Greener Gadgets Highlights - Part 2

Posted on March 4, 2009 by Doug Gunzelmann .

This past weekend Matt and I thoroughly enjoyed our trip to the Greener Gadgets Design Competition. Jill Fehrenbacher and Mike Chino of Inhabitat were great hosts along with Allan Chochinov of Core77. We were thoroughly schooled on the latest in upcoming sustainability concepts, the new wave of design all over the blogosphere, and some hip [...]

Lightlane Concept Perpetual Bike Lane

Posted on January 16, 2009 by Doug Gunzelmann .

I commute via bicycle nearly everyday. In the Boston area there are some bike lanes painted on the road. Now that is’s winter I find myself commuting in the dark, scary ordeal with Boston drivers. Lightlane could be your personal bike lane no matter where your ride.

Concept Ice Vehicle By Lotus Explores Antarctica

Posted on November 18, 2008 by Doug Gunzelmann .

Kieron Bradley gained experience designing formula 1 race car chassis before he took the lead on the CIV (Concept Ice Vehicle) built as a manned scout rover for a trans-Antarctic expedition. Andrew Regan, expedition leader, states, “If you can run bio-fuels successfully in the most harsh and extreme environment in the world, then there is [...]

The Editt Eco-Tower in Singapore

Posted on October 16, 2008 by Matt Embrey .

T. R. Hamzah & Yeang International architectural firm’s Editt Tower design is a truly amazing design that is packed with sustainable amenities and mindful of it’s environmental impact on every level right down to site selection. 

The Spark Lamp, Increasing Energy Awareness

Posted on September 8, 2008 by Matt Embrey .

The Spark Lamp by Beverly Ng, is a decorative modern solar lamp, but more importantly it is an energy monitoring system aimed at educating people about home energy consumption.  It was designed to work in conjunction with a Swedish concept to deal with the energy crisis.

The Invisible Streetlight Concept

Posted on August 3, 2008 by Matt Embrey .

The Invisible Streetlight, from the 2008 IDSA Awards, is a very beautiful concept.  There’s not much info but they do explain that it is solar powered and requires very little material to make because instead of using a support pole, the light has a flexible branch that is wrapped around the branch of a street-side [...]

On the Horizon of Green Air Travel

Posted on July 23, 2008 by Matt Embrey .

The move to green up the airline industry is heating up. The recent gas prices have been fueling the fire and environmentalists are fanning the flames. Rising fuel prices and looming airline emission standards are forcing an industry known for it’s high emissions and low profits to start cleaning up their act. Currently they [...]

Mazda Kazamai Crossover SUV Concept

Posted on July 21, 2008 by Matt Embrey .

Mazda leaked some info on their latest concept which they will be unveiling at the Moscow International Auto Salon on August 26th.  The Mazda Kazamai is part of their long term vision to move to “Sustainable Zoom-Zoom, which aims to provide a unique balance between sporty driving fun and superior environmental and safety performance.”  [...]

Drink, Water, Grow, Brew, Drink… Beer Bench?

Posted on June 25, 2008 by Matt Embrey .

Ok, my Italian is a little rusty but from what I can tell here is the winner of the Nastro Assurro Design Award Competition held in Milan for the best reuse of a Nastro Azzurro bottle.  Essential it is a bench with a built in barley patch that you can sit and drink your [...]

LINC - Stylish High Tech Sustainable Cell Phone

Posted on March 12, 2008 by Matt Embrey .

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The LINC concept phone by Greener Grass is an iPhone-esque smart phone that is designed with the sustainable "Cradle to Cradle" philosophy.  It boasts all the sexy tech specs you’d expect: touch screen, wifi, bluetooth, 3G, movies, music… but instead of buying it, you lease it, for about a year.  When the [...]