http://thegreenlightdistrict.nl Creative green design and architecture from the Netherlands by editor and curator Ingeborg van Lieshout Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:00:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en What if you want to build a holiday home in sight of the architecural highlight Therme Vals? SeARCH and CMA found underground was the respectful place. Still the space and style of their Villa Vals displays a high architectural value for itself. The process was flexibel, making room to welcome ... http://thegreenlightdistrict.nl/2010/02/03/neighbour-to-zumthor/ A cardboard strip that is easy to carry, easy to fold into a chair and easy to produce. Vouwwow can be taken to the park or an event, anywhere that you would want a chair. I can also see temporary events use this cheap transportable chair. Vouwwow by Maartje Nuy ... http://thegreenlightdistrict.nl/2009/11/30/vouwwow-in-the-park/ If you're not the kind of tourist in Amsterdam that wants to exhaust fumes into the air (in any way), your boating trip can be emission free as of today. The new tourist boat by Lovers drives on electrics powered by a fuel cell. The energy that makes the electrolysis  ... http://thegreenlightdistrict.nl/2009/11/30/fuel-cell-boat-through-the-canals/ If you don't fancy "I love bamboo" on your T-shirt, there's a new option for green clothing. At Worn Relics (idea by Ruby Hoette) you can exchange your clothing and get a story with it too. To join you need a number coded worn label. On the label of a ... http://thegreenlightdistrict.nl/2009/11/22/worn-relics/ On 29/9/2009 I witnessed Daniel Libeskind open a new villa of his own hand. It's the first of a limited edition of 30 villa's to be build all over the world. Regional exclusivity will be granted if you buy this villa made in zink. You will also keep yourself from ... http://thegreenlightdistrict.nl/2009/09/29/libeskind-villa/ Finally! We've been drewling over artist impressions and construction pictures for over a year, but Villa Welpeloo is finally ready for its occupants. The 300 m2 villa worth almost a million euros proves sustainable building doesn't have to show. 80% of the building material is second hand, but that you ... http://thegreenlightdistrict.nl/2009/09/24/villa-built-from-waste/ What to do when you're  writer and are asked to make an exposition? The analogue website is the paper version of the website you're visiting now. No fancy font but by hand, no pictures but the real thing, no weblinks but a post-it for you to take home. To be ... http://thegreenlightdistrict.nl/2009/08/31/analogue-website/ Lida Baday designed the 15 below zero jacket to help homeless people through the cold. The insulation is provided by yesterday's information: newspapers. To keep costs low the jacket comes without insulation but with an abundance of pockets to fill up with old papers. A temperature adjustable jacket that can ... http://thegreenlightdistrict.nl/2009/08/31/stuff-it/ In 2010 in the US only, 236 billion drinking packages will be used. Due to the aluminium layer, the package is not suitable for paper recycling. Graphic designer Niels Craens researched advantage and disadvantage, and produced lamp Enjoy Twice. The words shine through the packages that lack aluminium. This makes ... http://thegreenlightdistrict.nl/2009/08/28/enjoy-twice/ "I hope to smash the structure and repair it once per day, but we'll see what happens.... the process is quite unpredictable,"says Design Academy Graduate Guy Keulemans. Crossing the line between design, performance and art he made modulair building tiles following the Repair Manifesto. The detailing of the lasercut tiles ... http://thegreenlightdistrict.nl/2009/08/10/smash-repair/