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Posts Tagged ‘unique’
Weird Stuff, Jul 26th, 2010,
Did you ever have (or want) a tree house when you were a kid? If so, then you might be interested in new accommodations available in Sweden. Located in the village of Harads (about 60 km south of the Arctic Circle), the Treehotel offers some rather unique and eco-friendly lodgings for the world traveler, or locals wanting to get away for a while. There are 6 rooms available, each with a different design and theme; plus a tree sauna—making this the first tree hotel in the world to have a sauna. The designs include a giant bird’s nest, a mirror…
Tags: accommodations, green design, Harads, lodgings, Sweden, tree house, Treehotel, unique, vacation
Recycling, Science & Technology, Weird Stuff, Jun 25th, 2010,
Many companies and designers around the world are starting to jump on the green bandwagon. While they all may strive for the same common goal, their interpretations vary greatly. Take the car industry, for example. First, you have the Nissan Leaf: It looks like your average vehicle, but it’s slapped with an environmental name. How eco-friendly is it really? Well, some of the parts are made from recycled material and can be recycled in the future. It runs on an electric battery, which you’ll be able to recycle in the future as well, and it’s also supposed to be a…
Tags: car, design, different, Green, ideas, LEAF, photosynthesis, solutions, unique, vehicle, Ye Zi
Weird Stuff, Mar 5th, 2010,
Every week (or perhaps every day) someone creates a unique green invention. Maybe it will make household work easier. Maybe it will remind us of how much help the planet needs. Maybe it’s simply an every day object recreated from recycled parts. Whatever they are, they certainly do a good job of educating and inspiring fellow artists and eco-minds. This week’s inventions prove to be rather useful, painful, and perhaps something for you to chew on for a while. Sustainable City Lights Wherever you go, in many cities or towns, once the day transforms to night you’ll see street lights…
Tags: green designs, painful, panpaati, sustainable city lights, switch me!, unique, useful
