Belgrade Design Week 2010, May 29 – June 5th from May 29th until June 5th the jubilee 5th annual Belgrade Design Week will take place, like a cherry on top of the cake! Never before did Belgrade (Serbia) have so many events in the fields of architecture, design and creative industries! This energy oriented towards creative content... [weiterlesen]

Roomba with its robotic controls has just revolutionized home cleaning. Taking the domestic dusting a step ahead, the “G182” is another robot vacuum cleaner with an IP Wi-Fi-enabled camera + microphone that lets you stay connected with your family from anywhere in the world. Coming from the house of Chinavasion, the robot vacuum cleaner can be driven like an RC toy around the house. Presenting user-friendly proprietary software and an instruction manual, the new... [weiterlesen]

Greenpeace supporters and local farmers are harvesting the black rice variety of organic rice in Ratchaburi. © Greenpeace / Athit Perawongmetha Last week was a tough one for companies pedaling GE crops across the world. Monsanto admitted their GE cotton is creating resistance in bollworms to the toxins engineered into the cotton, and entered a meeting on agriculture and competition with farmers complaining about their expensive seed. As if admitting your technology is not... [weiterlesen]

Structures with rooftop turbines may not be a purely new idea in the world of architecture, but the newly completed tower block in Elephant and Castle, London, is a unique skyscraper that is gonna be the world’s first building with built-in wind turbines, generating about a tenth of its own energy through a trio of rooftop turbines. Dubbed “The Razor,” the latest addition to London’s skyline by Brookfield Europe comprises 42 stories and stands tall at 148... [weiterlesen]

Bike stand Meandre by mmcité has won Good Design Award 2009‘ awarded by the Chicago Athenaeum (Museum of Architecture and Design in Chicago). mmcité product came through in tough competition of world’s famous manufacturers and managed to catch attention of international jury. Meandre is adaptable soft grooves and original shape of the rubber belt. Bike stand also... [weiterlesen]

Commissioned by Jesolo, one of Italy’s most established seaside resorts, Zaha Hadid Architects has come up with a new retail and business center dubbed “Jesolo Magica” for the resort of Jesolo that includes shops, bars, restaurants, offices, a hotel, a congress center and health center to attract visitors from all around the world. Located around the Venice Lagoon, the multi-purpose building “creates a continuum of fluid space that instigates a renewed sense of possibility.” Spreading the... [weiterlesen]

Myrto, one of our agriculture campaigners, tells us what's wrong with genetically engineered (GE) crops - and what you can do to stop them. The other night I had some friends for dinner and I decided to prepare for a starter - my Mum’s favorite recipe: eggplant dip. It is so easy and yummy. You grill the whole eggplant till it burns, you remove the skin, you blend it with olive oil,... [weiterlesen]

It's been a long an intense week for the Tokyo Two in Japan. They are on trial and facing up to 10 years in jail for exposing a whaling scandal (read all about the scandal here). They are encouraged by all the supportive comments they have been getting - on facebook, twitter and our blogs. Junichi asked me to post this response from him. "I'm very happy and excited to receive all the warm messages from... [weiterlesen]

Bikes may provide a swift and sustainable mode of commutation on cramped urban roads, but they too have their limitations, as most of the eBikes have over 30 feet of wires dangling on the bicycles, which if damaged affects the functioning of the bike. Addressing the issue, Danish bike manufacturer Daymak has come up with an innovative bike dubbed “The Shadow” that removes all wires from the frame to make it remarkably durable and easy to... [weiterlesen]

The “Pixel Building” by Studio 505 Architects may look like one of the craziest architectures you have ever come across, but the new Carlton Brewery office embodies all the ingredients of green construction required to sustain the environment. Claimed to be the first carbon neutral office building of its type in Australia, and possibly the world, the $6 million building integrates numerous sustainable features, including PV panels, wind turbines and carbon offsetting, enabling it to produce... [weiterlesen]