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IKEA’s groundbreaking flat-pack refugee shelter may have won acclaim and industry awards, but project's deployment has now been temporarily delayed due to safety concerns...

Artist-activists Ai Weiwei and Shepard Fairey have teamed up to launch a new series of artwork today in response to the 100th day of Donald Trump’s presidency...

When most people think of IKEA, they most likely think of affordable furniture and trendy home accessories. But many people are unaware of the company's lofty social goals. In addition to their efforts to promote sustainability,...

Inhabitat: How did you come to start this company? What were you doing before? How did you come to pair up with Starkey Hearing? Bridget: LSTN was actually started the company to help fund Starkey Hearing Foundation...

When Torsten Kremer met Mama Dolfine, she had lost a 14 and 27-year-old son in one year, sank into a pit of despair, and then climbed out and built heaven--in the form of a new orphanage...

When Torsten Kremer met Mama Dolfine, she had lost a 14 and 27-year-old son in one year, sank into a pit of despair, and then climbed out and built heaven--in the form of a new orphanage...

It’s a beautiful thing when businesses align profits and purpose for a better world. And with the growth of crowdfunding, the concept of launching a company funded by others, an increasing number of social entrepreneurs...

Money sadly doesn’t grow on trees. However, what does grow on trees can earn a person quite a bit of money, if there is a market for it. An icon of the savanna, the baobab tree is well-established in African ecosystems....

Matali Crasset worked with 17 women and a master weaver for a week to create these containers during a workshop named Basket Case II. This was the second workshop that they completed with the aim of developing the emblematic...

At a time when most college students are still trying to figure out how they want to make an impact on the world, 22-year-old Kacie Meyers is already building a business empire with Pal Hardwood, transforming discarded wooden...

1. They Are Tough While I like to take care of the few things that I own, it's impossible to own anything too delicate while living out of a van. Moving from place to place all the time, I regularly forget where I've put...

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Last week Bill Gates entered the digital publishing world by establishing the Gates Notes - an online evolution of his now annual January letter sharing his thoughts and learnings on the progress of the issues central to...

It’s the time of year when people are making resolutions to lose weight, better manage their finances, better manage their anger, and myriad other things...