THE FROZEN CITY

Innovative kitchen sinks will make life in your kitchen easier and they also give your kitchen a more sophisticated look. These types of sinks usually feature a taller, longer spout which makes it easier to wash larger dishes. Some innovation sinks are used as a main sink in the kitchen for all washing purposes, and [...]

Resorts are what are known as an escape home. You can get away from all of the familiarity, annoying neighbors, and noisy city (sure if you live in the city), and enjoy a great vacation at a resort somewhere. Some people that can afford it even live in resorts. There are pools, and other activities [...]

Have you ever though of living in a studio home? It’s quite a unique atmosphere and it is also a living space that is chosen mostly by couples without children or single people. There are so many different designs that you can choose from when it comes to studio homes. You can choose many design [...]

Gettin’ your groove on can actually be good for the environment.  At a bar in London, Bar Surya, a unique flooring system allows dancers to generate the power needed to run the air conditioning system.  The bar also features recycled materials, such as ground up cell phones and table legs made up of old magazines, but the [...]

The world is getting smaller as populations are booming and technology is improving.  The need to adapt to these changes and preserve the economy is crucial and is not just a personal agenda but also a public one.  The answer may be found in whole cities being designed as one concept:  Utilizing vertical spaces not [...]

Two quotes stand out in the drafting of this report on new types of plastic: The first, comes complements of Mario Vellandi, who presides over Melodies in Marketing. He sent a great story this way, with this slug: “A non-petroleum plastic made from organic waste that completely degrades in six months to a year? What’s not to [...]

Azure Blue decorative daylighting panels by Duo-Gard “allow individuals to bask in a soothing hue of relaxation, even during a hectic workday,” according to a recent press release from the company.  Duo-Gard has declared Azure Blue its color of the year for 2011. “We all get caught up in our frantic daily activities and often [...]

A major aspect of sustainability is using what already exists in means of providing a comfortable dwelling.  The Atherton House in Atherton, California is an ideal example of how to incorporate manmade elements that pre-exist on a site to benefit that site. The Turnbull Griffen Haesloop architectural firm is responsible for the house which was [...]

One student innovator in New South Wales and a four-person team of innovators in the state of Washington have developed impressively simple methods for purifying water by using the sun. The information comes from a report at GizMag. In 2009, student designer Jason Lam from the University of New South Wales developed Solaqua , a [...]

Centennial Woods turns old Wyoming snow fences into beautiful reclaimed wood for siding, soffits, paneling, flooring, ceilings, wainscoting, and trim.  The raw products are naturally rustic and weathered but also can be purchased partially or completely milled and finished. Centennial Woods maintains and dismantles snow fences throughout Wyoming, providing a never-ending supply of weathered wood.  The [...]