Get up close and personal with the natural world with these amazing photos. Use this list to clean without spreading toxic chemicals around your home. Don't miss the beer-can shingles on this DIY beauty that was built in a day Photographer Daniel Beltrá' Full Article at Treehugger

Made to look like a yellow sun, the lamp wants to be as much a light source as a work of art representing a problem and solution to millions around the world. The creator, artist Olafur Eliasson of Iceland collaborated with engineer Frederik Ottesen to c Full Article at Treehugger

From low-tech to high-tech, concepts and solutions for providing clean drinking water are everywhere. Some are simple and portable while others are large and scalable, and we're going to need all of these varieties of ideas in order to make sure that acc Full Article at Treehugger

The image of a secluded cabin in the woods recalls the simple, idealistic idyll of Henry David Thoreau's Walden, free of the impositions of society. This beautiful micro-cabin, built beside a lake in Finland, was constructed to go under the radar of Finn Full Article at Treehugger

This latest video is no exception, as we visit with John MacPeek—an American living in Barcelona who has created a beautiful rooftop apartment out of what could previously only be described as a dump. From multi-functional living spaces and an open-floor Full Article at Treehugger

"Raw Craft: Fine Thinking in Contemporary Furniture" is a small show that emphasizes the purity and functionalism of furniture making. Organised by the British Crafts Council, seven designers celebrate the quality of their materials and the simplicity of Full Article at Treehugger

The Bike Score for a city is then calculated by applying the Bike Score algorithm block-by-block throughout the city and weighting the scores by population density. Read the methodology details. We collected thousands of votes for over one hundred ideas Full Article at Treehugger

Almost every week, I see some R&D project or lab prototype that makes me go "ooh, that's interesting!". But it's rather rare that I encounter something that makes me rethink my whole vision of the future! It happened to me when I saw the video below, whi Full Article at Treehugger

You never know quite what you fill find at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair in New York City, or in all of the other shows that take place during Design Week in the City. Where else would you see Alex Randall's lamp made of real taxidermized Full Article at Treehugger

After industrial design consultant Benjamin Cohen had his eighth or ninth bike light stolen, he was ready to ride without lights - though that's against the law. Instead he teamed up with engineer and machinist Stuart Heys and electrical engineer Mark Si Full Article at Treehugger

A bit fuller than your typical Pinot, this wine is as drinkable as it is food friendly. It's also vegan. It retails for $38 and can be purchased at Wrath's website. If it were a sunny 75 degrees h Full Article at Treehugger

Get up close and personal with the natural world with these amazing photos. Use this list to clean without spreading toxic chemicals around your home. Don't miss the beer-can shingles on this DIY beauty that was built in a day Sustainable options abound Full Article at Treehugger

Driven to deliver "the world’s most quality-driven, and socially and environmentally conscious product," Elsa and Me founder Maja Svensson is striving toward this goal by offering designs that are "not dependent on short term trends or a specific season, Full Article at Treehugger

The three-in-one is the work of German furniture company HOKIMÖ Massivholz Kindermöbel, which specializes in making solid, handcrafted, customized, nice-looking wooden pieces. To change from the fixed bassinet to a swinging cradle, it's just a matter of Full Article at Treehugger

Dr. Amory Lovins (what a name!) is the chairman and chief scientist of the Rocky Mountain Institute. He has been working on energy policy, both for governments and businesses, for at least 40 years, and nobody can say that he's not thinking big. His visi Full Article at Treehugger