should be Earth Day, and it might be for some, but having a day set aside to call attention to living in a more environmentally sustainable way is still a good thing. To start off, here's a recap of some of our past Green posts: Stuffbump Jimi iPod nano Case Laloo's Goat's Milk...
Stuffbump
(17 April 2006) - Graham Hill from Treehugger is no stranger to creating product—his We Are Happy to Serve You ceramic cups are a hit reusable version of the classic New York paper coffee cup. His latest creation, Stuffbump, is the first Treehugger branded product and takes their eco chic empire beyond web and video in to the product space. Made from natural wool felt and recycled card...
(17 April 2006) - Graham Hill from Treehugger is no stranger to creating product—his We Are Happy to Serve You ceramic cups are a hit reusable version of the classic New York paper coffee cup. His latest creation, Stuffbump, is the first Treehugger branded product and takes their eco chic empire beyond web and video in to the product space. Made from natural wool felt and recycled card...
Jimi iPod nano Case
(22 March 2006) - Jimi, makers of the anti-wallet we previously covered here, have just released their latest creation. The Jimi iPod nano case is a rigid plastic shell that snugly fits around the nano. It's a two piece solution available in six different colors—which means you can mix and match if you like. Best of all, it's made from 100% recycled plastic and Jimi donates 1% of...
(22 March 2006) - Jimi, makers of the anti-wallet we previously covered here, have just released their latest creation. The Jimi iPod nano case is a rigid plastic shell that snugly fits around the nano. It's a two piece solution available in six different colors—which means you can mix and match if you like. Best of all, it's made from 100% recycled plastic and Jimi donates 1% of...
Laloo's Goat's Milk Ice Cream Company
(27 January 2006) - Laloo's Goat's Milk Ice Cream Company is hand made on a farm in Sonoma, CA where the 350 goats roam and graze freely in the majestic fields. These must be some very happy goats, because their milk, and the ice cream that is made from it, is outrageously good. Goat's milk is low in fat and low in lactose, which makes it easier to...
(27 January 2006) - Laloo's Goat's Milk Ice Cream Company is hand made on a farm in Sonoma, CA where the 350 goats roam and graze freely in the majestic fields. These must be some very happy goats, because their milk, and the ice cream that is made from it, is outrageously good. Goat's milk is low in fat and low in lactose, which makes it easier to...
NatureMill Automatic Kitchen Compost Machine
(18 January 2006) - The NatureMill automatic compost machine is designed to sit unobtrusively in your kitchen. Its aesthetic may be neutral, but it's a small price to pay for the huge benefits it provides—an estimated landfill savings of more than two tons during its lifetime in a home with a family of four. Plus it generates a large volume of compost automatically—no cultures, worms, fuss or muss—just...
(18 January 2006) - The NatureMill automatic compost machine is designed to sit unobtrusively in your kitchen. Its aesthetic may be neutral, but it's a small price to pay for the huge benefits it provides—an estimated landfill savings of more than two tons during its lifetime in a home with a family of four. Plus it generates a large volume of compost automatically—no cultures, worms, fuss or muss—just...
PowerFilm Foldable Solar Battery Charger
(17 January 2006) - This weatherproof solar charger was created for the military and is now available to the public. Going camping? A day at the beach? When you're off the grid and can't bear not reading the latest on Cool Hunting? Throw this baby in your backpack (along with your GPS, satellite phone, PSP, etc.) because it is small and portable and cranks out enough power to...
(17 January 2006) - This weatherproof solar charger was created for the military and is now available to the public. Going camping? A day at the beach? When you're off the grid and can't bear not reading the latest on Cool Hunting? Throw this baby in your backpack (along with your GPS, satellite phone, PSP, etc.) because it is small and portable and cranks out enough power to...
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