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Best of Inhabitat: Top 7 Examples of Living Furniture

If you’ve been looking for some truly unique furniture to outfit your home, then start turning heads with some of these amazing designs that go far beyond offering up a place to sit or set your drinks, and integrate lush, green plant life! … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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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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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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Turn Black Friday Green, Part II: Green Silence

Photo Credit: Neil Chambers Shopping the day after Thanksgiving is typically frowned on by many in the “responsible” movement. But if you just can’t help yourself – do it with a little green flair. Buy that sports enthusiast a pair of Green Silence by Brooks for the holidays. Light in weight and, likely the most environmentally sound athletic shoe in t… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Gorgeous Garage Conversion By Shed Architects

The appropriately named SHED Architecture and Design has done a lovely garage conversion into a 300 square foot studio apartment in a Seattle backyard…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Big Bambú: A Cresting Wave Hits New York City

Image Credit: Nucho via Flickr Bamboo gets used in a lot of ways, from underwear to flooring to windmills . But this summer, the roof of New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art is home to a forest of bamboo that is an aesthetic end in itself. Since April, artists

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Erin Hanson’s Clever Art Underscores Our Need To Want Less

Image by Erin Hanson Erin Hanson’s outlet is the Recovering Lazyholic , and she has some great ways of pinpointing the unfortunate condition of so many of us folks, who give in to our slovenly side a little too often. One of her projects is “Need to Want Less,” a series of graphics that smartly and succinctly sums up the choices we’re given about consumerism. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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The Arts Take Root in a Fishing Village With Studios by Todd Saunders

Long Studio. All images by Saunders Architecture We have been watching the career of Todd Saunders with interest; two years ago we called the Canadian expat living in Norway the Best of Green Young Architect . He has just completed this stunning artist’s studio on Fogo Islan… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Seriously Living With Less: Your Life On A Hard Drive

BBC Chris Yurista lives out of his backpack. He tells the BBC that “It’s always nice to have a personal sense of home, but that aside – the internet has replaced my need for an address.” He’s got a job and moonlights as a DJ, but likes it this way, noting that his MP3s never wear out like his records used to. But can one carry minimalism too far?… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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GardenBot: An Automated, Open-Source Garden Monitoring System

Image credit: GardenBot Some commenters may have scoffed when Mike posted about high-tech green farming using soil sensors , but with over-taxed aquifers causing reduced yields worldwide , more intelligent monitoring and usage of water resources should be a top priority. But soil monitoring isn’t just for professionals anymore. In fact, one hobbyist is working on an open-source garden monitoring system that m… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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