Simple timber divisions and bright colours define architecture studio RCKa‘s conversion of a 19th-century London church hall into The Granville, a community centre with workspaces. The Granville is the home for thirty businesses, including many former occupants of South Kilburn Studios, where creative start-ups were given space in return for their community involvement. As well as its workspaces and kitchen, The Granville has […]
Former Church Hall Into Colourful Community Centre
Making Your Own Zero-Toxic Soap
Soap is kind of scary. At least, traditional soap. First of all, soap that comes in a plastic container (with a plastic pump) is not sustainable. Often, that plastic ends up in landfills; if it is recycled, plastic can only be recycled a finite amount of times whereas more sustainable materials (like glass for instance) can be infinitely recycled. But […]
Ford Productivity Robot
As work on self-driving cars continues, Ford is making use of a new self-driving factory robot that can deliver parts quickly and efficiently, modify its routes based on obstacles in its path, and free up about 40 hours of time per day for employees to get on with other tasks. This particular self-driving robot – the first of its kind […]
North Face Tents Into Bags
The North Face and British designer Christopher Raeburn of RÆBURN have recently collaborated to launch a new line of accessories handcrafted from recycled tents. Introduced late last month, the unique collection consists of three distinct items—a tote bag, drawstring bag, and Rae Bag—that all feature RÆBURN’s iconic “REMADE, REDUCED, RECYCLED, RÆBURN” tagline. The partnership marks the iconic outdoors brand’s first sustainable […]
Inflatable Air Barge
This year’s Antepavilion is an inflatable arts venue on a barge that unfurls in just 12 minutes, created by architects Thomas Randall-Page and Benedetta Rogers. Called AirDraft, the floating theatre boasts a balloon-like construction that means it can deflate in five minutes, allowing it to manoeuvre easily under bridges along London’s waterways. The project was chosen from 132 entries to be built […]
The Best of the Best: 4 Ideas For Cool Business Cards to Steal
You meet someone, you shake their hand, and get ready to part ways. What’s next? They hand you their business card, right? Then you glance at it and put it directly in your backpack or wallet. Later, when you get home, it gets dumped into a pile (or the trash) where you’ll never look at it again. Of course, they […]
Meatless Meat Balls???
IKEA‘s vegetarian and vegan customers can now sit on their Tänkvärd and eat it too. (Sort of.) The planet’s only furniture chain that’s known for its meatballs has pleased hungry customers for more than three years with its veggie balls — but now, the store is taking things to the next level. IKEA recently announced that it is developing a […]
Removing Make-Up Zero Waste
There is so much wastefulness in conventional skincare. Isn’t it time to take a step back from what we’re putting on our faces each day and really evaluate it? Which parts of our skincare routine are necessary and which parts of our routine are totally uneconomical and unsustainable to boot? Taking off makeup doesn’t have to be bad for the […]
Vertical Landfill
A skyscraper that processes waste, an ice dam, an urban nature reserve and a border-wall building are among the conceptual projects recognised in this year’s eVolo Skyscraper Competition. This year’s edition of the annual skyscraper design contest named three winners and 27 honourable mentions, with Serbian architecture student Marko Dragicevic’s design for Methanescraper in Belgrade named the overall winner. His proposal aims to deal […]
Solar Oven?
The idea of cooking a delicious meal just by using the power of the sun is enticing, and GoSun Go is making it happen with its line of solar ovens. We’ve talked about the design before and checked them out at CES, but it wasn’t until recently that we were able to get our hands on one of these bad […]