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A Bicycle That Creates Clean Air AND Clean Water!

As part of Specialized and Google's Innovate-or-Die contest, we've seen the bicycle put to some interesting uses, including lawn mowing and powering an MIT supercomputer. Clever as those designs were, however, the Grand Prize went ..

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‘Air Tree’ Structures in Madrid produce O2 and Energy

The city of Madrid soon plans to add a striking new structure that will “climatically transform” its urban architecture. Designed by Urban Ecosystems, the Air Tree pavilion is to be built from recycled materials and will be 100% energy self-sufficient. Using photovoltaic cells, the Air Tree produces a substantial amount of energy, which is then sold back to the local electric companies, the profits being used for maintenance of the structure. The second byproduct is of course oxygen - hence the name ‘Air Tree’!

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The Stevenote (abridged)

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Masters of Collaboration

The 21st century design environment trades individual stars for teamwork uniting designers, engineers, anthropologists, and others

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Digital Experience Design + A New Book From David Lee King

Meet David Lee King. David's a librarian. David's interested in transforming the library experience. He's also interested in Experience Design—specifically, Digital Experience Design. I skimmed through a draft of his upcoming book

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Port-a-Bach Shipping Container Holiday Home

A bach "is the name given in New Zealand to structures akin to small, often very modest holiday homes or beach houses.They are an iconic part of New Zealand history and culture." Wp Cecile Bonnifait and William Giesen of atelier workshop have built a bach out of a box, a 20' shipping container.This isn't easy to do; they are narrow inside. They pulled it off by having one side of the container fold down to open it up to the outdoors; suddenly it is bright and open. (much like the All-terrain Cabin) Ever...
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Transformer Furniture: Picture Frame Folding Table

Perfect for small spaces, or anywhere you want to add a little function to your wall-hangings, "Bildtisch" (or, literally, "picture table") is an interesting, innovative way to create more with less. Sort of a Murphy bed

for tables, it combines a unique, stylish picture frame with some slick foldability to create a flat space where there was once just a picture (and vice versa). We could see this as a cool addition to cozy kitchens and as a great way to add seating in a tight cafe or coffee shop. Designed by Austrian designer Verena Lang, it appears to be a ...

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