http://www.environmentteam.com/innovation Wed, 11 Jul 2012 08:40:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.environmentteam.com/innovation/trellis-inspired-mini-garden/ http://www.environmentteam.com/innovation/trellis-inspired-mini-garden/#comments Tue, 12 Jul 2011 14:14:24 +0000 1nn0v@t10n http://www.environmentteam.com/innovation/?p=358 Drawing inspirations from traditional trellises, Spanish product designer Alberto Sanchez at Mutdesign studio came up with this modular system which allows you to make unique mini- or vertical-gardens of any specific size. The system, called “ROOTS”, is based on a wooden reversible structure that holds ceramic flower pots and metal lamps in place. Simple three-legged [...]]]> http://www.environmentteam.com/innovation/trellis-inspired-mini-garden/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentteam.com/innovation/shirts-made-from-leaves/ http://www.environmentteam.com/innovation/shirts-made-from-leaves/#comments Mon, 11 Jul 2011 07:20:13 +0000 1nn0v@t10n http://www.environmentteam.com/innovation/?p=350 “ZERO FOOTPRINT SHIRT: LEAF SERIES”, is a series of unusual shirts made from different colored leaves (purple, yellow, green, red and brown) and glue. Designer – Dave Rittinger (An artist and a designer based in Brooklyn, NY) www.daverittinger.com(Thank You Dave!)]]> http://www.environmentteam.com/innovation/shirts-made-from-leaves/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentteam.com/innovation/edible-cup-made-of-rice-flour/ http://www.environmentteam.com/innovation/edible-cup-made-of-rice-flour/#comments Mon, 04 Jul 2011 09:03:54 +0000 1nn0v@t10n http://www.environmentteam.com/innovation/?p=343 Japanese designer sugiX has created an edible cup called “Kup” which you can consume as an emergency food, especially in parties. Made of rice flour, the cup is 100% disposable and looks like as if it’s made of paper. The name ‘kup’ comes from 食う kuu（eat） in Japanese and cup in English. Designer – sugiX [...]]]> http://www.environmentteam.com/innovation/edible-cup-made-of-rice-flour/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentteam.com/innovation/grass-covered-garden-furniture/ http://www.environmentteam.com/innovation/grass-covered-garden-furniture/#comments Tue, 28 Jun 2011 08:04:09 +0000 1nn0v@t10n http://www.environmentteam.com/innovation/?p=336 “Garden Furniture” is a project which was started when British artist Kevin Hunt wanted to create a sculpture by using both permanent and ephemeral materials. He took a static piece of furniture and covered it with living growing grass. As the grasses grow, the furniture changed over time, making them a piece of art that [...]]]> http://www.environmentteam.com/innovation/grass-covered-garden-furniture/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentteam.com/innovation/moss-growing-concrete-living-wall-and-floor/ http://www.environmentteam.com/innovation/moss-growing-concrete-living-wall-and-floor/#comments Fri, 03 Jun 2011 13:37:24 +0000 1nn0v@t10n http://www.environmentteam.com/innovation/?p=331 ORTO is a living floor and wall covering system composed of unique decorative tiles made of high performance concrete. On the surface of each tile is a network of groves where moss can grow along, giving rise to an extensive living and breathtaking green surface, and at the same time improving the local microclimate. This [...]]]> http://www.environmentteam.com/innovation/moss-growing-concrete-living-wall-and-floor/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentteam.com/innovation/bus-stop-made-from-old-bus-parts/ http://www.environmentteam.com/innovation/bus-stop-made-from-old-bus-parts/#comments Thu, 02 Jun 2011 16:24:47 +0000 1nn0v@t10n http://www.environmentteam.com/innovation/?p=325 Located in Athens, Georgia, this super cool bus shelter has been made by using actual bus parts. The shelter is made from parts of 3 old school buses and the seat is one taken from one of Atlanta’s decommissioned city buses. Designer - Christopher Fennell (A Sculpture by profession) www.cfennell.org (Thanks Chris!)]]> http://www.environmentteam.com/innovation/bus-stop-made-from-old-bus-parts/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentteam.com/innovation/wood-alternative-made-of-newspapers/ http://www.environmentteam.com/innovation/wood-alternative-made-of-newspapers/#comments Thu, 02 Jun 2011 09:23:21 +0000 1nn0v@t10n http://www.environmentteam.com/innovation/?p=311 Designer Mieke Meijer together with Dutch designlabel ‘Vij5’ have developed a new wood alternative made entirely out of discarded newspapers. Called “NewspaperWood’, the new material can be cut, milled and sanded; basically, you can just treat it like any other type of wood. Moreover, when a NewspaperWood log is cut, the layers of paper appear [...]]]> http://www.environmentteam.com/innovation/wood-alternative-made-of-newspapers/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentteam.com/innovation/business-card-or-house-plant/ http://www.environmentteam.com/innovation/business-card-or-house-plant/#comments Tue, 24 May 2011 04:54:10 +0000 1nn0v@t10n http://www.environmentteam.com/innovation/?p=304 ‘Another Bloomin’ designer’ is a remarkable outcome of an effort carried out by designer Jamie Wieck to create a business card design that would make people want to keep it in their desks rather than in a drawer or in their pockets; though it looks like a regular card at first. But in order to [...]]]> http://www.environmentteam.com/innovation/business-card-or-house-plant/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentteam.com/innovation/paper-made-water-bottle/ http://www.environmentteam.com/innovation/paper-made-water-bottle/#comments Wed, 18 May 2011 05:20:24 +0000 1nn0v@t10n http://www.environmentteam.com/innovation/?p=295 ‘Life’ is a sustainable water container made of recycled paper. Designed for Milano Expo 2015, the main objective of the concept is to promote the reduction of plastic container and sustainability of water. The design is simple yet effective. The double stitch outlining ensures insulation while giving rigidity to the object. Moreover, for the convenience [...]]]> http://www.environmentteam.com/innovation/paper-made-water-bottle/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentteam.com/innovation/coat-check-chair/ http://www.environmentteam.com/innovation/coat-check-chair/#comments Mon, 16 May 2011 13:56:46 +0000 1nn0v@t10n http://www.environmentteam.com/innovation/?p=286 An interesting design idea from industrial designer “Joey Zeledón”. Called “Coat Check Chair”, each item is made from plastic hangers and steel closet rods from a standard closet. Designer -  Joey Zeledón www.continuuminnovation.com | Coroflot Profile (Thank You!)]]> http://www.environmentteam.com/innovation/coat-check-chair/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentteam.com/innovation/furniture-turned-into-planters/ http://www.environmentteam.com/innovation/furniture-turned-into-planters/#comments Mon, 16 May 2011 11:05:48 +0000 1nn0v@t10n http://www.environmentteam.com/innovation/?p=266 Designed by Peter Bottazzi and Denish Bonapace, this unique series of planters is made from repurposed abandoned furniture. Construction of a single planter involves several steps, including reprocessing, patching up and hybridizing with broken parts of other furniture. Called “Da Morto A Orto” (meaning ‘from redundant to abundant’) this series was first exhibited at the Salone [...]]]> http://www.environmentteam.com/innovation/furniture-turned-into-planters/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentteam.com/innovation/felt-mouse/ http://www.environmentteam.com/innovation/felt-mouse/#comments Mon, 09 May 2011 05:13:21 +0000 1nn0v@t10n http://www.environmentteam.com/innovation/?p=257 Designed by Portland-based industrial designer Joey Roth, this is a computer mouse prototype that is made from wool felt, teak and aluminum. As it involves no plastic and is made of biodegradable (wool felt, teak) and recyclable material (aluminum), the mouse is environmentally sound. This prototype will be show for the first time as part [...]]]> http://www.environmentteam.com/innovation/felt-mouse/feed/ 0