Monthly archive March, 2009

Why Twitter?

Twitter is on everybody’s (at least the journalist’s) minds these days in Sweden. You can read how someone became “friend” with Yoko Ono one day or started to follow Barack Obama the other. Probably a lot of you don’t care, but some of you are maybe interested but don’t understand why you should Twitter. For...
Earth Hour tonight

Earth Hour tonight

Don’t forget to take part of the world wide Earth Hour campaign and turn off your light 8.30pm local time this evening. We need the world to take action on Global Warming. Earth Hour 2009 aims to reach more than one billion people in 1000 cities around the world; Sydney, Beijing, London, Los Angeles, Copenhagen and Malmö among others. You...
Post visual pollution

Post visual pollution

As you probably already know, the city of São Paulo, Brazil, has put an end to all outdoor billboards, neon signs and other means of outdoor advertising. This is old news, since the ban has been on since January 2007, now a little more than two years ago. Surely, you should be able to sell...

Designboost at Facebook

If you are hanging out at the social network Facebook you are welcome to be a member of the Designboost group. We will regularly publish images and films from our different activities. You will also be able to interact and share knowledge about design in general and sustainable design in particular. tags technorati : social...
Bob Hund single in just one copy

Bob Hund single in just one copy

Swedish acclaimed cult band Bob Hund recently released their first single for 6 years. Fantastiskt (Fantastic) will be sold and delivered as an art piece comprising; the original master dubplate vinyl (the only existing copy) mounted on a real working turntable with cover art, song lyrics and monogram etched onto the lid by the artist Martin...
Dizel&Sate online shop

Dizel&Sate online shop

Dizel&Sate is a Stockholm based design studio made up of Slobodan Zivic and Thomas Berger. They specialise in graphic interiors and have long been active within alternative architecture, challenging traditional conceptions of Scandinavian miminalism and functionality. At their online shop you can get your own limited edition posters, prints, t-shirts and more. And as they are saying;...
Raw table by Jens Fager for Muuto

Raw table by Jens Fager for Muuto

  The Raw collection by Jens Fager for MUUTO has got attention all over the world since the launch last September. Now the collection is growing with a new side table in some interesting colours; yellow, green, blue and dark grey. As the other pieces in the RAW collection the side table is cut very roughly.  ...
Hang lamp by Rikke Hagen

Hang lamp by Rikke Hagen

  Hang is a lamp designed by Rikke Hagen that combines form, function and aesthetics in an understated design. Hang is part of the New Danish Modern series by Normann Copenhagen, featuring Danish design and Danish manufacture. Its expression is approachable, its design classical. Hang was inspired by soft retro shapes, making Hang into a...
The most authentic Australian eco wine experience in the Adelaide Hills

The most authentic Australian eco wine experience in the Adelaide Hills

“People want depth to their experiences,” says Sean Delaney, the former HR manager turned vigneron who with his wife Sue established Sinclair’s Gully, the only eco certified cellar door and vineyard in the Adelaide Hills. “We remember genuine emotional responses to people and places, and so seek these authentic experiences out. Our customers are looking for...

Super sustainable city

Vision for a sustainable Gothenburg by Kjellgren Kaminsky architecture. Andra bloggar om: göteborg, hållbarhet, arkitektur, stadsplanering tags technorati : sustainability city planning urban planning