House of Marley is known for making finely crafted speakers, headphones, and other music-related devices. Most of their devices are functional and very chic. Their Liberate Air headphones are by far their most intriguing product, however. They are wireless Bluetooth headphones that are made from various recycled materials, essentially giving trash a second life. Everything about the Liberate Air is...
Major companies, especially in the beverage industry, are starting to face backlash for the use of so much plastic. As more and more of them feel the pressure to be more eco-friendly, they are starting to switch up production methods. Coca-Cola is one of the latest big companies to make a change. Starting next month, they are going...
Household items and furniture that are functional and also aesthetically pleasing are a win-win. In the case of BloomingTables though, they are not only nice to look at but also serve two purposes. Bloomingtables make tables that, well... bloom. In the most literal sense, it's a table and a planter all in one. The table is 30 inches...
Lego has been discussing sustainability for a while, but it seems their talks have become a reality. They have finally released a set of plant-based Legos. The Lego plant set is made from sustainably sourced sugarcane. This new set has nearly 200 pieces made from this polyethylene, making it Lego's most environmentally friendly set to date. Lego has a...
Loop Industries is a company based around upcycling plastics. The name "loop" is a perfect fit for the company because they have developed a process that can allow plastics to be reused over and over again. Loop takes already-existing plastic products and polyester-fiber materials and breaks them down to their simplest form, they then build them back up...
The 2020 Olympics, which will be held in Tokyo, will be here before we know it; in fact, the medals for the Olympics have just been unveiled. This time the medals will be made using materials extracted from discarded electronic devices (including laptops, smartphones, and digital cameras). The Olympic Organizing Committee in Japan has been collecting discarded electronic...
Imagine if plants could talk and show emotion, would we treat them better? German tech company Mu Design has created a digital, emotive pot to help you "communicate" through your plant. Communicating with plants is not a new idea; in fact, some people believe that talking to plants can stimulate growth. DJ Khaled, for example, is a...
The name Elon Musk seems to come up in the news almost every week. By now, we are all well aware that Elon Musk is a creative force and loves pushing the boundaries of invention. Just in the past few days, it surfaced that he is working on making Bluetooth implants that link your brain to your smartphone,...
Prosthetic devices have been around for centuries; in fact, the first confirmed use of a prosthetic device is as early as 950 BC. Now we live in a time where technology is much more advanced and there are many different variations of prosthetic devices that exist. These prostheses improve the quality of life on a daily basis for those who...
When one thinks of repurposing sneakers the last thing that may cross their mind is using kicks as pots for plants, but artist Kosuke Sugimoto aka "Shoetree" has done just that. His new pop-up is called "Justification of Deterioration" and is open until July 22 at Ciaopani Harajuku. Shoetree uses a 3-year process called Hydrolysis in which plants...
This year, Bentley is celebrating its 100th Anniversary. Throughout that time the company has released many expensive luxury vehicles that were expertly designed and breath-taking. To celebrate their 100th Anniversary they have unveiled a new prototype that is like nothing we've seen from Bentley. The EXP 100 is an all-electric, eco-friendly concept car that design chief Stefan Sielaff says...
3D-printing has proved to be an effective and efficient method when it comes to design. Almost anything can be created through the process of 3d-printing. NOWLAB has understood the power of 3D printing since 2014 and their most recent creation harnesses 3D printing to create a piece of sustainable architecture. Their creation is a 3D printed Bio-Wall that...
