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The Perfect Garden Shed For America: Vostok Cabin

Images Credit Atelier Van Lieshout I have often mused that the shedworking movement would never really catch on in America because people are so obsessed with security and wouldn’t leave all that expensive stuff out in a the garden. Dutch design studio Atelier Van Lieshout provides the answer with what Dezeen calls “a mobile, indestructible dwelling with an armoured shell.” It is made from recycled steel plates reclaimed from boats…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Con.Temporary Furniture: Simple Screwless Flatpack

Images Credit DBCSC Swiss designer Colin Schaelli tells the story of John Doe, who was so tired to going to the Big Swede for cool furniture on a budget. Really, his only friend from Scandinavia is Billy. “All others appear too unappealing to him. And who could disagree? Nobody wants acquaintances he needs an extensive manual for, right?” So Colin designed con.temporary furniture , really simple designs that go together without screws and don’t need a manual. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Con.Temporary Furniture: Simple Screwless Flatpack

Con.Temporary Furniture: Simple Screwless Flatpack

Images Credit DBCSC Swiss designer Colin Schaelli tells the story of John Doe, who was so tired to going to the Big Swede for cool furniture on a budget. Really, his only friend from Scandinavia is Billy. “All others appear too unappealing to him. And who could disagree? Nobody wants acquaintances he needs an extensive manual for, right?” So Colin designed con.temporary furniture , really simple designs that go together without screws and don’t need a manual. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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How To Make Your Space Feel Larger: Glass Bathrooms

images credit aat+makoto yokomizo architects TreeHugger founder Graham Hill is trying to radically reduce his footprint and live happily with less space, less stuff and less waste on less money, but with more design. He calls it “LifeEdited.” You can help: Enter the LifeEdited design competition and win up to $70,000 in prizes and the opportunity to design the apartment! You really need to have a life edited to live in these tiny Japanese apartments designed by

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Hit or Miss: 2440×1220, Saw, Assemble by Pål Rodenius

images credit Pål Rodenius I am conflicted about this one. Swedish designer Pål Rodenius sells plywood with his designs for various kinds of furniture printed on to it; the purchaser cuts out what is desired and assembles it…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Hit or Miss: 2440×1220, Saw, Assemble by Pål Rodenius

Repurposed Stove Turned Into High Power Entertainment System

Images Credit Tyler Held TreeHugger loves repurposing, even more than recycling. Artists and designers have the opportunity to challenge us with new ideas, new ways of looking at what we used to throw away. But can one have too much of a good thing? Designboom writes that Philadelphia designer Tyler Held “focuses on his process of repair and customization. he exposes the renovation of a once discarded object by highlighting functional and aesthetic hybridity.” In this case, he creates a hybrid between an old stove and a m… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Bio-Based Phase-Changing Material Adds Instant Thermal Mass

Images Credit: Lloyd Alter So much on show at Greenbuild, the huge green building convention put on by the US Green Building Council, has been seen on TreeHugger; one has to set some standards. So no products with LEEDING The Way or any other bad punning on LEED will be seen; We want game-changers , products and ideas that are applicable and affordable, or change the way we think about building. One such product is BioPCM (Phase chan… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Bacsac Portable Gardens: Who Says You Can’t Take It With You?

All images credit Bacsac It is and interesting idea, a portable garden. The American distributor writes: “This light-weight portable bag enables you to go from terrace to rooftop, from one address to another, rotating crops year-round.” The bags come in a number of forms and configurations, ensuring that you are never tied down to your garden again. Who says you can’t take it with you? More at Bacsac , via Notcot… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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