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Piece-Meal High Heels Let Wearers Design Their Own Shoes

Mix and match the endless possibilities with Sharon Golan's Mr. Potato-esque DIY shoes. When it comes to fashion, and sustainable fashion, shoes may be one...

Armani & Others Pressured to Give Up Deadly Jeans

Versace caved to pressure to stop selling "killer" sandblasted jeans. Will other brands follow suit? Blue jeans are getting uglier by the day. Around Christmas...

The Recycled Plastic Bike that Never Gets a Flat Tire

Dror Peleg's recycled plastic bike will set you "Frii" from flat tires. You won't be able to do the Tour de France with this colorful...

Modular Toaster Design Makes Toast for the Long Haul

The modular toaster, designed by Hadar Gorelik, is sustainable by virtue of its intended long-term use. Sustainable design is often thought of in terms of...

Organic Computer Design Reminds Us to Take Our Eyes Away From the Screen

Hanging from the ceiling like an ivy plant, Omer Deutsch's "Secondary Growth" computer design softens the harsh, plastic, traditional work cubicle. If you're reading this...

Ecco Ukka Weaves Love, Magic and Recycled Materials into Fabric Jewelry

Ecco Ukka's funky fabric jewelry pieces are green, fashion forward, and comfy all at the same time. It's not easy to make it cool to...

Meet The Mexican Muslim Tree Huggers

Latin America, once a part of the Spanish Empire, is home to Trees Give Life, the Muslim ran tree planting project. Read more on the tree huggers in Mexico.

Jerusalem Festival of Light 2011 Brings Eco-Art to the Holy City

Echinodermus and Pissenlit--created by TILT. With towering trees made of light, flying acrobats, and psychedelic music, the Jerusalem Festival of Light seemed more like a...

Tal Gur’s Daily Chair Finds a New Use for Yesterday’s Irrelevant Newspaper

Yesterday's news finds new use in Tal Gur's Daily Chair. The chair is perhaps the most culturally ubiquitous form of furniture, and so it is...

Israel’s “Green Queen” Royally Stamps Her Approval on Eco Design Products

Royally save resources with Green Queen's eco friendly design products. Green Prophet has encountered several green royals over the past few years, between Jordan's Queen...

Ofer Zick’s functional erotic art

Medical device industrial designer creates eco-friendly Amazonian vibrators. Award-winning designer, Ofer Zick, didn’t intend to be a green advocate when he founded 'ThinkingOfYou -...

Cardboard Mounted Deer Heads for the Eco Conscious Decorator

Enjoy taxidermy without the guilt, with a recycled (and recyclable) cardboard deer head. In centuries past, mounted deer (or other animal) heads were considered a...

Pure Rootz Puts the Preppy in Organic Clothing

The Pure Rootz fashion label brings organic cotton to the Lacoste customer. Whereas organic food has been a relatively easy sell to high-end customers, organic...

Rewrite’s Soft and Cozy Study Bubble by GamFratesi

Want to get rid of the clutter from your home office? Cozy up in the Rewrite desk. Even when I had a large two room...

Knit Your Own Sustainable Muslim ‘Sunnah’ Beard

For Muslims who cannot grow celebrated beards, this is for you! A brilliant tongue-in-cheek DIY post for making your own knitted, crocheted and sustainable beard.

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Elon Musk’s flying Tesla Roadster is here. My 13-year-old son thinks it’s the future

My 13-year-old son told me about Elon Musk's flying Tesla Roadster while we were hiking. Could flying electric cars transform our cities, reduce roads and make more room for trees?
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