Design

Something fishy about new iridescent fashion?

Faisal O'Keefe - October 20, 2014

Leading fashion houses are turning to schools in search of new materials for high-end handbags, shoes, and accessories. We're talking fish schools, as designers troll...

Design

Genetically engineered plants to replace airport security checkpoints?

Faisal O'Keefe - October 18, 2014

Imagine if passing through airport security could be as pleasant as a stroll through a park. Scientist June Medford is working to harness the innate...

Design

Hunter Green: a biodegradable watch for a planet living on borrowed time

Karin Kloosterman - October 12, 2014

You've got open eyes. You've read the reports, like this one from the WWF on how polluting we've become. Yet we can't get enough...

Design

Tel Aviv graffiti made into sexy furniture (PHOTOS)

Faisal O'Keefe - September 29, 2014

A pair of Israeli designers has turned alleyway graffiti into fine furniture with the help of some unwitting street artists in their south Tel...

Design

Build your own sustainable WikiHouse for under $200!

Faisal O'Keefe - September 26, 2014

Love Lego as a kid? Or maybe you jumped straight into IKEA flat-pack furniture assembly? Now you can design and build your own low-energy,...

Cities

Play with nature and lift Middle East moods (PHOTOS)

Faisal O'Keefe - September 25, 2014

How best to stay on track living productive, happy lives in the midst of communal fear and sadness? Tap into the healing power of...

Design

Breastfeeding is great; but breast milk jewelry?

Faisal O'Keefe - March 14, 2018

Breastfeeding is brilliant. Medically optimal for newborns and new mothers; naturally sustainable (no plastic bottles to create, clean and dispose of, no shipping and...

Design

Jewelry made from butterflies and bugs doesn’t fly with us

Faisal O'Keefe - September 21, 2014

How do you feel about jewelry made from dead animals? I'm not talking about fetish jewelry where teeth, bones, and vertebrae turn into sinister charms, but tasteful...

Design

Al Maktoum Dubai airport gets green light for $33 billion expansion

Faisal O'Keefe - September 11, 2014

Al Maktoum International Airport at Dubai World Central (DWC) was recently approved for a $33 billion expansion making it the largest airport project on the planet...

Design

Will Qatar’s Passivhaus Baytna experiment perform in intense heat?

Faisal O'Keefe - October 6, 2014

An energy-efficient house in Barwa City, Qatar will be put through its paces to see if it can perform to computer-modeled expectations. We first...

Design

Colonel microbrewery built with recycled materials opens in Lebanon

Tafline Laylin - August 26, 2014

While many Muslims don't drink alcohol, the people of Batroun, Lebanon love their beer. At least according to Jamil al-Haddad, the visionary behind Colonel beer and a...

Design

Segway-like device allows quadriplegics to ‘walk’ upright again

Tafline Laylin - August 25, 2014

Sometimes, design really does change lives. Dr. Amit Goffer previously designed ReWalk, a device that gives paraplegics paralyzed from the waste down mobility again....

Design

Arab souk in Amman is treasure chests for do-it-yourselfer! Here’s my journey

Faisal O'Keefe - August 19, 2014

Turn a sow's ear into a silk purse (or silk scarves into a brilliant curtain) with upcycled materials sourced from your local souk....

Design

Walk with fish on the Turkish Riviera

Tafline Laylin - August 18, 2014

Not everyone who visits Antalya wants to go scuba diving to see the extraordinary Mediterranean marine life, but now they can still catch a glimpse of...

Design

Turkish artist Erdal Inci clones himself (digitally!)

Faisal O'Keefe - August 16, 2014

Turkish photographer Erdal Inci has created a series of GIF "selfies", digitally manipulating images of himself whilst engaged in simple action so that he...

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