The use of wind power is increasing worldwide. Despite their incredible production of renewable energy, windmills have often been viewed as a bit of an eyesore along an otherwise untouchedlandscape. With his latest project, Aero Art, German artist Horst Glasker had decided to not just acknowledge th [Read More…]
The idea behind Healthy Electricity, a stationary bike, is nothing new. It converts kinetic energy into electric energy, to juice up your gadgets and maybe work small lamps etc. What’s cool is the implementation of the idea and the final outcome of the bike. The sleek form makes it easy to fit into [Read More…]
Eco Clock created by designer Bor-Ru Huang is a perfect way to save. These clock extracts every bit of juice from a discarded AA battery. Every from 12 slots on the face of Eco Clock hosts one used battery and collectively these 12 batteries power the device. But additionally to eco format these [Read More…]
Landscape designers Earthscape have opened up their studio in Beppu, Japan, to present their experiments with growing native plants in water from local hot springs.
Earthscape hope the On-iku experiment will confirm their suspicions that water from the hot springs has some sort of power that [Read More…]
The Eco Light is an EL coated bulb made out of paper. This simple and minimal design removes the burden of packaging and disposal of used bulbs for a better environment. Their kitsch looks up the glam quotient and make them a trendy display. As the designer puts it, “once the paper bulb is no longer [Read More…]
Created by alvidesign, alvisilkchair is an eco friendly seating furniture with silk thread tightened around an oak frame. It is a sweet piece of furniture that looks like amazing work of art. It will create additional interest to any interior.
Transparent expression is in focus, which create ne [Read More…]
Eco Factor: Energy saving subway cars with green credentials.
Designers at BMW Group DesignworksUSA and Siemens have designed new environmentally-friendly subway cars that will go online in the Polish capital city of Warsaw in 2012. Christened the Inspiro system, the new cars boast a number of [Read More…]
Eco Factor: Eco-friendly library proposal powered by renewable wind energy.
Eco-conscious architect and designer Michael Jantzen has conceptualized a sustainable library that will be powered entirely by renewable wind energy. Christened the Winds of Change Library, the proposal seeks the develo [Read More…]
Eco Factor: Solar powered water collector and purifier.
With more than a billion people on our planet still striving hard for fresh water, industrial designers have started thinking of new ways to quench the thirst of these individuals using natural resources. Designers Chun Yen Tsao and Hsing- [Read More…]
Bringing the dead to life is the philosophy Angela Rossi believes in. The California artist and sculptor uses natural (albeit unusual) taxidermy products and upcycled animal bones to create her own strange world of unusual sculptures. Her one-of-a-kind artwork has a variety of odd materials such [Read More…]
Eco factor: Eco-friendly cell phone concept can be charged by the heat of surrounding objects.
London designer Patrick Hyland has a sizzling hot concept to heat up the cell phone market this season. Christened the “Nokia E-Cu”, this mobile phone concept is something you would have never seen or [Read More…]
