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Post tags: 3-Pocket Billfold, Amanda Coen, card wallet, eco design, eco-friendly, First World Trash, green design, hand made, inhabitat, inhabitat nyc, Javitz Center, Jetsam, Laura Skelton, new york city, new york international gift fair, ny... weiterlesen...
Go Halfsies is a brilliant social initiative in Texas that solves the tripartite problem of obesity, food waste, and hunger in one fell swoop. When diners visit participating restaurants in Austin, they have the option of signing up for “halfsies”. In so doing, they will pay full price for a meal but receive only half the portion and the other half will be donated to... weiterlesen...
What happens when you leave a beautiful new bike locked up on a busy street? This time-lapse video illustrates it.
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From sharing terrarium necklace DIYs to making our own terrariums at home, we’ve caught a little bit of terrarium fever, if you haven’t noticed. So we were thrilled to learn that the Brooklyn Botanic Garden is currently showing an exhibit filled with dozens of beautiful living terrariums, each encapsulating a unique miniature world in some unusual vessels (think wine... weiterlesen...
The bath and body goodies hail from my hometown in Connecticut, handmade in small batches making it a pretty local treat for anyone in the NYC metro-area.
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Could the underground "Low Line" be NYC's next great park? We also have new green concept cars, the Eiffel Tower's makeover, and more.
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If you’re in New York City over the next ten days, you should head to the World Financial Center to see the 26 amazing sculptures crafted entirely from canned goods for the 19th annual Canstruction. The incredible structures, which range from an actual suspension model of the Brooklyn Bridge to an upside down town, were created by teams of designers, architects, and engine... weiterlesen...
A public memorial ceremony will be held in NYC for Wangari Maathai on November 14.
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Honeybee decline may be a serious problem, but there is some great bee news coming out of New York City this week: a whole new bee species has been discovered in the Brooklyn Botanic Garden! Officially — and appropriately! — named “Lasioglossum gotham,” the new insect is just one of four new bee species discovered in the greater New York area. Given the s... weiterlesen...
When it comes to luxury vehicles, Rolls-Royce takes the cake, so you can imagine our delight when the automaker invited us to take a spin in their glamorous 102EX electric concept car when it stopped in NYC on its North American tour. Rolls-Royce put a green twist on their classic Phantom model, outfitting the experimental EV with the largest battery pack every fitted to a car a... weiterlesen...
When it comes to luxury vehicles, Rolls-Royce takes the cake, so you can imagine our delight when the automaker invited us to take a spin in their glamorous 102EX electric concept car when it stopped in NYC on its North American tour. Rolls-Royce put a green twist on their classic Phantom model, outfitting the experimental EV with the largest battery pack every fitted to a car a... weiterlesen...
When it comes to luxury vehicles, Rolls-Royce takes the cake, so you can imagine our delight when the automaker invited us to take a spin in their glamorous 102EX electric concept car when it stopped in NYC on its North American tour. Rolls-Royce put a green twist on their classic Phantom model, outfitting the experimental EV with the largest battery pack every fitted to a car a... weiterlesen...
Artist Steven Rodrig salvages circuit boards from dusty old computers headed for the dump and transforms them into exquisite sculptures that highlight the intricacy and beauty of their components. His PCB creations depict everything from everyday objects like shoes, bugs, and yes, toilets, to futuristic flying planes and robotic helmets.
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Debate is raging over the death of a carriage horse in NYC, with one side arguing it is definitive proof of abuse, while the other side argues that horses have a long history of working in cities, and that we shouldn't jump to conclusions about one particular case. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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A news story about a carriage horse that dropped dead in NYC has raised attention on the issue of the care of working animals. Rachel reported on it yesterday, bringing up some points on animal welfare. However, there has been a strong reaction by animal rights activists looking to ban carriage horses in the city on the basis that the carriage hors... weiterlesen...
Think you make a mean jack-o-lantern? You’ve got nothing on professional carver Ray Villafane who transforms pumpkins of all shapes and sizes into intricate masterpieces. This weekend, Villafane took on the world’s largest pumpkin, a behemoth clocking in at 1818.5 pounds, at the New York Botanical Garden. We were on the scene as the carving master sliced and diced th... weiterlesen...
Opposition to the Keystone XL pipeline received even more support this week when Sen. Harry Reid came out against the tar sands oil pipeline, a 1,700-mile long project from the Canada to the Gulf Coast. Reid penned an Oct. 5 letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, first reported by the Washington Post, in which he calls the proposed project "unsustainable" and "dirty." Th... weiterlesen...
For years we’ve reported on Steven Holl‘s new projects popping up all over the world, and now we’re happy to report that the architect is returning to the Big Apple, bringing with him a striking new design for Columbia University. The beautiful new building will be christened Columbia’s new Campbell Sports Center, creating five stories of sustainable spac... weiterlesen...
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Last year, New York City broke ground on a new project to move Penn Station into a building to match the one that was demolished in 1963. There are high hopes that it will match its brother transportation hub Grand Central Terminal in grandeur, design, and efficiency in moving tens of thousands of people around...Read the full ... weiterlesen...