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| Posted: 17 Mar 2009 02:48 AM PDT I have a mystic side to me you know; I often gaze into this crystal ball that I have and it shows me quite interesting visions from the future. Just the other day it showed me an apparition of couples enjoying soup from a canister kind of object. I found it pretty strange at that moment, till the PLA Bottiglia arrived in my mail. Eerily enough, this biodegradable plastic bottle is meant for the future (2015 to be precise) and has two tear-off spoons on the outer hard shell. The 0.4l bottle is designed for people on the go, who prefer a liquid diet of soup etc. Talking about predictions, I think I'm getting good at it…do you want me to foresee your future as well? Designer: Henning Rekdal Nielsen        |
| Portable Gardens Can Replace Walking Your Dog Posted: 17 Mar 2009 02:13 AM PDT Have a Green Thumb but always rued the lack of space, season or inclination to get your personal green-patch? No worries, the Eden Project is perfectly suited for such situations. It's a scheme where you get to take home your own patch of garden for a while, tend to it and then bring it back to the community Green House, which is centrally located. It's almost like owning a part-time garden that's on a set of wheels and is very un-demanding. Shaped like a triangle, the portable Eden Pot is made from Thermo-formed heavy-duty plastics. The wheels are hidden from view to give the patch a sleek look. It even has a clear cover to protect the buds when you walk them home. Another cool thing incorporated into the design is the tools storage bin; it's built into one side of the Pot. After you are done with talking to your plant and nurturing it for a bit, you simply stow your tools there and wheel it back to the greenhouse. This project looks to be quite appealing and if the community gets involved, it could be a big hit! Designer: David Barry     |
| Posted: 17 Mar 2009 12:01 AM PDT Check out this very-strange abstract set of presentation photos for a slightly-odd lamp of epic proportions. Check out how large this object is, then note that it is only a lamp. An armature that resembles a Harry-Potteresque giant-phonograph, with three springy legs below. The lamp-shade creates an “enveloping feeling” for anyone under its singular eye. Note the proportions by the photo of the man carrying the lamp top around in what appears to be an empty urban lot? Then notice the versatility of the lamp by the green picture which shows the lamp… in the tiaga? Lampy death! Designer: Daniel Hedner of Imaginary Office     |
| The Ultimate Recycle Bin Nourishes As Well Posted: 17 Mar 2009 12:00 AM PDT All those people who scorn at green ideas, here's the Mother of Them ALL, and its by biggie Philips, so lets see what you're gonna do about it! Biosphere Home Farming is a structure that houses fishes, root veggies, grasses, plants and algae all under one roof. It takes all your kitchen-trash as fodder for the farm and manages to generate food, water and cooking gas for the family. In short you consume your trash in a more refined way! Ok, enough of green bashing hit the jump to see what exactly Philips has to say about this concept. "Biosphere home farming concept generates food and cooking gas, while filtering water. The concept supplements a families nutritional needs by generating several hundred calories a day in the form of fish, root vegetables, grasses, plants and algae. Unlike conventional hydroponic nurseries this system incorporates a methane digester than produces heat and gas to power lights, similarly algae produces hydrogen and the root plants produces oxygen, which is fed back to fish. CO2 is pumped into the plants. It is a closed loop interdependent system. The system uses waste water and non-consumable household matter and delivers food in return." Designer: Philips     |
| Posted: 16 Mar 2009 03:14 PM PDT Is Mongolia the hot spot for fringe architects? #27 of the Ordos Project in Inner Mongolia sets up another precedent for avant garde but functional design. We recently wrote about #35 of the Ordos Project - an underground home that takes advantage of the ground’s natural insulation. #27 deals with the extreme elements by a “skin and lung” concept. The home is wrapped in a dark textured brick facade. The interior space is augmented by a huge “x” all in white plaster. Both materials change their density to deal with heat, cold, light, and air. The idea of the inner lung expanding and contracting isn't literal, but more of a variance applied to their volumes. Architects: Multiplicities via Arch Daily Cross Section Level 1 Level 2 Level 3     |
| Posted: 16 Mar 2009 10:43 AM PDT Architects have a long history designing great lighting. Kjellgren Kaminsky Architecture out of Sweden picks up this line by giving us the Paperfold lamp series. Inspired by the paper patterns Fredrik Kjellgren’s grandmother taught him to make clothes from, the lamps all use a single and simple folded paper form, and then stretch, duplicate, or suspend the fold in various ways to make different lamps. Our favorites are the desk lamps, with the single teardrop paper fold suspended at the fold end. Also amusing is that the lamps come only in C, M, Y, or K colors. It’s a conceit, but one that works. The lamp’s sculptural form is accentuated by the extreme color brightness, making Paperfold an eye-catching illuminator. Designers: Fredrik Kjellgren, Daniel Andersson, Joakim Kaminsky & Ola Frödell     |
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