The Mayfair restaurant in London has commissioned four leading florists to create a gorgeous botanical installation that celebrates the British countryside and reference the ongoing Chelsea Flower Show. The designers used birch, roses, foxgloves and lilies to form different, fairytale-like spaces under one r...
The Polish government has commenced controversial logging in the Bialowieza Forest, home to the European bison and 20,000 other wildlife species. The government claims it is logging to protect the forest, but environmental groups don't buy it. Greenpeace Poland and WWF Poland formally complained to the European...
Going to the dentist can be scary for both kids and adults. Great design, however, has the power to transform what may seem like an unnerving experience into a pleasant one. Taipei-based Belgian architect Germain Canon and industrial designer Li Mengshu achieved just that in their design of LeXin, a Taiwanese...
Designing comfortable housing that doesn't require a ton of energy in equatorial Singapore is a challenging feat, but group8asia have risen to the task by creating an eco-friendly high-rise complete with passive ventilation and luscious green roofs. Incorporating vintage design with modern curves, Punggol Waterway...
With so many designers using recycled, reclaimed, and rapidly renewable substances, it's never been easier to select sustainable pieces for your home. From tables crafted from old barn pieces to chairs grown from fungi, we spotted a bevy of designs at New York Design Week 2016 that made the most of green materials....
In China, traffic jams are serious business—like, ‘50 lanes of gridlock’ serious. A Beijing company called Transit Explore Bus is gearing up to test an incredible solution that we first reported nearly six years ago. This summer the company will roll out a traffic-straddling bus the width of two traffic...
Movpak offers a funky solution to a common urban commuting problem: how to get you, and all your stuff, to your destination quickly and easily. A hybrid backpack and electric skateboard, Movpak was designed to help commuters with short trips in between other transportation methods—those last few blocks or miles...
Hyperloop Transportation Technologies just announced plans to manufacture its transportation pods from a new type of carbon fiber called Vibranium that's "eight times stronger than aluminum and 10 times stronger than steel alternatives." The material takes its name from the fictional metal used to create Captain...