Category: Green
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Wine: why don’t labels list ingredients?
Food products have to provide a list – it’s about time wine producers followed suit
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Aequorea – an ocean scraper printed in 3D from the seventh continent’s garbage
Aequorea underwater “oceanscrapers”, the 3D-printed floating villages designed by the brilliant Belgian architect Vincent Callebaut, could be a glimpse to our future energy independence. Vincent Callebaut imagined “Oceanscrapers” 3D Printed from Recycled Trash, futuristic villages located on the shores of Rio de Janeiro. The project will extract value from the disgusting soup of petroleum-based waste…
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Richard Branson fronts nail-biting campaign against rhino poaching
Adverts featuring the Virgin founder and Chinese celebrities highlight that the keratin found in rhino horn has no more health benefits than chewing your own fingernails
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The wind sculpture that produces clean energy
A solution for the production of clean energy, without compromising the beauty and pleasure of use. Enessere Hercules Wind Generator is a vertical axis wind turbine that converts kinetic wind power into clean electricity. Made from titanium, wood, carbon fiber and marine grade stainless steel, this wind generator called Enessere Hercules is the combined result…
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Functional Fitness Furniture. Rowing as it should be.
Looking for a way to burn off those extra pounds? These sustainably sourced, American made rowing machines work 84% of your muscles while providing you with the sound and feel of an on-water rowing experience. The WaterRower’s patented WaterFlywheel has been designed to emulate the dynamics of a boat moving through water. In doing so…
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Meet the future stars of sustainable fashion
From repurposed fishing nets to restored leather and everlasting denim, these young designers are creating clothes with ethics woven in. Tamsin Blanchard introduces five Bright New Things