Object/Interface has created a Plantable Light Fixture called
Babylon made by Ryan Taylor a multidisciplinary designer located in Toronto. The fixture is made of aluminum with a powder coated finish. Set as an organic centre piece or a working herb garden over the kitchen counter. No matter where its situated - Babylon will become your very own hanging garden. These are limited editions so to find pricing you will have to
contact him.
Designer
Kristýna Pojerová has designed a glass domed lamp that has an inner gutter for growing small plants or herbs. It's currently on show at
Praque Designblok 2011, the light was created to satisfy the desire to grow fresh herbs within an urban kitchen. Their is a cylindrical opening in the base that permits quick access by hand to the lamp's interior, and allows additional light to exit below. If some of you are wondering if the light will burn the plants. You could always use a dimmer switch to regulate the light This lamp basically uses a space in the home that was otherwise not being utilize and it's utilizing the otherwise useless waste of heat from the bulb. Go Green!
The lamp is for sale at
Art Light and retails for about $1,900.
Source: Designboom
Matthew Lim, a recent grad student has created the EcoVinyl ($350), a turntable-headphone duo made from sustainable materials. This was created to help
Sennheiser a German audio company boast their branding and draw in a younger crowd with this product. The company has already introduced sustainable packaging so how about taking it to the next step with sustainable products.
Lim created this duo by choosing high-density fiberboard, which is often used in audio-system closure boxes. He used cork for the turntable and the earphone headband; and aluminum, which he CNC'd to produce a durable body. This ready-to-go set has a small carbon footprint with 45% fiberboard, which is recyclable and biodegradable. The metal body that it comes in can easily be removed with an Allen wrench and recycled. This product however is still a concept and Sennheiser has yet to commit to Lim's project. Either way, do you think this would help the company change it's branding to a younger crowd? Seeing how the company has been around for 60 years and only about 10% of headphone consumers knows who this company is. Leave a comment, would like to see what you think.
Source: CoDesign
This is the first radio I think I have come across that is made of cardboard and is a fully functional radio/mp3 input player. Did I mention also that this radio is fully recyclable, No! The
Cardboard Radio ($34) was designed by
Christopher McNicholl with the intent to manufacture a design that would make a more green approach once the product had met its end.
The internals of the radio are housed in a simple cardboard structure and the
device itself is also minimally designed, which is somewhat appealing from a
design standpoint. It’s powered by 4 AA batteries or DC power (power
adapter not included). It also comes with two nice retro dials and an audio
jack to allow you to hook up your mp3 player or smartphone.
Source: Technabob
