Even armageddon has a silver lining.

A designer's take on the car of the future. Hint: it's a bike

Merging energy-intensive Bitcoin mining with aquaculture, this project is experimenting with how technology might be used to develop better food systems.

The only people who benefit from the hydrogen economy are the oil and petrochemical companies that make the stuff.

Tiny houses are a hot topic these days, but is working or living in a tiny home (or building one) for you? Dawn Higgins, of Full Moon Tiny Shelters, has some great advice.

Modern building codes and zoning regulations, while helping to set safety standards that can save lives, can also serve as big barriers to building small, sensible, and affordable dwellings with alternative materials and techniques.

Lightweight shelters might be an affordable and quick option for emergency housing, but they are also susceptible to damage from high winds. This prototype could be a better solution.

The Earthship movement is more than just a bunch of dirty hippies living in a Mad Max-esque compound in the high desert of the American Southwest, as this short film illustrates.

On the market for $416K, this beautifully restored historic cottage comes complete with a roof traditionally crafted of local seaweed.

Designer Salva Nadal learned how to turn canes into blinds from his uncle and is now designing a collection of products to save this Spanish craftsmanship from dying out. The results are beautiful eco-friendly lamps and a table for now.

Getting outside will clear your head and, at least for artist Sara Breakfield, inspires and incredible wealth of creativity and artistic spirit thanks to items found along trails.

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.

Give virgin paper and plastic bows the heave-ho-ho-ho with these chic and earth-friendly alternatives -- several costing nothing at all!

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

A Brazilian firm translates small-spaces ideas into a cute shopping mall shop.

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.

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.

An easy-to-emulate arrangement by local designers made for design exhibition Casa Cor Rio.

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

I wish there was a Nudge in every city. It's a whole new way of shopping, or actually, it's not just about shopping, but rather about living, and style. Nudge is the new eco lifestyle experience, which consists of a shop, a

One of my favorite things to do when I travel to new cities is check out their green shopping scenes. I was recently in the Tel Aviv/Jaffa region of Israel and had a few hours to visit the area shops and outdoor

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

Though conventional 'deathcare' is hardly green, thanks to the use of embalming chemicals, concrete vaults and non-biodegradable caskets, burials are getting greener each year with various eco-friendly options and smarter

It is the perfect local renewable material, and a great insulator too.

Stylish and innovative lighting is everywhere at the Design Festival this year.

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

If you'd like to get the junk out of your back pocket or purse, consider downsizing into a wallet such as this one, which holds just the essentials.

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

When 16-year-old Sam Allen realized his devotion to fashion and the fight against global warming could potentially work wonders together he enlisted the help of a few friends and set out to create a line of clothing that would make a difference… Enter

Unconventional sushi made out of Japanese knotweed, Asian carp and lionfish are the draw here.

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

Using a non-chemical process based on traditional techniques, these furniture pieces are created with fish skins that would have otherwise gone to waste.

Plastic pollution in our oceans is a big deal. These designers went out and collected some to create this surprising collection of items that look quite luxurious.

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

Five tons of ivory was crushed earlier this year in Manila at the wildlife bureau compound, in an effort to change it's image as one of the world's hotspots for illegal ivory trading.

We have shown so many photos of shark fins drying on the roofs of Hong Kong; here's the ground floor.

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.

With all the talk of the "sharing economy", are we in danger of losing sight of the bigger picture? Sharing is caring after all.

The sharing economy is built on reputation. So is online social gaming. Now the two are coming together.

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?

Could "sharespray" transform our entire future? A light hearted take on the new sharing economy.

Global Sharing Day is coming up. Share your garden and knowledge to create a healthy, sustainable community.

Patagonia's Worn Wear events, held in collaboration with sharing start up Yerdle, offer a different, more sustainable vision of Black Friday.

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

Have you ever wondered what 'community living' really looks like, and why people do it?

A collective wardrobe spares resources, reduces clutter, and provides a steady stream of fabulous outfits. It's win-win all around.

It could move goods, transport hydrogen, reduce CO2 and water the lawn all at once.