Living some 6,000 miles away from the Gulf of Mexico, I'm a bit embarrassed to admit that the oil spill often seems like an abstraction to me. A big, big abstraction, but still.

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Another summer site that is now open is the Duncan House, a Usonian design by Frank Lloyd Wright that was moved from Chicago to Polymath Park, a resort near Pittsburgh. Usonian houses were "ypically small, single story dwellings without a garage or

It's not enough to not make things worse. Our buildings and our actions have to make things better.

This month's issue of Wallpaper* magazine is dominated by the 2007 Design Directory, their hand-picked favorite architects and designers from the past year. Always the epitome of cool, the mag's slick picks

A lot of websites are saying so, but there is no evidence that it ever happened.

The last of these dog-like animals, also known as Tasmanian tigers, was thought to have died in 1936. But might they still be lurking elusively in the wild?

The remote atoll which is home to endangered species and historic landmarks can now be explored from your computer.

A concept water bottle pulls water from the air like the Namib Desert Beetle.

This is a very big deal, but just the first of many more bigger and harder deals that we need.

It's been forty years since Nixon and Trudeau signed the original; it's time for an update.

Eating seaweed is healthy, but how is it harvested? For one Maine seaweed harvester, the job is a meditation on life.

A mix of modern and traditional design elements that are appropriate for the Northeast make these very interesting houses.

It's another national monument established by Obama and threatened by Trump.

GO Logic have always designed beautiful homes. This was the next Go Logical step.

Humanity's innate love for nature is integrated into this design for a biologically attuned and meditative workspace in London.

This experiment may kickstart a new age of microorganism technology.

Lessons from the kitchens at Le Corbusier's Unité d’Habitation in Marseille.

You really don't need all those big appliances.

Artist/inventor Michael Jantzen's new concept for a Solar Winds Desert Power Plant envisions a large public gathering place, inspired by the shape of a flowering plant, to be located in a public park in a hot, dry climate.

A new collaborative space dedicated to sustainable fashion design is now open for production.

A sustainably-minded designer makes cards and paper coins that you can plant.

The Freedomky is a nicely done modular design

Last month, my partner gave me a Fjällräven Kanken rucksack for my 30th birthday, and I have to tell you about it, as this is a classic amongst the eco-designs nowadays. I first spotted these slightly odd-looking bags in London many years ago, and

It has become a trillion dollar industry where nobody wins.

An exhibition of their work is at the Cooper Hewitt in New York.

This modern work desk lets more than one person sit and stand -- at the same time.

It has challenged designers since the invention of the bar code: What to do about those stupid little labels?

But I am in the tank for the one that came in second

A design competition that shows that we can have our cake and eat it too.

There are 17 atriums that need to be filled with creative uses.

They really do live up to their billing this year.

Really, there is a lot to love about his work that applies to green building. Really.

Steve Webb thinks we should tax upfront carbon like cigarettes, and we should build in wood and stone.

Can products be better for people? Can buildings be better for the planet? Gradually, business is waking up to the fact that design can be beautiful and responsible.

This book full of small space design ideas is a handy tool for those wanting to get their own tiny house built.

Researchers have identified many of the gestures that dogs use to get humans to do their bidding.

One way to guarantee a view and to tread lightly is to build high in the sky.

How do you make good design accessible to people with small spaces and small budgets?

A lot of our history is being lost so that people can get that popular look.

It's a nice idea, but it needs a bit more rigor.

Every year we go look for the latest in sustainable design. Every year the post gets shorter.

Amid the over-upholstered and garishly gilded furniture at the Istanbul Decoration and Design Fair hid some ingenious gems -- designers working with recycled and alternative materials and creating multi-purpose furniture for small spaces.

Apple remains our culture's most lauded example of great design. But could it be that the company considered to have reached the pinnacle of design is, in fact, an impostor? The definition of good design is changing. It used

Lace is back! A while ago Lloyd wrote about the California-based Eurolaces, believed to be the first company to offer 100% certified machine-made macramé style organic cotton lace trim for apparel or curtains. Now lace has become a theme amongst the

Here is an interesting idea for a rug made of pieces of felt. We stumbled upon Julika Welge's Growing Carpet at this year's Designersblock at the London Design Festival, where the bright colours and the rich texture first

Patricia Urquiola at the exhibition 'Cosas' at Habitat Valencia. Photo Credit: Petz Scholtus Valencia Design Week has invited us to FEED, the first international design media and bloggers' meeting this week, so together with Core77, Mocoloco,

At this year's Valencia Design Week in Spain, not a huge amount of companies convinced us about their products being truly good for our planet, in fact, we noticed a

Forget about wood furniture, we are all tied up in knots about rope.