28 Jan 2009
Tanked
Set to feature at designEX 2009 in April, this new modular water tank will release the child within.
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The latest products, people, projects and news on sustainable design and architecture practice.
Australian designer is ‘pushing’ green and gaining attention with his take on the humble shopping trolley.
Hassell’s major new 5 Green Star mixed-use development, one40william, is set to become a landmark for Perth design.
Set to feature at designEX 2009 in April, this new modular water tank will release the child within.
Australian companies Woodhead and Lend Lease have created an environmentally friendly space for Fujitsu Victoria.
Open plan workstations, recycled timber and a fourth floor garden retreat: ISIS have created an office paradise.
French company LaFuma have designed a new outdoor recliner for sufferers of back pain.
Design fad or sustainable solution? Is the shift towards salvage design a temporary whim or a real revolution? Kirsty Máté investigates.
A new online store with an ethical perspective aims to take the mindlessness out of consumerism.
The Wovin Wall® has been awarded the Environmental Excellence award at the 2008 NeoCon World Trade Fair in Chicago.
Brightgreen Lighting are doing their part to bring an end to the energy-sucking standard light bulb.
Have you ever put bananas into a plastic bag? It may not seem like the worst environmental crime, but this simple act led Ben Anderson and his partner Sarah to create the online store Eco Depot.
This Sebastian Di Mauro expo may just sustain our yearning for the perfect lawn! Opening this August in Melbourne.
In a recent review of its program, Woodhead, Australia’s first Asia-Pacific architectural firm to become carbon neutral, found travel to be the biggest contributors to carbon emissions in the battle for a carbon neutral office.
Zelfo Australia is pleased to announce that the world's first bio-plastic made entirely from plant fibres is now used in their products
The Green Furniture Student Design Competition is closing for entry on August 4th. Hurry design students- get your green furniture designs in now!
Sustainability, future and food will be foremost on the minds of designers, restaurateurs and the public visiting the Eat Green Design initiative during the State of Design Festival in Melbourne this month.
Vertical Gardens to inject greenery into built environments. This July, the Melbourne International Design Festival will transform one of Melbourne city’s major landmarks into a vertical field of verdant greenery.
A new system, developed by InterfaceFLOR, is set to cut the environmental impact of modular carpet installation by up to 90%.
As we work ever-more desperately towards a more sustainable future, the really smart people see the solutions as only partly technological. Many answers may lie in a simpler, less wasteful past.
Kingston Foreshore, Canberra, is a development exemplifying sustainability and exceptional design quality, with a designed landscape worthy of note.
Seeing is believing. 97% recycled post-consumer paper waste is turned into a rigid, lightweight fibre board, strong enough to make a bookcase…..WATCH VIDEO
The Green Building Council of Australia has awarded Melbourne's, The Gauge, with a 6 Star design rating
A UTS graduate makes the bike riding option that little bit more appealing
Sustainable Aussie designer Sandy Imeson took to Milan in April with his 100% recycled Hatch bowls.
Electrolux set to launch 'green' vacuum cleaner in July, made from 55% recycled plastic.
Blank Canvas, an eco-friendly project involving eight icons of design. Collaborate, create, and give back...responsible design.
The Sydney cityscape will soon feature a new iconic commercial building on a landmark CBD site with the announcement by Mirvac of its new premium grade 'green' building.
The team at UCI are preparing for a big 2008, with their innovative, eco-designed ‘Task Air’ workstation a finalist in both the Australian International Design Awards and the Interior Design Awards.
Seibu Furniture is renowned for offering high-end designer products to the Australian market at an affordable price. Their new ?NET? range of desking solutions is one such product - meeting all the demands of the modern office at a painless price.
INSTYLE Contract Textiles has won three awards at the 'NSW Government Sustainability Green Globe Awards'