Design

Cardboard Interior Design Upgrades Community Lobby

Karen Chernick - February 26, 2012

With some creativity and design aesthetic, cardboard box forts are taken to a whole new level. Cardboard is becoming an eco-friendly material of choice for...

Cities

Libyan Artist Turns Weapons of War Into Amazing Sculptures

Arwa Aburawa - February 26, 2012

Libyan sculptor Ali Al-Wakwak has transformed the charred remnants of war into inspiring creations Around a week ago, Libyans celebrated the first anniversary of the...

Design

Mine sweepers powered by the wind

Tafline Laylin - October 22, 2020

There are more land mines in Afghanistan than there are people, so Massoud Hassani turned a childhood toy into an extraordinary wind-powered bamboo mine sweeper that destroys and tracks them.

Design

Hanging Balcony Gardens a Beautiful Solution for the Urban Farmer

Karen Chernick - February 18, 2012

Urban gardens don't have to be restricted to rooftops alone - they can flourish on balconies, where everyone can see them. There's a bit of...

Design

Recycled Tea Strainer Lamp Creates Soothing Glow

Karen Chernick - February 16, 2012

As an alternative light fixture, Israeli designer Marina Rudinsky lights up a string of loose tea strainers. Items found in the kitchen are often endowed...

Design

Chic Reusable Cotton Bags Make Eco-Friendly Shopping Cool

Karen Chernick - February 12, 2012

These designed cotton bags are way cooler than plastic. Plastic bags are undoubtedly bad for the environment, but sometimes it's hard to get motivated to...

Design

Silicosis Kills 50th Worker At Turkish Denim Sandblasting Factory

Julia Harte - February 11, 2012

Your sandblasted Armani jeans could be killing people. "Distressed" jeans are commonly made by blasting the denim with silica (pictured above) after it has...

Design

World’s Largest Quran is Bound With the Skin of 21 Goats

Tafline Laylin - January 23, 2012

For Mohammad Sabir Khedri, compiling the pages of this enormous and intricately detaied holy book was a 5 year labor of love. A master calligrapher has...

Design

Recycled Furniture to Be Sold at Israeli Auction Next Week

Karen Chernick - January 21, 2012

Select pieces of recycled, eco friendly furniture will be sold at an auction house in central Israel next week alongside paintings and other fine...

Design

Recycled Furniture from Middle East Rugs and Doors

Karen Chernick - January 1, 2012

Recycled furniture by Israeli designer Naama Futerman. She gives disposed objects a second life. If all the products that we ever used or came into...

Design

First Solar-Powered Eco Pool in Morocco Uses Zero Chemicals

Tafline Laylin - November 21, 2019

A family near Essaouira, Morocco happily splash around in a natural pool with zero chemicals. A beautiful, luxurious swimming pool in Morocco that contains none...

Design

Fashion Beirut’s New Photo Campaign Says Animal Abuse Is Wrong

Karen Chernick - December 30, 2011

Simply put: "best friends are not meant to abused". The fashion industry is not known for being friendly towards animals (particularly those of the furry...

Design

Recycled Furniture by Lebanon’s Niloufar Afnan

Karen Chernick - January 1, 2012

Long live the queen, if she can manage to sit on Niloufar Afnan's recycled 'Royal Stool'. At this year's New Designers Exhibition in London, Lebanese-born...

Design

Beirut’s Eco Fashion Boutique is “Green and Glam”

Karen Chernick - December 30, 2011

Green is glamorous, according to Beirut's eco fashion boutique. People need to eat and people need to dress every day, so food and fashion are...

Design

Nader Khalili Built Earth Buildings Fit for Space

Tafline Laylin - October 12, 2019

If Hassan Fathy is the father of sustainable architecture, then Nader Khalili must be his close cousin.

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