Waste=Food bench Written on October 30, 2008, by Ingeborg.

‘Recycled urban furniture is ugly,’ says industrial designer Eline Bijleveld. For VelopA she made BendBench, a bench that follows the Cradle to cradle protocol. It’s all about easy dismantling of the product. After 10 years of life, steel will be steel again, zink is recollected by using sustainable chemicals. The technical cycle is closed.

Future you Written on October 27, 2008, by Ingeborg.

Last year, like this year, I made a selection of Dutch creative graduation talent. Bart Hess and his architectural fabrics were in it. Good to see him working with fashionterrorist Walter van Beierendonck. In LucyandBart his fascination for genetic manipulation and beauty expression creates future human shapes and new body forms. A low - tech prosthetic way for human enhancement.

Paper log Written on October 24, 2008, by Ingeborg.

Every day newspapers at the news stand end up as trash. Every yesterday newspapers in our homes are added to that pile. Kranthout winds the pages so tightly together that it resembles a log of wood. Kranthout (newspaperwood) even has the same structure and pattern as wood. What furniture can be built is yet to be discovered. Label Vij5 is working on it as we speak.

Wings for children Written on October 23, 2008, by Ingeborg.

Surplus architects 2012 are making more and more projects hence cleaning up some trash. Last week the playground Wikado, built of 5 wind mill wings with small cracks. Each year 200 wings are let down. Therefore 2012Architects gave each of the 40 assigned socially challenging neighbourhoods in the Netherlands a set of five and a free design on how to build it.

Knapsack restaurant Written on October 23, 2008, by Ingeborg.

Diner guests are gathered around three pots of boiling water. They’re waiting for the clock to match the number of minutes printed on the knapsack filled with food they put inside. It’s a strange communal feel, like a campfire with strangers. The DIY restaurant by food designers House of Origin is part of the Dutch Design Week.

Shape changing sunscreen Written on October 22, 2008, by Ingeborg.

SmartScreen lost the Green Challenge from fungus. Needless to say this indoor sunscreen makes much more beautiful pictures to match a magazine. It makes you think of the facade of L’ Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris. To make the SmartScreen change shape, no energy is needed. Only a change in temperature. Green and convenient.

Skatepark Written on October 21, 2008, by Ingeborg.

Amsterdam based United Momentum Group develops real estate in Costa Rica and Poland. To show investors their sustainable projects, the UMG office doubles as a exhibition room with podium. Would be especially nice to work in this wooden landscape if you happend to be a skater. Interior by Van den Oever Zaaijer & Partners.

Blossom lights the streets Written on October 17, 2008, by Ingeborg.

Three new green concepts by Philips: recycle program The circle of life, Green cuisine with partially cooled fridge and Light Blossom. This last one is an urban street light that transforms itself from a poetic power-generating landmark to a LED-light. When no one is around, Light Blossom glows at a minimum level. Your movement will bring it to life.

Green cheeks Written on October 15, 2008, by Ingeborg.

Organic underwear sounds like dull colours, grandma’s fit and fibres where you want softness. Greenknickers however makes fun and fashionable undies. A boxer in bamboo, co2 friendly locally produced and recycled Star Wars undies or strings with a global warming logo where water level rises with your body heat. Not your style? Choose Pants for poverty or check out this Underwear top 5.

Bar MoMo is a bit momotone Written on October 13, 2008, by Ingeborg.

A hotelbar is often a breakfast room gone design, but the recently opened MoMo in the Parkhotel adjacent to the Vondelpark, managed to break that habit. Momo actually houses non hotel guests in its interior that is done by Baranowitz & Kronenberg from Tel Aviv. Lots of repetition, which makes it a tad momotone.