Many of us can’t wait until spring finally arrives at our doorsteps, but you have to admit there is something really special about the atmospheric glow of winter snow. Designer Anna Palomaa has taken that inspiring light and recreated it in her Kide Lamp. Made from sugar and completely biode[...]
Posts Tagged ‘green products’
March 11th, 2010 - 5:00 am § in Products
Win an $8,500 Laundry Room Makeover by Method!
Hey Inhabitat readers! Is your laundry room in desperate need of a clean green makeover? Does your washing machine waste buckets of water and is your dryer a drain your electricity bill? Well you’re in luck – Inhabitat is teaming up with Method to give away an incredible green laundry r[...]
March 10th, 2010 - 9:00 am § in Products
OPOWER Encourages Efficiency With Energy Report Cards
Most Americans would have a fit if their credit card or cell phone company sent a dollar amount at the end of the month with no itemized description to match. But we tolerate it from our utility companies with little complaint. If we’re going to change our energy habits, we’re going to [...]
March 9th, 2010 - 9:45 am § in Products
HOM and Cisco Brothers Unveil New Line of Eco-Friendly Outdoor Furniture
Just in time for spring, Hom, purveyor of stylish, modern, prefab double-wides, furniture, accessories, and lighting, has teamed with eco-friendly LA-based furniture manufacturer Cisco Brothers to announce a new line of sustainable outdoor furniture. Crafted with sustainable materials and environm[...]
March 6th, 2010 - 9:00 am § in Transportation
READER TIP: Magtenlight Harvests Energy from Your Bike Wheels
The Magtenlight is a lighting system for your bike that uses a contact-less dynamo to generate the energy to illuminate your way at night. The system works by mounting a ring of 28 magnets on the spokes of your bike, which move past the dynamo generating an electric current. Since the dynamo is not[...]
March 6th, 2010 - 5:15 am § in Products
VoltPot Table Planter Charges Your Gadgets With Dirt Power!
Part coffee table and part planter, this awesome Volt Pot puts the environment to work indoors by harnessing the power of dirt to charge your gadgets! The fresh green planter pot has a built-in Microbial Fuel Cell that is capable of generating enough energy to charge small electronics, giving users[...]
March 5th, 2010 - 12:00 am § in Products
Bioluminescent Lamp Made From Living, Glowing Hamster Cells
It may sound like something cooked up in Frankenstein’s lab, but Joris Laarman has created an incredible living lamp made out of (get this) bioluminescent, living, glowing hamster cells. Called the “Half Life,” his lamp produces a soft, ambient glow using cells from a Chinese hams[...]
March 3rd, 2010 - 12:12 am § in Products
Obama to Announce “Cash for Caulkers” Program Today
Greening your home may soon entitle you to some extra green from the government. President Obama is set to announce the details of his “Cash for Caulkers” program today. If passed by Congress, the initiative will allocate about $6 billion to create jobs and provide incentives for Americ[...]
March 2nd, 2010 - 6:40 am § in Products
Condé Nast to Roll Out iPad Versions of Wired, GQ and Other Magazines
Publishing giant Condé Nast - meet tech bohemoth Apple. Condé Nast is set to announce today in an internal memorandum that it will start testing out iPad versions of five of its most popular magazines. If all goes well, readers will be able to read Wired, GQ, Vanity Fair, The New Yorker and Gl[...]