(TrendHunter.com) European environmentalists have proposed a ban on outdoor heaters, a feature many people have become accustomed to at public outdoor venues.
The heat lamps are often featured in restaurants and cafes with outdoor patios, and make for a very comfortable setting for nights out. Particularly smokers …
(TrendHunter.com) Green technology is red hot these days, and not to be outdone by the fashion industry in New York city, it had its own fashion show at the first Greener Gadgets Conference with an assortment of exotic models: an HP printer made from corn, backbags and notebook bags with solar panels to self-charge t…
(TrendHunter.com) These new ads for Levi’s Eco Jeans truely and creatively reflect the product’s green spirit. The Eco line is made of 100% organic cotton under emission-free processes; and includes jackets, shirts and ofcourse jeans. The ads are photographed by Simon Harsent.
Notorious green-warrior Rogan Gregory, …
(TrendHunter.com) Green can be very chic as proven by these gorgeous, earth-friendly iPod cases from Imoeba.
The Alpine range cases come in crisp white with a refreshing green trim, or in green with a white trim. Each consists of man-made bonded leather, a material made of leather scraps that is both durable and eco…
(TrendHunter.com) MINIWIZ has created a portable, alternative power source called the HYmini.
The device harnesses the natural power of the wind to recharge an integrated battery, which at the same time can be used to charge other electronic devices.
But what happens when it’s not windy out? MINIWIZ thought of th…
(TrendHunter.com) If you live in a place with a high possibility of being submerged under water and frequent floods, it only make sense to move away from conventional architecture and design when it comes to home building. Rather you would need something that would be able to withstand this force or nature, so why n…
(TrendHunter.com) What is flexible, sturdy, costs practically nothing, gets thrown around, and is taken for granted? If you think that cardboard is basically useless, think again.
When “Cartonist†Bertrande Durand-Jenny created her atelier Les Cartonnistes Associés in 2003 in Paris, everyone else was either re…
(TrendHunter.com) The perfect excuse for being late for work has inadvertently been created by the architect and interior design team at the Penson Group. This proposed headquarter, called the Vestry, of a major UK company comes with a layer of green grass that disguises it from view. The layer of grass and hedges on…
(TrendHunter.com) The climate change is already starting to influence architecture and building design. In order to adapt to rising sea levels and the fact that 20% of the country is already below sea level, Holland officials are re-designing the entire country so that it floats on water. City planners near Amsterdam…
(TrendHunter.com) US and Canadian scientists have created a unique and useful device that will use your body movements while walking to charge up your batteries for a whole host of gadgets. As a human dynamo you will effortlessly produce enough energy to power up your mobile for 30 minutes form just one minute walkin…
(TrendHunter.com) While President Bush says it’s OK for the Navy to kill whales during testing, researchers have launched an awesome sea glider that uses heat from the energy to propel itself. The glider has proven itself by criss crossing the Virgin Island Basin more than 20 times since December. It could keep going…
(TrendHunter.com) When you think of Norway (if you ever have, that is), you would probably think of rocky fjords, cold weather, warm people, and an abundance of very lucrative goods like fish and oil. Most would not think of the architecture or designs of the Scandinavian country.
The Snow Home, as I like to call i…
(TrendHunter.com) Stop the presses, they have found a good use for Spinach other than for torturing young children. Get this house design that uses Spinach for much of the exterior surface. It was conceptualized by Cradle 2 Cradle and uses filtered storm water to grown the spinach. The house can generate twice the v…
(TrendHunter.com) Beauty company Aveda challenged designers to join their eco initiative during fashion week. They asked participating fashion designers to give out recycled gift cards, offer New York City tap water instead of bottled water, eliminate the use of fur in shows and in stores as well as offer organic, lo…
(TrendHunter.com) We featured the Chanel bicycle a few months ago, and it was wildly popular. Now DKNY has plopped several neon orange bicycles around New York City in an stylish guerrilla marketing attempt.
The bikes, which were seen chained to poles around the city, were great attention grabbers with their electri…
(TrendHunter.com) Some may feel that any talk of death or burial is cold and morbid, while others will see it as rebirth and rejuvenation, some look forward to it, while others try to outpace it with every lotion, potion and drug available. However, the result is that we will all be pronounced lifeless at some point …
(TrendHunter.com) Doing your part to offset carbon emissions could be as simple as drinking bottled rain from the skies of northwestern Tasmania, Australia at “The Edge of the World.” The World Meteorological Organization recognizes the air in this region to be the cleanest in the world.
Tasmanian Rain bottles natur…
(TrendHunter.com) If you felt a little outdated for not having a solar-powered cell phone, fret not; it’s time to stop feeling out-teched and start rejoicing the money you saved. Now you’ll be able to catch a few rays of sunshine, show off a cute accessory and juice up your cell phone all in one go with this solar po…
(TrendHunter.com) Do these come in red for Valentine’s Day? These pajamas are made for those who suffer from chronic “I have a headache syndrome.” Travelodge hotel chain surveyed their customers and found that itchy nightwear kept them from getting a good night’s sleep, so they tried to invent a better nightgown. Bei…
(TrendHunter.com) EcoGen is the first of a new generation of biodegradable plastic. A durable plastic, EcoGen will last for years in your house and yet will decompose in months on your domestic compost heap. This could be the end of landfill!
The material is being launched in a range of 7 bathroom products avail…
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