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Update on the Element: Staying In New York’s Green Hotel
8:53 am in design, eco-travel, icff, new york by TreeHugger
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After reading Emma's review of the Westin Element Times Square in New York , I thought I would try a stay in the so-called green hotel during ICFF and see what it was like. But I also wanted to see how green it really was; I have been in a lot of LEED certified buildings and a quick look in the cleaning closet lets you know that the lo...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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As always, the student work at ICFF is the most interesting. Students at 
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The 100 Mile Diet has been a meme on TreeHugger for a few years now, so it is fitting that that is the theme of a joint project of the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) on the east coast and the University of Washington (UW) on the west. TreeHugger emeritus Domenic Murren describes the problem: "Participants sourced sustainable materials from a 100-mile radius - and energy sources in keeping with the same circumscribed theme - to develop prototypes that address profound questions of place, production, climate, and culture."...
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A few years ago, looking for new markets for its sustainably harvested wood, the Swedish forestry company 
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These little bunnies are not only cute, but they are the harbinger of things to come. They are 3D printed in ceramics in a new process: layer by layer, a binder is deposited on a bed of ceramic powder. When all the layers are printed, it is then covered with a slip and fired at high temperature in a kiln, and then glazed and fired again. Soon, if you break Grandma's precious Elizabeth-and-Phillip-got-married teacup, you will be able to sneak out and print up a replica before she notices....
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We're at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) in New York, looking at the latest in green and small space design.
A perennial favourite at ICFF is
Your editor Collin and I are off to New York for the
