Designer Maria Antonia Godigna spent two years studying the spinning techniques of the Warao and created a line of furniture with Moriche, the palm fiber produced by them.

Joao Filgueiras Lima, known as Lele, has a remarkable portfolio which has begun to raise attention. We take a look at his pedestrianization work in Salvador and his approach to futuristic health centers.

Even with the growing number of tiny apartments and multi-functional homes coming up in the media these days this project shows the English architect had it right in the 1940s.

Different themes seemed to be embedded in the Valencia Design Week. After spotting 6 great wooden flat-pack designs, I also found these little

Chairs are us and there are lots of them on display at the Clerkenwell Design Week.

These beautiful and affordable handcrafted timepieces, made from natural and renewable materials, could also serve as a catalyst for conversations about sustainable goods.

Elevated above a flood-prone salt marsh on the Essex coast, this small beach house looks like a bird perched among the grasses.

The bottled water company responsible for profound and pointless waste of water and fossil fuels is praised for low flush toilets and white roofs.

A rustic tiny house built with plenty of love and on a small budget.

This problem gets worse as cars get bigger and heavier, no matter what they are powered by.

It's boxy, aluminum exterior hides a cushy bed, and a convenient galley kitchen -- all powered by the sun.

Handmade from discarded items, this collection of young designers' chic jewelry shows that 'waste' is merely a mentality, not a fact.

Take a thermographic tour of my house to see why.

The sharing economy is getting more and more attention, but laws drawn up for traditional business don't always adapt well to informal sharing or collaborative consumption.

At first this smart lock seemed like gimmicky over-engineering. Then I got thinking about the possibilities.

Most glass buildings are a problem, but just banning them is the wrong solution.

It helps you determine what it will cost to heat, and what you should do to seal it up.

We are out supporting the kids today; back to our regularly scheduled programming tomorrow.

From adorable baby sea turtles to lamps made of cow dung and 600-mile bike trips, it's been a wild ride.

If you dream of testing the limits of solar powered mobility, but don't have the DIY gene, here is someone who can help

Made out of an old grain silo, this renovated micro-home is bursting with delightful creativity.

High Fashion from roadkill? We also have an art installation that sent Estonians into the trees, egg nog pancakes, the year in gingerbread design, and more.

The green activist group's stunt seeks to draw attention to the devastation wrought by coal.

If you are sick and tired of being optimistic, I have the perfect thing for you, a No Globe snow globe. The tchotchke is a one of a kind--kinda. Only two were made and only one is left to purchase, so act quickly.

Things of Intrinsic Worth is a feature-length documentary which focuses on the ways coal mining is harming the livelihoods of Montana ranchers.

Done with that pencil? Sink it in the soil for a second life.

Green-fingered volunteers in the Danish city of Aarhus have given abandoned bicycles a new lease of life – by turning them into tiny urban gardens.

In this open source design project, Dos Uno shares cool, easy to make designs for chairs, tables and shelves using cheap readily available materials.

Bogotá was a pioneer of car-free day. Now, it has decided to one-up that and move to having a car-free week.

Our commenters helped determine that the species of this cool tropical flower is Kohleria affinis.

How did honey go from being the world's most important food to an undervalued afterthought?

Make your garden attractive to bees by planting specific plants, but be sure they're organic and indigenous to your region.

A new campaign is seeking to turn the city into a pollinator's playground by planting a wildflower for every resident.

The colorful papier-mache cocoons provide a safe haven for bringing baby bees into the world.

Hornets, yellow jackets, tarantula hawks oh my. Wasps might be scary, but a world without them would be a disaster.

What's the best approach for dealing with this?

The pioneering site that brokers accommodation in private homes must now pay city hotel tax in San Francisco, according to a new ruling. What does this mean for collaborative consumption?

From coastal getaways to desert hotspots, these retreats sooth the body and soul.

A new study shows that if we want to stop climate change, meat and dairy are off the table -- at least in the quantities we currently consume.

Would you go stinky for steak? By skipping 26 showers for every 4 oz hamburger you eat, you can offset the water used to produce it.

Way more people get traumatic injuries in the shower than they do on bikes, but almost nobody takes the most basic safety precautions.

The streets are deadly and the cops don't care, but we now have David Shellnutt.

Durable yet biodegradable, these special dishcloths can replace paper towels, sponges, dish towels, microfiber cloths, and chamois.

How to waste a whole lot of technology and energy to do a very simple thing

Scientists find that wind power farms don't harm this at-risk species, a bit of surprise because other studies have shown that oil and gas development does affect prairie chickens.

While large wind turbines remain the dominant force in wind power, wider adoption may lie with small-scale turbines fit for urban and low wind conditions.

The WindPax wind generator fits neatly into a backpack for hiking or can be used in the backyard too.

All those cat pictures and viral videos won't harm the Earth.

When wind speeds are higher than a turbine can effectively use, the extra energy is stored for when the wind slows.

Lightweight, collapsible, and quick to deploy, this little wind generator might be a viable off-grid portable power source in places where solar isn't appropriate.