In his project "I Used to be a Washing Machine" designer Tony Grigorian uses the old appliance to create one, or several, new pieces of furniture.

If you love knitting and even just like mushrooms, these creations will be addictive.

Who needs an overpriced kit with synthetic color tablets when you've already got colorful ingredients in your kitchen?

Why buy new gift bows when the best ones can be made easily with things you have on hand?

It might be pretty, but it's just another toxic microplastic.

A look at this year's Casa FOA, an exhibition which combines charity and patrimony conservation showcasing the best architecture and design from the Argentine capital.

The latest urban intervention to celebrate the city's status as European Capital of Culture is an unusual film venue for pedestrians.

The campaign will promote locally-based alternatives to the global consumer culture, hoping to turn the stories into tools for action in other cities.

If you thought that by quitting meat or at least going weekday vegetarian you were doing your part to avoid factory farming,

Actually, the student designs steal the show every year at ICFF, the International Contemporary Furniture Fair held annually in New York. This year was not quite up to Pratt's spectacular exhibit from last year, but was close. Parsons I think Parsons the

A wooden kids' bike with a cork seat adapts to the child's necessity as it learns how to cycle. First as a tricycle, then a balance bike and finally as a bike with pedals B'Kid is a longlasting and beautiful object.

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

Kitting out your home with a solar power system just got a bit easier in the state of Connecticut. Under the Connecticut Solar Lease Program, qualifying low and moderate-income homeowners—those people whose household incomes is

They've done more than just change out a few lightbulbs to meet this goal, and in fact this is only the beginning. Their ultimate goal is to reduce Yale University's greenhouse gas emissions to 43% below 2005 levels by the year 2020. Sure, you say, but

Connecticut legislative committee backs a labeling requirement for genetically modified foods.

A cafe in Fairfield, Connecticut is growing produce on its roof. A permaculture expert makes some recommendations on how to do even more.

On the Mouzon scale of 1 to 10 for walkability, this intersection gets -10.

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.

This clever replacement window expands out to create a private semi-outdoor space for people who don't have a balcony.

Perfect for small city apartments, this system allows you to use a variety of add-on components to build your own indoor garden.

Emulating the same processes naturally found in rainforests, this prototype filters and cleans water of harmful pollutants.

Coppiced wood and fungi become one in this collection of conceptual furniture.

A before and after photo of Lexington Avenue tells the story.

You don't need to spend money to play Chinese checkers, especially if you've got vengeance in your heart.

Could sharing more be central to achieving the Right's biggest dream?

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.

Zipcar has made car sharing cool, but it doesn't always need a fancy business model. Sometimes you can just share with your neighbor.

A new study suggests Zipcar users are less inclined to look after vehicles, and don't trust their fellow users. What does that mean for collaborative consumption?

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

By encouraging neighbors to share skills and cooperate, time banks can build strong communities and a vibrant informal economy.

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.

Even Amnesty International is weighing in about the way the Alberta government is going after environmentalists.

All 250 stores, production facilities, headquarter, and e-commerce in North America will be closed for a day.

More on why less is more.

Beware of the gilets jaunes, says Philip Stephens.

Robert Llewellyn explores Berlin's high tech systems for car sharing in an urban environment. He thinks he may have seen the future of mobility.

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.

A town is prevented from creating regulations stricter than the state's rules, despite residents' concerns about groundwater contamination.

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.

The bamboo palettes and compacts have minor flaws that, in a way, make them even more special.

These handy accessories tick all the boxes for ethics and eco-friendliness.

Between 1999 and 2004, there was one death a year due to the falling of trees or branches in Colombia's capital city, Bogota.

Medellin, Colombia: This city's name used to strike fear in peoples' hearts. In the 80s and early 90s, it was known as the drug capital of the world and the most violent city on the planet.