Photos: Naihan Li What’s in the box ? As we move from static, consumption-driven lifestyles to living with portability, flexibility and ” less is more ,” it’s fascinating to see how thoughtful design can bring this vital ethic to bear.
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I wrote the other day about a green cleaning service in New York. Photos: Jaroslav Kvíz Short on space for growing herbs? Well, this graceful pendant lamp — which doubles as a mini-greenhouse — could be one way to add more luscious greenery to one’s space and diet. Created by Czech designer Krstyna Pojerova , the ‘Glasshouse’ is a bulbous glass form that features an opening at the bottom, which allows you to harvest the greens growing along the lamp’s inverted rim…. Image credit: Paul Wheaton From visiting tiny houses to training chickens to eat slugs , I am somewhat addicted to Paul Wheaton’s permaculture-related YouTube channel. My latest discovery is likely to be a little controversial—a thoughtful two-part video on how to kill and process a chicken In the world of high gastronomy, there is nothing more current than the New Nordic Cuisine . It is – right now – the pinnacle of contemporary cooking. Fresh, vibrant, light and esthetic. Image credit: Paul Wheaton They might not be for everyone, but tiny houses have a lot going for them. Image credit: Paul Wheaton They might not be for everyone, but tiny houses have a lot going for them. They use less materials, consume less energy and, crucially, they encourage inhabitants to live with less. Images credit DIRTT Since it started, DIRTT has produced its office systems with the environment in mind; I wrote in 2005 that “If you are going to be a cube farmer, it might as well be an organic cube farm.” But they have grown way beyond the farm, and now make wall systems for offices, hospitals, and are pushing into the residential sector with kitchens and systems for small spaces. They brought their amazing booth to IIDEX Neocon and are moving it a few block east for Greenbuild; It is a must-see…. Bulthaup Kitchen The fitted “continuous kitchen”, with base cabinets separate from wall cabinets and a continuous horizontal plane between for counter, range and sink, has been the standard since the mid thirties. Photo: Evelyn Muller. |
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