Posts Tagged ‘sustainability’
Sustainable Clubs, Partying for Good
Posted by: Courtney Kuehn on: September 30, 2008
- In: design | technology
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At Surya in London, clubbers generate 60% of the energy needed to power the club. The piezoelectric dancefloor utilizes quart crystals and ceramics to help create energy. Blocks under the floor produce currents, which then feed batteries, and as these are recharged, more power is generated. But Surya can’t claim being the world’s 1st sustainable [...]
Invisible Streetlight is Green and Good
Posted by: Courtney Kuehn on: August 4, 2008
This solar-powered streetlight would be perfect for lighting in city parks, plazas, and sidewalks. The leaf-shaped lights, designed to be interwoven among tree branches, gives off light during the night from the energy it has stored during the day time. Not only is this concept sustainable, its design works with the tree, the ‘faux’ lamp [...]
Good Organic Soap
Posted by: Courtney Kuehn on: June 16, 2008
- In: beauty | design | environment | green culture
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“Meaningful design experience”. I had a good one the other day. Do you ever have those? You’re going about your business and bam!–you encounter something (product or service) that you find works so well for you and you instantly feel happy? Maybe you even think to yourself, ‘Wow, why didn’t someone think of this a long [...]
growmodern, Good Site of the Day
Posted by: Courtney Kuehn on: March 17, 2008
- In: art | design | green culture | music
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Lately I’ve been tempted to start posting links, as so many throw up ‘Links of the Day’ posts…but before I get addicted to that (as I’ve heard it is), let me today post a link to a new site I came across a few minutes ago: growmodern. A quick click through told me it’s a [...]
The List: What’s In and Out for 2008
Posted by: Courtney Kuehn on: January 2, 2008
For a run-down on what’s cool for the new year, per The Washington Post, take a look at this lengthy yet highly informative list.
One Laptop Per Child, Nicholas Negroponte video
Posted by: Courtney Kuehn on: October 17, 2007
- In: design | innovation | technology
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I can’t believe summer is (for the most part) over. October is here already, and soon enough, Turkey Day (aka Thanksgiving). And we all know what this means. Holiday shopping season begins. The fun, the madness, the joy of holiday (can I say Christmas?). For the past few years, I just haven’t been able to [...]
PSFK Conference: Point A To B
Posted by: Courtney Kuehn on: September 21, 2007
- In: green culture | LA
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I attended PSFK’s Conference last Tues. 9/18 (my first) and enjoyed soaking up all of the new (and not so new) ideas, thoughts, and questions that came up in the discussion. This panel talked about the issue of transportation in L.A. I’d heard that driving in L.A. is horrible, so this was interesting to hear [...]
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