Eco Friendly & Sustainable Living
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- This artist created a stunning art installation made from 168,000 plastic straws to encourage people to use less Tue, 26 Feb 19, 7:30amThe world produces 260 million tons of plastic every year, and 10 percent of it ends up in our oceans either degrading at a painfully slow rate or not degrading at all...
- SAOTA's Benguela Cove design takes rooms with a view seriously Sat, 28 Jul 18, 3:00amWhen you announce you’ve moved into a home on a cove, the first image that comes to mind is a house with glorious views. And on that front, this house from SAOTA Architecture and Design with interiors by ARRCC does not...
- Jill Bliss stunning arrangements capture the magical beauty of mushrooms Thu, 10 Aug 17, 6:30pmFlowers aren’t the only things deserving of artistic arrangement. Artist and self-proclaimed nature nerd Jill Bliss shows off the magical beauty of mushrooms in her gorgeous temporary fungi arrangements in a series she...
- Magical beauty of mushrooms is captured in Jill Bliss stunning arrangements Thu, 10 Aug 17, 6:30pmFlowers aren’t the only kinds of plants deserving of artistic arrangement. Artist and self-proclaimed nature nerd Jill Bliss shows off the magical beauty of mushrooms in her gorgeous temporary fungi arrangements in a series...
- Thousands of plastic bottles transformed into an inspiring tower of hope in South Africa Tue, 25 Jul 17, 6:30pmA million plastic bottles are purchased worldwide every minute, with annual consumption set to top half a trillion by 2021. In a bid to bring awareness to the problem of plastic bottle use and pollution, artist r1 led a project...
- The biggest artwork in Europe "recharges" an Italian mountain with new trees Mon, 27 Feb 17, 5:00amSpanish artist Escif is on an eco art mission to reforest Southern Italy's Mount Olivella, which due to massive deforestation centuries ago, is causing hydrogeological instability in the region today...
- Woman crafts gorgeous floral arrangements out of paper Wed, 23 Mar 16, 6:00amAmerican consumers spend billions of dollars on flowers every year, an industry which has proven to be environmentally destructive in more ways than not...
- Translucent whale sculptures hide curious ocean worlds inside their bellies Tue, 23 Feb 16, 12:00amYamada translucent whale series was developed as his post-graduation project at the Tokyo University of the Arts. As well as a nod to the concept of 'Samsara', the project celebrates a traditional belief, Tsukumogami. People...
- Floating whales in Japan hide curious ocean worlds inside their bellies Tue, 23 Feb 16, 12:00amYamada translucent whale series was developed as his post-graduation project at the Tokyo University of the Arts. As well as a nod to the concept of 'Samsara', the project celebrates a traditional belief, Tsukumogami. People...
- Cave-digging artist hand-carves sandstone into extraordinary subterranean homes Fri, 19 Feb 16, 2:30amRa Paulette is one person who has mastered the art of doing what he loves. For 25 years the artist has spent most of his time hollowing out the sandstone hills of New Mexico for only $12 per hour, carefully sculpting them...
- Artist makes life-sized faux taxidermy animals from upcycled fabric swatches Fri, 19 Feb 16, 12:00amRelated: ECO ART: Vintage Needlework Upcycled as Trophy Art + Little Stag Studio Via Treehugger Little Stag Studio, Cruelty-free trophy animal decor, recycled upholstery fabric, diy house decor, diy fabric projects, home...
- World’s largest light sculpture will permanently illuminate San Francisco Bay Bridge with 25,000 LEDs Fri, 29 Jan 16, 5:28amThe last time we checked in with Leo Villareal, he had just installed a gigantic glowing LED Buckyball in NYC's Madison Square Park. For The Bay Lights, Words Pictures Ideas founder Ben Davis called upon the acclaimed artist...
- Artist Simon Beck creates gigantic winter crop circles by walking in the snow Sat, 16 Jan 16, 5:30amLocated in the beautiful valley of Savoie, France, Beck’s patterned snow circles decorate the expanses of the frozen lakes outside of the ski runs at Les Arcs ski resort...
- Inhabitat Talks to Lori Zimmer about her book The Art of Cardboard Tue, 24 Nov 15, 6:00amYou know and love Lori Zimmer as Inhabitat's art editor but did you know that she's a published author too? This creative Jill-of-all-trades 1. In The Art of Cardboard, you managed to elevate a seemingly mundane material...
- Creepy fleshy art by Cao Hui makes it painfully clear what everyday are objects are made of Tue, 27 Oct 15, 12:58amIt's the season of all things spooky, and real life consistently takes the creepy cake. Maybe this thought occurred to artist Cao Hui when he created a series of fleshy sculptures that look so real, they made my stomach turn....