We are just beginning an age of ECO awareness for yachting. Pajot and Wider Yachts reveal 44.1m Eco Yacht sailing catamaran. After unveiling the “Eco yacht” project back in June, French sailor and entrepreneur Marc Pajot is announcing a collaboration with the Italian shipyard Wider for the construction of a radically innovative and ecological … Read more
Velar 78 goes beyond the expected. Evo Yachts and Valerio Rivellini are back at work together after creating high profile models like the multiple award-winning Evo R4 and Evo R6, or the Evo T2 tender. Velar 78 is a 24-meter motor yacht with a refined, minimalist design created for a leisurely and relaxed … Read more
Forest City – a futuristic smart green city for Malaysia. Forest City is a new 20 square kilometre green smart city in southern Malaysia. Imagined by Laboratory for Visionary Architecture (LAVA), the masterplan, a proposed city for 700,000 people, will function like a forest’s ecosystem, reusing all its resources. Located on reclaimed land between Malaysia … Read more
Lexus Eco Challenge inspires teens to improve the world around them. Since the Lexus Eco Challenge began in 2007, 25,000 middle and high school students have earned $4 million for themselves, their teachers and their schools by creating unique environmental programs. Starting today, the challenge is on for students to vie for a share of … Read more
Top ten sustainable textile trends, with the potential to influence eco thinking of the future highlighted by WGSN Materials team: 1. Compress fibres to produce new eco materials 2. Luxury unwaste redefines recycling 3. Changing the functions of food 4. Reclaiming discarded items into new products 5. Reinterpreting domestic processes 6. The versatility of cork … Read more
Issey Miyake Origami Fold 132 5 Eco-Fashion line Reality Lab Japanese designer Issey Miyake received the ‘design Oscars’ at London’s Design Museum Awards for his Origami-style 132 5. eco-fashion collection. Issey Miyake’s dresses are made out of recyclable materials such as polyester processed from plastic bottles. Mixed-use garments, shirts, jackets, skirt, or dresses can be … Read more