UpUp Play Tower is a standing desk, jungle gym and play space all rolled into one
Passive house designer creates a very active play house.
How GM earns $1 billion recycling
Forbes reports on how General Motors is recycling or reusing "90 percent of its manufacturing waste."
22-Year-Old Frank Zappa Teaches How to Play the Bicycle (Video)
Sure, a bicycle can replace your car -- but as Frank Zappa demonstrates, it could replace your drum-set, too.
Clever 450 Sq. Feet Transformer Apartment Accomodates Father and Three Children in Brazil
Designer Paulo Alves took down all walls and created multi-function furniture for his small place.
'Mushroom Death Suit' Could Remediate Bodily Toxins With Specially-Trained Mushrooms (Video)
Using mushrooms to challenge our unhealthy obsession with "body preservation," artist Jae Rhim Lee fabricates a suit that will remediate environmental toxins from dead bodies.
Pendant Lamp That Lights, Grows & Cleans The Air: Babylone By Greenworks
Perfect idea for spaces with poor air quality: a multi-functional hanging lamp that grows air-purifying plants.
5 Ways to DIY Gorgeous Fall Harvest Decor
Fall isn't just known for the end of summer, finally-I-can-turn-off-the-air-conditioning temperatures, afternoon football games, and a return to your favorite soups and stews: It's also famous for its bounty of rich, saturated
Ryan Frank is Back with Bee Friendly Furniture for the National Theatre
All images via Ryan Frank. Ryan Frank may have moved his design studio to the sunnier climes of Barcelona, but he is still getting great commissions back in London, where he's made a name for his funky ways with reclaimed materials. The latest project
LifeEdited: Home Electronics and Entertainment
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A Desk for Kids Multitasks and Transforms As They Grow
You want your kid to have a desk that fits her, to do homework, play and draw. You also want your kid to grow up, eventually. But you don't want to buy a new desk every few years as she outgrows the old one. So
Lovely Zig Zag Shaped Magazine Holder Doubles As Shelve And Clothes Hanger
Also spotted at the recent edition of the Feria Puro Diseno, Buenos Aires biggest design show, this simple yet interesting wooden home accessory goes in line with some of our favorite concepts: multi-purpose objects and small
Four-Piece, No Screw No Glue Modular Shelving System By Disenaveral In Buenos Aires
Another interesting find from Buenos Aires design fair, Feria Puro Diseno (FPD), this is a modular system designed by local studio Disenaveral to build different kinds of shelving spaces that adapt to changing situations.
A Line of Furniture You Build & Rebuild, However You Like
I move around a lot - between being home, at school, and now living abroad, I've lived in seven different apartments or rooms in the last five years. And I don't see myself settling down any time soon. That's why I'm
10 Transformer Tables For a Tiny Urban Space: Help Pick The Best
TreeHugger founder Graham Hill is trying to radically reduce his footprint and live happily with less space, less stuff and less waste -- on less money -- but with more design. He calls it LifeEdited. To find each ideal piece of furniture for his small Ne
Recycle a Christmas Tree; Make a Stool
The big day is over and it's time to think about getting rid of the tree. If you've got a sturdy one and want a piece of furniture, here's an idea.
An Adjustable Book Shelf Lets You Put Your Own Spin On Your Living Room
From South Korean design studio DesignJoo comes the Giro One, the piece that lets you put your own spin on your shelves, lighting, and side tables. The concept is simple: shelves can be added and their height adjusted by spinning them
London Pop-up Shop Showcases Best of British Design
Our friends over at the design blog Dezeen have launched a pop-up shop in the smartest part of town. Calling it Temporium, because it is only up for 10 days, it features the best of new British design.
Transformer Furniture: A Bookshelf Hides Table and Chairs
From Japanese designer Sakura Adachi comes this marvel of space-saving design: "Trick," the bookshelf that hides a table and two chairs. Featured by Italian manufacturer Campeggi at the 2010 Salone del Mobile in Milan, this is a great
Dirty Rags; from old uniforms to funky object (Photos)
What can you do with 1.285 bright green used uniforms? This was the brief the design students at Elisava school in Barcelona received by Urbaser, a local waste collection and urban
Robin Day, Master of British Furniture Design, Dies
Yesterday TreeHugger asked whether the Monobloc was the most famous plastic chair in the world. Now, sadly, the death has been announced of the creator of another very famous plastic chair.
Cheap food harms public health and the environment, UK report says
Report also provides a blueprint for how to overhaul the food system to improve wellbeing all around.
Farm Burger introduces invasive species sandwich
Few things make as much sense as eating a harmful species, while sparing the threatened ones.
How do 7 million pounds of beef get contaminated?
Another massive recall raises questions about food safety standards -- and how animals are raised.
What does a renowned nutritional scientist eat?
Dr. David Jenkins is the man who came up with the glycemic index. His own diet may surprise you.
Female pigs in U.S. are dying in record numbers
The premature deaths are linked to excessive breeding.
Deadly ground beef recall comes with 'High' health risk warning
Cargill Meat is recalling 132,600 pounds of beef products nationwide that may be contaminated with E. coli.
Are farmers and environmentalists teaming up?
Scientists found a way to get more crops per acre and save the planet at the same time.
Pizza Hut promises antibiotic-free wings and side orders by 2022
The fast food chain has taken last year's promise to eliminate antibiotics from pizza a step further.
Antibiotics in meat could be making us fat
If these drugs have a fattening effect on livestock animals, it's logical that they would do the same for humans.
So, what does White Castle's plant-based 'Impossible Slider' taste like?
A few intrepid film makers went to check it out. Their responses were not exactly uniform.
White Castle becomes first fast food chain to serve plant-based Impossible Burger
The so-called "bleeding" veggie burger is bleedin' everywhere these days.
Organic food won't reduce your carbon footprint, study says
It's a disappointing conclusion, but surely there are other reasons why Earth-friendly food production is a good idea.
This Newfoundlander wants kale, not cod
Jackson McLean is the face of a new vegan food movement on this remote Canadian island that's long been defined by fishing.
Are backyard eggs really that dangerous?
With an increase in salmonella cases this year, health officials are pointing the finger at hobby farmers, which isn't entirely fair.
Don't believe what's printed on egg cartons
A new investigative report from Viva! reveals that conditions for laying hens are as hellish and squalid as ever, even if they're labelled free-range.
Nutrition and animal welfare were winners on Election Day
Several monumental measures were passed in last week's U.S. election.
Perdue says it's concerned about chickens' desires
The chicken-producing giant is desperate to rebrand itself as an ethical, transparent poultry producer.
What kind of milk can I drink without feeling guilty?
Welcome to my personal dairy dilemma and the weird, convoluted thoughts that keep me up at night.
How Internet-driven activism has improved animal welfare
Over the past 15 years, awareness and interest in livestock conditions and wellbeing have increased exponentially, leading to significant improvements. How much further can it go?
Why I remain skeptical about McDonald's food changes
Everyone is jumping up and down for joy at the fact that McDonald's is now serving antibiotic-free chicken. Please, let's not ignore everything else that's so wrong with the company.
Horrific abuse of chickens revealed at Eggland's Best farm
The company should really be called 'Eggland's Worst,' based on how these poor animals are treated.
Plant-derived food additive touted as replacement for overuse of antibiotics
Is this carrot-based animal feed additive something worth crowing about?
On Canada's Birthday, a call for a Union of Climate Action
Those crazy radicals at 475 demand High Performance Building across the Dominion.
No, we don't want an app for that
One smartphone user makes a case for using old-fashioned items like alarm clocks and newspapers.
Notes from a digital detox
Or, what happens when you go without Facebook and Instagram for an entire month.
What is Instagram's role in overtourism?
Can the social media platform be blamed for the surge in camera-happy tourists?
Social media use linked to depression in teens, study finds
But video games are surprisingly OK, making teens feel happier.
The 'Hurry Slowly' podcast can help you do more by slowing down
Hosted by Jocelyn K. Glei, these wonderful interviews boost productivity, creativity, and resilience in surprising ways.
Why you need a good evening routine
When the evening is carefully planned, the morning goes smoothly.