Tag Archives: green design

 Nothing is where it should be on this Grass House designed by Weichlbauer Ortis Architects in Frohnleiten, Austria. With stairways leading to nowhere, tilted windows used as railings and walls covered with synthetic grass planted on concrete, this quirky yet innovatively styled home projects a new take on modern green

Have a look and fall in love with this modern home design by JAM Architects. The concrete structure, intermixed with beautiful warm wood accents, rests on an expansive lot with panoramic view of nature’s beauty. The simplistic layout is complimented with stark white walls and natural finishes,

In a world where our everyday choices on the subject of material selections and energy consumption has started to take its toll on our natural environment, green designs have become exceptional important in the movement to help reduce our footprint in the world. Check out this amazing chandelier created by London based designer Alkesh Parmar. Continue Reading

DIY designer Allison Patrick, of Etsy.com’s Zipper8Design, handcrafts the cutest sustainable pendant lamps with anything from book pages, sheet music, maps and even little drink parasols! Featured in Bloomberg Business Spotlight, PBS, and Etsy, Patrick’s work has become well-known on the design scene. Each handcrafted lamp is the perfect conversational piece for any room! Check out more of Allison’s work at her Continue Reading

  Dutch designer, Floris Wubben, in collaboration with Bauke Fokkema, has put his own spin on “sustainable design” with the construction of this Upside Down chair .  A visual treat, this chair was created through a process of binding and splinting willow tree branches until they gradually grew into the shape of four legs.  The seat and Continue Reading

Bleu Nature‘s luminaries are uniquely crafted, all from recycled scraps and recycled drift wood. Making use of everything from small sticks to large logs, they have constructed a rather large and visually diverse lighting collection. With their online  selection carrying over a hundred variations,

Bike Furniture Design‘s  has worked to transform piles of junk into creative collections of modern furniture. These sustainable designs, reconstruct from old bicycle, automobile and train parts, are both fun and functional.