Thursday, April 23, 2009

When I first saw the Peepoo bag I thought it was a joke, but after reading about it I realized it’s quite a novel idea. Basically it’s a plastic bag to go to the bathroom in, which is why I thought it was a joke, but this simple little bag employs some sophisticated sustainable solutions and solves some pretty daunting problems.
In the developing world clean water and sanitation are very scarce. This is due to over population and lack of infrastructure and poses a serious health risk to the affected populations. In these parts of the world not only do they lack the infrastructure to attain clean water, they also lack the infrastructure needed to deal with all their waste, so they end up contaminating the little water they have. Around the world, one child dies every 15 seconds from to contaminated water. For them the saying “Don’t piss where you drink” isn’t a clever metaphor, it’s a real life challenge. For more...click here------
http://greenupgrader.com/category/innovation/



Pantone 17-1044, please!

If only these were pantone swatches, it would be brilliant!





Monday, April 20, 2009

Terrible Chair and Horrendous Fashion


For Video:

http://www.jooyounpaek.com/ssc.html

Woof Woof!


3rd Annual Best in Show charity event benefitting the Downtown Animal Care Foundation - April 24th.

The wheels on the bus goes 'round and 'round...

The basic design of the yellow school bus hasn't changed much since the 30s, while cars and trucks has evolved year after year.

12 students of the Art Center College of Design in Pasadina, a leading U.S. school for industrial and transportation design, has modernized the classic yellow bus to be safer, more fuel efficient and fun to ride.

The challenge of this project was to "view the school bus as more than a vehicle to transport students to and from school, but rather as a vehicle that could be incorporated into the community," said instructor Marek Djordjevic, who oversaw the project.