Tag Archives: nature

The Seed Bomb Vending Machine

By Jeroen Beekmans | Published: Tuesday July 27, 2010

We like vending machines and we like seed bombs, so we were very delighted when we heard about this clever idea from the designers of Commonstudio. Under the…

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NANO Supermarket

By Joop de Boer | Published: Friday May 7, 2010

Since the rise of Philips’ Foodprinter and the amazing developments in 3D printing we made some speculations on future shopping on this blog. What, for…

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Terrarium, A Sonic Experience Dreamscape

By Joop de Boer | Published: Wednesday December 9, 2009

Amsterdam-based interaction designers Theodore Watson and Emily Gobeille created this stunning interactive installation back in 2008, but it’s still worth posting it.

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Spiderman In The Urban Jungle

By Joop de Boer | Published: Sunday December 6, 2009

The French artist Sébastien Preschoux has come up with a beautiful collection of spanned string projects in all sorts of dreamy spatial situations. We found out…

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Naturmobil: the Horse Reinvented

By Jeroen Beekmans | Published: Friday September 4, 2009

Recently I stumbed upon an Iranian green transportation project called the Naturmobil. Described as “the most amazing vehicle so far made in the current millennium”, Naturmobile…

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Foreclosures Become Nature

By Jeroen Beekmans | Published: Friday August 14, 2009

In case you haven’t heard of the ReBurbia design competition yet, you should definitely check the list of its finalists to grab your portion of instant inspiration. Supported by

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Office Life in the Middle of a Forest

By Jeroen Beekmans | Published: Friday June 12, 2009

This is where you want to work, no matter what job you have. Madrid-based architects Jose Selgas and Lucia Cano of Selgascano have designed their new office, located in…

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Grass for the Office

By Jeroen Beekmans | Published: Monday May 18, 2009

Who doesn’t want a piece of nature in the office? The designers of Nine99 created delicious grass squares to give a natural touch to the office or home…

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Flexibility in the Middle of Nowhere

By Jeroen Beekmans | Published: Monday January 19, 2009

A few days ago I stumbled upon a Wall Street Journal Magazine article about the work of Seattle-based architect Tom Kundig. He designed rustic homes on…

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