Brooklyn-based Nina Valenti's NatureVsFuture collection is a sophisticated fusion of eco-chic and street style. Nina incorporates sustainable and biodegradable fabrics--organic cotton, organic wool, hemp,

Ladies, summer is now truly upon us, well it certainly is here in London, and tis the season to have fun with our feet, though not, we must add, at the expense of the planet or people. Happily there is a wide range of seriously stylish ethical footwear

The growing disparity between wealthy and poor is reflected in this shocking photo report on the tiny island city's critical lack of affordable housing.

This is how you pack'em and stack'em.

Awamaki Lab's fashion-forward collection successfully pairs Peruvian textiles with modern styles.

From ancient trees and strange sea slugs to odd and adorable insects plus more, our most popular reader's photos of the year are a tribute to Mother Nature.

Need help paying attention? Cue up the cute baby animals.

Studio Schneemann, together with the Kenyan initiative Uniqueco, collect and turn wasted flip flops from the beach into colourful and squichy furniture and lighting.

These pictures from the Sun Trip 2018 race prove the only limit is imagination. Congratulations to Sun Trip race winner Raf van Hulle (tech spec of his bike below).

Edward Burtynsky's collection called Water documents the role water plays in ecosystems, energy, cultural practices and disasters.

Celebrated English painter David Hockney has turned to the iPad as his canvas -- embracing the latest technology despite his age.

"Brains: The Mind as Matter" at the Wellcome Collection features 150 objects including real brains, anatomical models and artworks, and more.

What can you do with 1.285 bright green used uniforms? This was the brief the design students at Elisava school in Barcelona received by Urbaser, a local waste collection and urban

From its tiny source to the Houses of Parliament, here are glorious photos of the River Thames.

Photographer Michael Ciaglo has shared his haunting photos from Agbogbloshie, the "digital dump" on the outskirts of Accra, Ghana.

Can hotels be 100% eco-friendly and affordable? I tried out Starwood's Element Hotel in NYC to find out how far a 411-room urban hotel can go green. The result is mostly positive with a few letdowns.

An architectural tradition dating to the 9th century, Iceland's turf houses are an enduring inspiration.

Argentine architect Carlos Levinton, who we've seen help Bolivian communities with PET, was asked by the UN White Helmets Comission to collaborate with ideas for the reconstruction of Haiti after the earthquake.

If you'd like a close-up view of the BMW i8 electric sports car manufacturing process, here are the goods.

Evonik and Siemens announce two-year project to demonstrate feasibility of "technical photosynthesis" using eco-electricity to convert carbon dioxide into valuable chemicals

Last night, on her show, Rachel Maddow showed some incredible photos of an explosive accident at a Texas fracking site. After seeing the photos, you'll be surprised to learn that thankfully no one was killed.

Plus a bounty of facts about these freewheeling islands of ice.

The Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise is on a 3-month Antarctic expedition, supporting an international proposal for the world’s largest protected area.

This fascinating installation where algae, bioluminescent bacteria, humans and smartphones interact may chart where a new generation of urban "cyber-gardeners" may go.

This looks like lungs, sort of, but it's really made out of meadow flowers.

Deserts are hot, dry, and unforgiving -- which makes them difficult environments for most creatures to survive in. But desert residents who have adapted to the temperatures -- by learning to survive without water, developing their own cooling systems, and

Using mouth-blown glass and energy-efficient LEDs, this stunning chandelier looks like a creature from the ocean's depths.

What do greenhouse gases bubbling up look like? In these starkly elegant images, we get to seem them up close.

Although activities that mess with local ecosystems to let humans experience nature usually seem intrusive, looking at the canopy face to face while slowly traveling in an aerial tram in the Costa Rican rainforest is a fairly

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

The easiest way to mix up an outfit is with accessories. Fortunately, Daily Candy recently highlighted 8 green fashion handbags for spring 2010. From vintage handbags with a hand-painted twist to multifunctional back-packs with

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 Indignados (or "Outraged") have been camping in over 60 Spanish cities for almost 10 days now. What started on the 15th of May (hence the tag #15-M) via social networks has become some of the biggest and most peaceful

On a recent trip to the south of Spain, I visited the beautiful Cathedral of Seville, amongst the largest of all medieval and Gothic cathedrals, in terms of both area and volume. According to Wikipedia, the interior is the

Timeless responsible furniture design on show at Qubique Berlin this week

This technique transforms used plastic bottles into beautiful jewelry by burying them into hot desert sand -- and the project creates a sustainable business for Saharawi refugees.

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!

FOROBA YELEN is the name given by villagers in Mali to the lighting prototype following an anthropologic study. A shared technology to improve work, education and rituals.

Here's a building that saves up to 50% CO2 by controlling the sunlight with screens on its facade.

While the greenest vacation is often a staycation, it's nice to know that when you do travel, whether it be for business or pleasure, a hotel can meet you half way.

When the team at nature-minded Spanish architecture firm Urbanarbolismo decided to build a tree house, they set some high standards. Working with a centuries old oak tree, they wanted to create a place for

No matter how hard we may try to tame her, Mother Nature always comes back to claim her turf.

Once you've seen what goes on inside a Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) it's tough to accept the trade-off of horrific animal suffering in order to have cheap food.

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

Meet the primate species that are among the most endangered on the planet, and the most in need of conservation measures.

These days when your coffe machine breaks, it is usually cheaper and less hassle to just buy a new one. I was therefore pleasantly surprised about the repairability of my Presso coffee maker, which still keeps serving me off the grid!

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!