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"As Young As Yesterday," the lead single off Korallreven’s excellent 2011 LP An Album By Korallreven, is a golden slice of Balearic bliss-pop. Fellow Swede Marcus Soderlund matches the carefree vibes of the tune with this video of a kid skating the streets of a black-and-white city, populated by him alone. To further enhance the floating feeling, we never really see his......read more
The terrarium trend keeps heating up, and we're all over it. This offering from our compadres at Sprout Home comes in recycled glass, which is free-blown into a bubble that's flattened and curved into a shape. Available in four sizes (small, medium, large, and extra large), each Recycled Glass Terrarium is totally unique. The terrariums arrive empty, so it's up to you to plant it up. Fern,......read more
This passive speaker dock from Italian design team en&is applies old world charm to new school audio tech. Like the gramophone of yore, the en&is Megaphone uses a horn-shaped design to amplify the sound from your iPhone or iPod Touch. Made of ceramic clay, the amplifier sits on a thin wooden base that maximizes vibrations and optimizes the emission of sound. Perfect for......read more
All of these boards feature FSC certified wood cores, natural linseed fiber and basalt components (instead of toxic fiberglass and resins), recycled base materials, and sustainable wood sidewalls. They are also beautiful and showcase the raw wood they're made from. And as if that weren’t enough to love, Jones Snowboards donates 1 % of all sales to the Planet Initiative. ...read more
Whether you're talking about food, fashion, music, or art, Denmark is a veritable hotbed of culture (not to mention one of the greenest countries in the world). The coastal town of Aarhus contributes to the vibrant cultural community by playing host to Sculpture by the Sea, a huge outdoor sculpture exhibition that runs through the month of June. First launched in 1997, the festival takes place in......read more
There are plenty of paper notebook offerings that make use of recycled materials or paper from sustainably-harvested trees. But Milan-based company Ogami takes eco-minded print materials to another level with a collection of notebooks that bypass trees altogether. Called Repap (yes, smartypants, that's paper spelled backwards), the Ogami-innovated paper makes use stone instead of wood. The......read more
According to the EPA, Americans send 250 million tons of waste the to the landfill every year, and a full 30 percent (around 76 million tons) is trashed product packaging. But with awareness of the problem is on the rise, designers are searching for innovative new ways to reduce, reuse, and recycle the stuff that holds consumer goods. Pratt University master’s candidate Aaron Mickelson......read more
Hu2 Design in London offers a pretty great array of stickers for walls, windows, computers and pretty much any other surface. The best part? They're all PVC-free, and completely free of chlorine and plasticizers. The Hamster Wheel Generator design perfect for your kid's bedroom wall. Adhere it to the wall near a light switch and they'll never waste energy by forgetting to turn the......read more
Those who lean more towards the old school way of doing things will probably want to have a healthy balance between a paperless and documented life - this is where the Printstik really delivers. Weighing 1.5 pounds, this ink-free printer is fully self-cotained and totally bluetooth enabled for wireless printing. It runs on a rechargeable battery and uses custom thermal printing technology, using......read more
If you read new school arty blogs like Dazed Digital and Booooooom!, then you've probably seen -- and obviously loved -- Beth Hoeckel's mind-bending mixed-media collages. It's amazing work. But with summer here and our wanderlust in full effect, it's Beth's gorgeous travel photography that recently caught our eye. From her base in Baltimore, Beth hits the road often, shooting her adventures on......read more
