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Swedish architects Tham & Videgård Hansson Arkitekter have collaborated to bring forward the ‘Tree Hotel’ concept. It is a 4m× 4m × 4m lightweight aluminum shelter built around a tree trunk. Its exterior is covered with mirrored glass, which reflects the surroundings and the sky to make the hotel become a part of the nature. And the interior is all made of plywood. Providing a comfortable environment for two people, each shelter comes with a double bed, a small kitchen and bathroom, a living room and a roof terrace. In case birds fly into the windows, transparent stickers (visible to birds) will be added to the facades. To get into the shelter, you need to use a rope ladder or a rope bridge. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Have you ever imagined that one day all the trees disappeared and we had to make some trees with paper? Frustrating to say the least. But possibly that won’t happen as we’ve realized the importance of protecting the nature at present, due to the Papercraft Tree by Le Creative Sweatshop. Made from recycled and FSC-certified paper, the tree is specially designed for show our respect to the Arjowiggins Creative Papers, who have pledged to save one hectare of Brazilian rainforest at the COP15 conference held last month. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Fed up with ordinary round and long straws? You’ve been looking for something different? If you said both yes, I bet you’ll love these leaf-shaped straws. Use these leaves while drinking, your feelings will absolutely be different. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Made from squid skins, these bottle-shaped cans are possibly the most eco-friendly cans we’ve ever met. If you like them, you can also DIY some at home, too. Firstly, you have to prepare some squids, and stuff them with rice or grain; and then leave them under the sun until they’re totally dried to desired shapes. Hmmm, the rice stored by them also has a squid taste, and that’s really perfect for those who love fishy food.

Gone are the days using a paper business card and why not try the brilliant design that etches your messages onto a real leaf? Using a laser cut technology, the amazing cards are good examples of “natural design” or “green design”.

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Woo, the amazing wardrobe seems just like the Garden of Eden! But it’s designed for your clothes instead of Adam and Eve. With 616 copper leaves over an iron frame, the wardrobe also features a door that can glide open by a simple push. After it’s opened, you will find a cast bronze tree providing branches to drape your clothes.

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Environmentalism has become a mainstream all over the world, and the shell of the environmentally-friendly pen is made of corn starch plastic, which is completely degraded in certain condition. So such green pens won’t result any pollution to the environment and you needn’t to worry about your children with the bad habit of biting pens.

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Color is one of the most important factors of painting, but it is hard to get a nature color just like the real object. But this color picker can help you finish this hard work. The built-in scanner can help you get the color of any object in real word and then, after the process of the chip, the RGB cartridge located within the pen mixes the inks to create the color scanned. [Read the rest of this entry...]