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

Greenpeace wants you to vote on your favorite of its submissions, all inspired by local endangered species.

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

Giving out money revealed something that flew in the face of a common American philosophy.

Are we about to have a "Minsky Moment"?

This week, delegates are meeting to determine the fate of a proposal to protect part of the Arctic. This pianist's moving performance urges people to show their support.

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.

A new decree has opened the door to global waste exports – and rampant pollution.

Heavy Eco sells bags, t-shirts and accessories, all made with recycled or organic materials and designed and produced by inmates in Estonian prisons.

Great gift ideas from DesignMarketo, a platform diffusing up-and-coming designers’ small and limited productions. Our favourite: "Save Fish, Eat Chips" t-shirts!

After the beautiful Xylophone of the Forest I shared with you last month, I came across a selection of amazing wooden designs from Spain, both century-old and brand new ones. Confemadera put together an impressive selection

Last week I posted a stunning wooden bicycle, and the beautiful heritage of wooden ceilings in Andalusia from a series of wood design from Spain that Confeadera put together. Other works include the Fab Lab House, some

The Buchstabenmuseum is an NGO dedicated to preserving, restoring and exhibiting old signs from Berlin and around the world. Its owners save obsolete letters from the dump and instead tell their stories. It is a museum like no other!

Some of them are surprising and all of them will make a real difference.

Too much information?

RIBA has announced that all its prizes will now be sustainable. We are going to need a counterpoint.

What's the cutest tiny shed or building, best single family house, or best new furniture design? Vote on these and more.

Here is a way to squeeze six stories of building in the space of five.

There are huge upfront carbon emissions from building new housing; a better approach is to be smarter about what we have.

It's time for a rethink about what's really important in a home.

Design for deconstruction out of low-carbon materials is the way of the future.

Architect Jorge Fortan cements his case for a concrete and foam sandwich house.

A fail-safe filter that delivers water easily with a sip or a squeeze could save lives in places where water-borne illnesses thrive, but look for it first as a trendy gym accessory.

Atmospheric glazes of color and hand-shaped clay leaves and tree trunks adorn these beautiful ceramic pieces.

Switch to a planet-friendly diet this year, and show others how it can be done.

"It's just an amazing, amazing thing that people have done."

The big Danish design competition really has similar goals to TreeHugger: to promote good green design that makes the world better

A look at some of the nominees which are brilliant, and others that are something else.

When I entered the Gallery Art & Design in Poblenou, Barcelona, it was the odd smell I noticed first. Very faint, but it reminded me of something far away. Large pieces of art are scattered around the big white gallery

Historically we've looked to nature to help forecast the weather; here are some indicators gleaned from generations of folk wisdom.

Droughts and possible water rationing have been in the news recently in California, Israel, Mexico, and Australia. As much of the water used is these regions is for watering gardens and lawns

The smart thermostat is now compatible with most home heating and cooling systems in the U.S. and Canada.

TreeHugger was founded as a sustainable design blog. From Alan Chochinov's 10 steps for sustainable design, through Yves Behar's predictions for sustainable design in 2011, to the

A compact chicken coop for city dwellers that wheels around the yard and fertilizes soil is on display at "Dwell on Design" this weekend. The show's awards recognize

An affordable, long-lasting and attractive chair made from 100% recycled and recyclable plastic, designed in Barcelona by Estudio Mariscal. Need it far away? Then just buy the seat and get local legs!

It seems like everybody who knows the Cradle-to-Cradle principles thinks they're brilliant, yet adoption of the methodology and design philosophy seems slow. What is holding it back? William McDonough answers.

In cars, houses, furniture and electronics, The trend was toward increasing repairability and simplifying recycling. Apple goes its own way.

It is all about the progression through the spaces.

KieranTimberlake and Lake|Flato team up with Bensonwood to offer OpenHomes

A new study reveals stress-reducing benefits for office workers when even just viewing a small plant on their desk.