Archive for the ‘Outdoor + Environment’ Category
Recycled Bus Stop
There are some interesting designs when it comes to bus stops around the world, and the Bottlestop Bus Shelter Project is no different. The work of artist Aaron Scales, it’s built from recycled soda bottles (all sources locally), and is lit up at night with LEDs.
More here.
Big and Small Players in Carbon Emissions
I posted this blog post about carbon emissions today over on the Under Solen blog, but I think it deserves to get posted here as well.
From Under Solen:
In our ongoing coverage about how climate change is affecting us and how people in the U.S. are taking action, today we bring you a couple of graphics and statistics to show just who’s emitting carbon. Thanks to the New York Times for the visuals. And if you’re interested in carbon emissions per capita, make your way over to this useful Google guide, made with World Bank data, that you can easily search by country, and compare statistics.
The U.S. – 20% of emissions, 30% of G.D.P. 5% of people.
Per capita, the U.S. emits 19.5 metric tons of CO2. The world average? 4.5.
Help Send Me to Copenhagen for COP 15
A big shout out to all you blog followers: I’ve applied to be Huffington Post’s Hopenhagen Ambassador. Basically if I win I get to fly to Copenhagen and be on the ground reporting about one of the most important international conferences of our time. But I need your help…
All you have to do is go to the Huffington Post slideshow and vote for my video! Just click here. (A ten would obviously be preferred…!) And maybe some social media love like Tweeting and Facebooking.
Thanks!
-A
Recycled Colored Pencil Rings
Often, attempts at making eco-jewelry can be a tad too juvenile. But Italian artist Maria Cristina Bellucci makes playful rings out of old colored pencils that still manage to be chic and sleek. By attaching fragment pieces of colored pencils, the rings reveal both the color and natural wood base. A striking use of upcycling!
Fjällräven NYC: Swedish Outdoor Gear Comes to US
There are few times when I wish that lived in a city other than Portland… but this month has given me a few reasons to want to live elsewhere. First there was the Nau NYC pop-up shop. Who doesn’t want to go visit that? And now it’s the Fjällräven NYC store. The Swedish brand is probably best known for its classic, and slightly vintage-looking, backpack (yes, that is the Swedish flag made out of a bunch of them pictured above).
I grew up camping in a Fjällräven tent, purchased by my father sometime back in the 70s, and I must say that I’m highly jealous of all the New Yorkers that now get to bask in Swedish outdoor gear glory. Certainly not helped by the fact that I fell in love with a certain red, Fjällräven winter jacket when I was in Sweden a couple of months ago… Not only does Fjällräven design durable and functional products — my father’s tent is still in working order — the company also has a respectable set of responsible environmental codes used to run their business.
So if you live in the Big Apple, make sure to drop by and say hej.
[Via: Cold Splinters]
[Photo: paulandwilliams, Flickr]
Google Earth Alphabet
These alphabets were made using Google Earth images all taken in the Netherlands. There’s even a punctuation and numbers version. It’s amazing what natural and man-made structures look like when seen from above.
Garbage Bag Art Work
Especially for people who live in urban areas, sometimes it’s easy for us to shut our eyes to all the trash that our society produces; think of all the trash cans you walk by without even noticing. Garbage Bag Art Work is a project that pulls garbage away from its usual habitat — garbage cans and landfills — and negative association and puts it under a more creative light, forcing us to truly look at the problem. Using garbage in this way, the Tokyo-based Garbage Art Work project hopes to encourage more people to look at the waste problem, the environment, and the future of this planet.
Rediscover Cycling: Gothenburg’s Official Bike Campaign
This video, produced by the City of Gothenburg, came out a while ago, but I still think it’s worth a mention.The video was part of an official campaign to get inhabitants to rediscover the benefits and joy of cycling.
There’s also the behind the scenes film which I discovered thanks to one of my favorite Swedish blogs, Below the Clouds. Love them both!
A Modern Treehouse
This Los Angeles tree-inspired house by Rockefeller Partners Architects does an excellent job of combining nature and modern amenities, taking advantage of the beauty of a fallen tree and bringing a sense of the natural world into the interior.
This window is actually a portal in the floor, allowing for a view of the inspiration behind the house.
[Via: Dwell]
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