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Artist Turns Secondhand Cars Into Whimsical Geometric Caravans

11:20 am in camping, Design & Architecture, designers, less is more, san francisco, small spaces by TreeHugger

jaynelson5.jpgPhotos: Jay Nelson The general misconception of small spaces is that they must be bland and minimal for the sake of functionality and efficiency. But like other green building myths, that's not necessarily true, as San Francisco-based artist and designer Jay Nelson proves with the artful living quarters found in his quirky geometric campers, all of which are bui...Read the full story on TreeHugger

Awesome Vertical Garden With Recycled PET Bottles At Poor Family Home In Sao Paulo

8:30 am in brazil, Design & Architecture, gardening, recycled consumer goods, small spaces by TreeHugger

Vertical Garden With Recycled PET Bottles In Sao Paulo Photo Photos: Rosenbaum. Brazilian design studio Rosenbaum collaborates with TV show Caldeirao do Huck in a segment called Lar doce lar (Home Sweet Home), which helps families in need re-designing their homes to improve their lives and self-esteem. In its latest work for a family living in the outskirts of Sao Paulo...Read the full story on TreeHugger

Inside Treehouse & Cabin Turn Brooklyn Loft Into Two-Bedroom Space

3:56 pm in Design & Architecture, designers, less is more, new york, small spaces by TreeHugger

katzchiao1.jpgPhotos: Shawn Connell and Katz Chiao When confronted with a large open loft space, one's initial reaction may be to use walls or dividers to divvy up the space. Not so for architects Deborah and Terri Chiao of New York and Philadelphia-based design and research collaborative Katz Chiao. The pair eschewed the wall and turned a residential loft in Brooklyn into an intimate haven by building in an elevated treehouse and cabin, still leaving enough shared space for an open kitchen, dining/work area and mini-gardens....Read the full story on TreeHugger

Minimalist Table and Stool Reduce a Work Space to Bare Bones Basics

12:30 pm in concepts & prototypes, Design & Architecture, furniture, small spaces, toilets by TreeHugger

ergo-stool-table-desk-1.jpg Images Courtesy of Adam Senior At TreeHugger, we're a little obsessed with work space designs: desks made for standing, sitting, a little of both and even walking. Here's a design from British designer Adam Senior that takes a minimalist approach to the desk. Th...Read the full story on TreeHugger

LifeEdited: Home Electronics and Entertainment

12:01 pm in Design & Architecture, gadgets, lifeedited, multi-purpose objects, small spaces by TreeHugger

lifeedited-banner.jpg lifeedited-home-electronics.jpg Photo credit: William Hook via Flickr/Creative Commons The term "green electronics" may be a bit of an oxymoron. While companies try to be responsible, there is still often a contradiction between high tech and low impact. Nevertheless, like most of us,...Read the full story on TreeHugger

Less is More; a Dinner Table for Two Reduced to Its Essence

2:55 am in concepts & prototypes, dematerialization, Design & Architecture, designers, dining room, furniture, interiors, less is more, living room, small spaces, spain, tables by TreeHugger

la cool vie table Daniel Gantes photo Photo Credit: Daniel Gantes. This designer from Valencia in Spain believes that even if you have little money and/or space, a dinner for two should always be possible on a decent table. Daniel Gantes designed La Cool Vie Bohème so that couples with a minimum wage can still have a romantic dinner....Read the full story on TreeHugger

Pop Up, Disassemblable Room Lets Small Apartments Grow Inside

9:03 am in architecture, argentina, Design & Architecture, small spaces by TreeHugger

Transitory Room By Diego Arraigada Photo Photos: Courtesy of Diego Arraigada. Argentine architect Diego Arraigada did the blog rounds some time ago for his stunning view house, but we're hooked with this smaller, more personal project. Faced with the challenge of designing a room for a new born child in a small apartment, the architect came up with a structure half way between a piece of furniture and architecture called Room House....Read the full story on TreeHugger

Ecofabulous House 2011: Up for Bidding, Fully Loaded

7:28 pm in architecture, charities, Design & Architecture, designers, green building, small spaces, Take Action by TreeHugger

ecofabulous-house-2011.jpg pieceHomes and ecofabulous collaborate on home to benefit Global Green. Photos courtesy of ecofabulous Renewable cork floors and tables, sustainable furnishings, solar shades and solar passive heating; EcoClad and recycled glass tiles, water conserving and energy efficient appliances; low VOC paints and food grade adhesives; Linda Loudermilk's seaweed bedding and even her sustainable clothing in the bamboo plywood closet. That was the taste of what's inside this ec...Read the full story on TreeHugger

A Rooftop Pod Provides a Luxurious, "Green" Retreat from Urban Life

7:45 am in alternative energy, concepts & prototypes, electronics, Science & Technology, small spaces by TreeHugger

living-roof-1.jpg All Images Courtesy of NAU Traveling to new cities can be an enriching and wonderful experience, but it can also take a toll on the environment. Choosing a hotel based on its sustainable credibility can get expensive, and guilt on your green conscience can put a real cramp in your style. So what to do? Couch surf? Camp? Why do either, when you can crash in an uber high-tech, energy-producing rooftop pod? Introducing the Living Roof, one of the cooler-looking but least necessary designs to come along in a while. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger

Revolving Kitchen And Hanging Bed In Stunning 600 Sq. Foot Recycled Cabin

3:32 pm in bedrooms, brazil, Design & Architecture, kitchens, small spaces by TreeHugger

Hanging Bed At Recycled 600 Sq. Foot Cabin Photo Photo: Evelyn Muller. Although interior design events in Latin America are always full of huge museum rooms thought for impossible houses, it's good to see the trend of small spaces popping up in places like Buenos Aires and Read the full story on TreeHugger