http://www.inhabitat.com Future-forward design for the world you inhabit Fri, 09 May 2008 11:51:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Chic organic designs coupled with cheap Target-style prices? Did you ever think that this was possible? It is now that the king of cheap-chic, Target, has teamed up with celeb eco fashion designer Rogan (of Loomstate and Edun), to produce a new line of 100% organic clothes that are ... http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/05/09/rogan-launches-organic-collection-for-targetbarneys/ Named after one of the world’s most treasured natural wonders, Argington’s new Ayres Twin Bed tucks in your little treasures with the sleek signature style of this next generation minded furniture maker. We’ve featured many of Argington’s modern children’s pieces, but are particularly pleased by this sweet, sustainable, timber trundle ... http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/05/08/bklyn-sneak-peek-argingtons-ayres-twin-bed/ We've long been fans of Brooklyn green furniture team Uhuru Design. Every year at BKLYN Designs we eagerly look forward to seeing Uhuru's latest work, from the beautiful recycled scrap wood Stoolen series that we spotted in 2006, to the clever Cutoffs Table from 2007, both of which utilize ... http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/05/08/bklyn-sneak-peek-recycled-bourbon-barrel-furniture-from-uhuru/ Love the idea of wind power, but can't imagine that a wind turbine on your property could ever be quiet or unobtrusive? Personal wind turbines are the next big thing in wind power technology, and the Swift Wind Turbine is sure to make a splash with its quiet and ... http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/05/08/swift-ultra-quiet-rooftop-wind-turbine/ Energy company Sunrgi recently announced an astounding new solar system that will break our grids free from the fossil fuel lockdown. Their Xtreme Concentrated Photovoltaics promise a low-cost, high-efficiency system with an incredible projected energy pricing of 5 cents per kilowatt. This breakthrough puts solar on par with the cost ... http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/05/08/sunrgi-xcpv-solar-system/ HEY NYC INHABITAT READERS! Any of you looking for something fun and designy to do this Sunday? Wanna meet the faces behind the Inhabitat blog, and check out some hot green furniture design in the process? This Sunday, at 2pm, in honor of Mothers Day, Jill and Abigail from Inhabitat ... http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/05/07/bklyn-designs-mothers-day-green-design-walking-tour/ New sustainable furniture company EcoSystems creates cute, family-friendly furniture that is as thoughtful of the environment as it is to the owner. Starting with renewable materials, EcoSystems follows an earth-minded agenda from start to finish, including taking responsibility for their designs at end of its (first) lifecycle, by taking back ... http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/05/07/bklyn-designs-preview-ecosystems-furniture/ Wind power holds much promise but often meets obstacles in small-scale application. Enter Engineers Without Borders. Volunteers from this humanitarian group, including Malcolm Knapp and Heather Fleming pictured above, have developed a small wind turbine design that has the capacity to bring much needed electrical power to remote villages in ... http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/05/07/engineers-without-borders-bringing-off-grid-energy-to-remote-villages/ Rain barrels, garbage cans, corrugated tanks... most water collection systems have a problem: they've got ugly written into their DNA. An unfortunate evolution, granted that rainwater storage has been practiced for more than 2,000 years. One would have hoped for a more elegant design by now! David l'Hôte's Rainpod prototype ... http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/05/07/rainpod-water-collection-system/ We have a passion for following future-forward architecture that pushes the envelope of environmental design. Imagine our excitement when we saw these recently released photos of Taiwan's Next Gene 20! The project challenges 20 acclaimed architects to design 20 villas along the north-east coast of Taiwan. The selected architects include ... http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/05/07/next-gene-20-project-taiwan/ Forget Habby and Inhabipuppy, and get ready for the next round of eco-cuteness! Lotta Jansdotter's adorable sustainable soft toys are the latest eco-apples of our eye with their beautiful color palette, smoothly shaped designs and environmentally friendly composition. The line consists of a blissful green whale, a sagacious herringbone owl, ... http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/05/06/lotta-jansdotter-soft-toys/ We get all revved up whenever we hear new developments on the fabulously sexy electric Tesla Roadster. We were floored when we caught our first glimpse of this ultra-sleek sports car, and beside ourselves when this amazing electric vehicle started into production. You can be sure that the latest ... http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/05/06/transportation-tuesday-first-tesla-store-open-in-la/ If you have a bike, and have always wanted to ride it to work, get ready to give it a go. The League of American Cyclists is gearing up for Bike-to-Work week, which is running from May 12 to the 16th - just one of many events celebrating May as ... http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/05/06/transportation-tuesday-may-is-bike-month/ GREETINGS FROM DESIGNERS & AGENTS! For the past couple days the NY Inhabitat team has been camping out in the eco-friendly 'Green Room' at Designers & Agents, the premiere fashion tradeshow in New York City. Being the fans of eco fashion that we are, Inhabitat teamed up with Designers & Agents ... http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/05/05/inhabitat-is-at-da-green-room/ We are perennial fans of Brooklyn-based Brave Space Design, and not just because their pieces helped turn the Inhabitat-curated Green Room at Designers & Agents into a sustainable style eco-haven this week. We adore Brave Space for their fresh, fun, multi-functional eco designs that are driven by a "think global, ... http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/05/05/bklyn-preview-light-block-lamps-from-brave-space/