Postgreen Homes puts a cork on it
Philadelphia builder uses our favorite material as both insulation and cladding
Clerkenwell Design Week shows the latest in contemporary furniture design
Chairs are us and there are lots of them on display at the Clerkenwell Design Week.
Cork chairs are good looking and sustainable
When it comes to chairs, this one's a corker.
7 highlights of the London Design Festival
It's not a competition but... here are some of the loveliest things at the London Design Festival
7 bright lights shine at the London Design Festival
Stylish and innovative lighting is everywhere at the Design Festival this year.
Sit on this sustainable minimalist cork wallet
Keep your cards, your cash, and your iPhone safe with these durable, water resistant accessories made from a renewable and sustainable material.
Put a cork in it: Natural renewable cork makes a comeback as home insulation
For his renovation of a 200 year old farmhouse, Alex Wilson tries out the greenest insulations on the market
B'Kid, the Balance Bike that Grows with your Child (Photos)
A wooden kids' bike with a cork seat adapts to the child's necessity as it learns how to cycle. First as a tricycle, then a balance bike and finally as a bike with pedals B'Kid is a longlasting and beautiful object.
Portuguese Designer Builds Stunning Little Shelter Out Of Cork
It is the perfect local renewable material, and a great insulator too.
A Cork Floor for the Sagrada Familia, Visited by Millions Each Year. (Photos)
Finally, the inside of the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona is done. The church, set out to build 125 years ago and expected to be finished in 2026, attracts millions of visitors every year. This is no surprise due to the
Poetree: A Funeral Urn That Lets You Plant A Tree From Ashes
Though conventional 'deathcare' is hardly green, thanks to the use of embalming chemicals, concrete vaults and non-biodegradable caskets, burials are getting greener each year with various eco-friendly options and smarter
5 Little Designs That Make Life Nicer, Fresh from the Valencia Design Week (Photos)
Different themes seemed to be embedded in the Valencia Design Week. After spotting 6 great wooden flat-pack designs, I also found these little
Green Shopping In Tel Aviv
One of my favorite things to do when I travel to new cities is check out their green shopping scenes. I was recently in the Tel Aviv/Jaffa region of Israel and had a few hours to visit the area shops and outdoor
The Cork House by Arquitectos Anónimos (Photos)
Image Credit: Ivo Canelas Cork has fascinated me for a long time; it's fully renewable and you don't even have to cut the whole tree, it's biodegradable and has curious characteristic such as insulating and shock absorbance. I came across many ugly
Nudge, the New Eco Lifestyle Shop in Helsinki, Has Opened Its Doors
I wish there was a Nudge in every city. It's a whole new way of shopping, or actually, it's not just about shopping, but rather about living, and style. Nudge is the new eco lifestyle experience, which consists of a shop, a
Cork Furniture and Cardboard Bars by Marina68 (Photos)
At TreeHugger we like cork, that warm material that can be harvested without chopping down trees, is fully renewable and biodegradable and can be shaped into many funky objects apart from stoppers to keep the wine in the bottles. The designers at
Innovative Student Furniture Design at ICFF Steals the Show
Actually, the student designs steal the show every year at ICFF, the International Contemporary Furniture Fair held annually in New York. This year was not quite up to Pratt's spectacular exhibit from last year, but was close. Parsons I think Parsons the
The Designer's Material of the Year: Cork
Last year at ICCF the material du jour was felt; while its presence is still being, well, felt, this year the stuff that dreams are made of is cork. And not just thin sheets of cork but big honking blocks of the stuff. It is post-industrial recycled
Cute Animal Bulletin Boards Deliver a Serious Reminder About Mass Extinction
Nobody likes being beaten about the head with the eco-stick. As many of us have experienced, railing against friends and family about the state of the planet rarely produces favourable results, or in fact any result at all. That's why TreeHugger is a
Angels, Reindeers, Pigs and Christmas Trees; sustainable wood decoration by Lovi
more images below Matteria, good design+smart materials online store, suggest a spicy Christmas this year, without forgetting the environment. Apart from the gorgeous cork advent candle holder, the cosy Finnish red felt slippers, and giftbags to spoil
9 everyday products you didn't know had animal ingredients
If you thought that by quitting meat or at least going weekday vegetarian you were doing your part to avoid factory farming,
Oscar Niemeyer's Bold Response to Latin American Suburban Sprawl in the XX Century
Of all of Niemeyer's impressive works, the 1960s Copan building in Sao Paulo is the one speaking directly to contemporary urban trends.
New Film Series Aims to Highlight How Change Happens from the Bottom Up
The campaign will promote locally-based alternatives to the global consumer culture, hoping to turn the stories into tools for action in other cities.
Recycled Office in Brazil Features Cool Shelves from Recovered Pallets
An easy-to-emulate arrangement by local designers made for design exhibition Casa Cor Rio.
Low Impact Standing Cinema Pops Up in the Streets of Guimarães, Portugal
The latest urban intervention to celebrate the city's status as European Capital of Culture is an unusual film venue for pedestrians.
Sleek Curved Design Transforms 550 Sq. Feet Apartment in the French Alps
Tiny-room specialists H2O Architects have come up with a superb design which accommodates four private sleeping areas while still doing this place's views justice.
The Box: Ralph Erskine's Precursory Tiny House in the Swedish Woods
Even with the growing number of tiny apartments and multi-functional homes coming up in the media these days this project shows the English architect had it right in the 1940s.
Alternative Social Housing: Prefab, Add-On Homes to Densify Suburbs
How to provide housing for the masses getting out of poverty and out of slums in the developing world, without creating sprawl? Argentine architects propose attaching new homes to existing structures.
Cool Bike Cinema Draws Attention to Vacant Lots in Madrid
Spanish collective Basurama built a movable cinema mounted on a bike and used it to expose empty spots which could be turned into public spaces temporarily.
Pallets, Tires, Garbage Bags and Plastic Drums Turned into Lovely Playground in Niamey
Spanish collective Basurama arrived in Niamey, Niger, to assist locals in the construction of new leisure spaces with local, low cost materials.
Multi-Purpose Folding Screen Doubles as Library, Rack, Mirror and Ironing Board
In an attempt to re-think the original function of the folding screen, Argentine designer Leonardo Fortunato created the Diecut Screen multi-purpose piece.
Salvador's Walkways and Rede Sarah's Awesome Hospitals: The Legacy of Architect Lele
Joao Filgueiras Lima, known as Lele, has a remarkable portfolio which has begun to raise attention. We take a look at his pedestrianization work in Salvador and his approach to futuristic health centers.
Unexpected Green, Repurposed Industrial and More from Buenos Aires' Top Interior Design Show
A look at this year's Casa FOA, an exhibition which combines charity and patrimony conservation showcasing the best architecture and design from the Argentine capital.
Recycled Rug Evoking Pasturelands Greens Beautiful Home Office in Buenos Aires
The space is the first to pop up at the recently opened Casa FOA interior design exhibition, the largest in the city.
Organic Food Debate Continues: Pleasure Over Sustainability?
Aren't the enjoyment and pleasure some sustainable choices provide much more compelling selling points than their intangible environmental benefits?
Bike Schools Turn Kids into Future Urban Cyclists in Brazil
The largest city in America, home to the worst traffic jam in history and the highest number of helicopters in the world, is trying to start a bike revolution in elementary schools.
Chairs with Fabrics Weaved by the Warao in Venezuela Mix the Ancestral and the Contemporary
Designer Maria Antonia Godigna spent two years studying the spinning techniques of the Warao and created a line of furniture with Moriche, the palm fiber produced by them.
A Landmark Ruling Against Agrochemicals in Argentina Receives Mixed Reactions
In a decade-long case by a group of plaintiffs, a court sentenced a farmer and an aviator to prison for spraying agrochemicals, linking them to environmental pollution and health hazards. Only they can skip doing any time.
Costa Rican Designer Beautifully Re-Invents the Pedestal Fan
Fan(c)Fan is a creation by Marco Gallegos which challenges this product's typical scale and materials.
Public Fountains Hacked into Colorful Pools in Guimarães, Portugal
The project is one of the winners of a Performance Architecture contest to celebrate Guimarães as European Capital of Culture.
Works for 2016 Olympics Create 22 Acres Park at Degraded Area in Rio de Janeiro
The London Olympics are only beginning, but the next ones are already underway with Rio's ambitious urbanization plan. Its latest inauguration: the city's third largest green area.
Giant Alligator Playground Crocheted by Olek in Sao Paulo
The Brooklyn based artist participated in a local show covering a concrete playground in a mixture of knitted yarn and Brazilian ribbons.
Water Tanks Transformed into Tiny, Temporary Homes
In light of rising temperatures and worsening natural disasters, temporary shelters seem increasingly relevant. A Spanish firm came up with an idea to convert water tanks into minimal habitable units.
Colorful Box Hides Lovely, Transformer 270 Sq. Foot Tea Shop in Sao Paulo
A Brazilian firm translates small-spaces ideas into a cute shopping mall shop.
Ecuadorian Farmers Organize 'Illegal' Fairs to Bring Healthy, Fair Priced Food to Communities
A local regulation forces all food to go through a terminal controlled by big business, but a group of small producers found a way to bypass the rule.
What Rio+20 Was and Wasn't in 17 Photos
Wrapping up our coverage of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development, we look at who came, who bailed out, what happened, and what didn't.
Rio+20’s ‘Look at the Bright Side’ Phase Doesn't Hide the Process Needs Re-Thinking
The commitments made by countries and the intention to set Sustainable Development Goals are good achievements, just not enough to justify a summit like this. Is it time to re-design the UN environmental meetings to work for us?
Rio+20 Ending: Saying Goodbye to All That
The mockery of the official meeting overshadows everything around it. Can we start thinking about what are we paying our 'representatives' for?
What is glue made of?
Glue is a type of adhesive made from a variety of substances, with the humble aim of binding two items together.
Make eco-friendly confetti out of plants
Because plastic-based glitter and confetti take 1000 years to break down.