Category Archives: Green design

How yummy is this?

Posted on February 11, 2011 by

Dutch design-rockstar Marcel Wanders has designed tableware for KLM Royal Dutch Airlines with lightweight porcelain, cutlery and glassware. From March 27, business class flyers will get to enjoy one of the luxuries that once defined air travel. The tableware is … Continue reading →

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Navy in red and other hues

Posted on May 18, 2010 by

So one of my favorite chairs ever, the Navy chair by Emeco, is going plastic. A mainstay of procedural shows like CSI, the Navy chair is made of recycled soda cans. Well, Coca-cola decided they didn’t just want their cans … Continue reading →

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Cooking up a better way to build

Posted on May 18, 2010 by

I didn’t realize brick-making cost the world so much: 800 million tons of CO2 emissions yearly, to be precise. Where I grew up, concrete hollow blocks and poured cement in-situ are the traditional building methods. The masses still do not … Continue reading →

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