Eco-friendly snacks made with parsnips and Manuka honey
In 2009, Cara Leighton approached a couple of her restaurant-savvy friends to help create parsnip crisps with Manuka honey—a bold, flavorful syrup produced from New Zealand’s Manuka trees. While Leighton started out doing prep-work and cooking in her own home, the crew have since moved the company, Leighton Brown,…
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Fabricate your own custom CNC furniture with open source files from Filson and Rohrbacher
Expanding the idea of open-source projects into the realm of furniture, architecture, design and research firm Filson and Rohrbacher’s AtFAB collection includes chairs, tables, desks and even bed frame plans with adjustable dimensions. To encourage the sharing of ideas the cut files are available for online for free, allowing…
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The Portland brand teams with five like-minded companies on a new online shopping experience
Advertorial content: While many companies strive to bridge the gap between design and function in the space of outdoor apparel, few succeed like Nau. The environmentally conscious, Portland, OR-based brand creates design-driven products with a sleek aesthetic. Since its inception Nau has been interested in collaboration, and has decided to…
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Dror presents a self-sustaining island concept for 300,000 residents off the coast of Istanbul
In the process of digging the Turkish government’s proposed Canal Istanbul project one billion cubic meters of soil stands to be displaced. Turkish developer Mister Serdar Inan commissioned multidisciplinary designer Dror Benshetrit to apply a greater design vision to the overall initiative, and on 29 September 2012 he unveiled…
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Supercyclers reinvent plastic drinking straws as elegant little vases
Liane Rossler and Sarah Kings’s latest project, “Yours to Care For,” transforms approximately 1,000 recycled straws into charmingly simple, single-stem vases. The crafty concept is one of several sustainably-minded ideas they have brought to fruition while working under the moniker Supercyclers, a collaborative group they co-founded last year. Sydney-based…
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Sustainable “puff-bags” inspired by a baker’s pre-dawn flour sack naps
In 1913 an unknown baker recorded the process of making double fermented bread. In his account he told the story of getting up at 3am to begin preparing the batch and, while waiting for the exact moment in which the loaves were ready to be placed in the oven,…
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Recharge off grid with a portable desk powered by lithium ion batteries and solar panels
For intrepid travelers, the ability to actually send an email, upload a video or simply maintain power remotely is essential. After the success of their Field Kitchen, KANZ Outdoors introduces the Field Power Desk to do all that. The desk features GoalZero lithium iron batteries and mono crystalline solar…
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A beautifully illustrated guide to living off the land based on Rohan Anderson’s blog
Aggravated by the unsustainable food industry in his native Australia (and everywhere else for that matter), Rohan Anderson took it upon himself to change things in his own life. Anderson now lives entirely off the land with his family in the rural town of Ballarat, documenting their DIY adventures…
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Three layers of sustainable design from the Portland-based outdoor apparel brand
Known for their efforts in sustainable production and simplified design, Portland-based Nau offers a selection of appealing, subdued outdoor apparel with each coming season. Their latest men’s collection for Fall/Winter 2012 collection includes three pieces that caught our eye for their level of comfort, style and practicality. Wool Patrol Hoody…
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Audi designer Jae Min on the design process behind the A3 e-tron
As Audi gears up for the release of their first-ever electric vehicle, 10 designers and Audi personnel have been enlisted for the A3 e-tron’s e-pilot program. In a new video from the German automaker, 16-year veteran automotive designer Jae Min reflects on the design process and lifestyle experience of…
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