In the current economy, many of us are looking for ways to cut costs. While buying organic is often preferred - Heidi Kenney’s downloadable Dirty Dozen Cheat Sheet can assist you in deciding whether it’s worth spending a little extra on organic bananas or organic apples, or the fruit/vegetable of your choice.
The quick-reference guide separates 27 common fruits and veggies into two categories: Those that usually have a low pesticide content and those that don’t.
Fuseproject and the Mexican government have teamed up to create “See Better to Learn Better,” a free new program. Acclaimed designer Yves Béhar came up with this new collection of glasses, Collección Escolar 2010, made specifically for students. His glasses are customizable for changing fashions (and prescriptions) and they’re made of nearly-unbreakable Gilamid plastic. As part of the program, schools will offer free eye exams, and the glasses themselves, which will be produced locally in Mexico.
Rain doesn’t have to be dreary. The Rain Drum is a beat making product that features mounted sound inputs on the exterior of an umbrella top that make different drum noises when raindrops touch it. The shade of the umbrella contains five wax-cloth coverings with varying elasticities to create a range of tones and frequencies, depending on the size and speed of the falling rain drop.
Dig this documentary that explores the art of hand-painted advertising murals.
If you don’t know already—the 2010 World Cup in South Africa is about to go down 45 days from now. Nike commissioned a handful of illustrators to represent their countries and reinterpret the emblems and badges as alternative versions for their national team shirts. The example above is by Cape Town’s own illustrator Kronk.
To find out more about the True Colors project, go here.
“There has been a massive global expansion in green marketeering. BP, a.k.a.,“British Petroleum,” has spent tens of millions of dollars to develop and sell its green street cred” says Paul Taylor from the LA Examiner. I think it is safe to say that BP has an uphill battle to reclaim its environmental credibility.
For the latest news on the clean-up efforts head over to the Huffington Post
The National Geographic Museum will open a new exhibition this Wednesday, April 28 called Design for the Other 90%, a touring exhibition from the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum in NYC. The exhibition takes a look at designers who are developing solutions that address basic needs for the vast majority of the world’s population not traditionally served by professional designers. Of the world’s 6.5 billion people, 90% have few to none of the basic necessities required for progress and survival.
Eben Bayer and Gavin McIntyre have developed a material they call Ecocradle. It feels, looks, and pretty much functions exactly like styrofoam. What is so interesting about this material is that it is comprised of only organic matter with mushroom roots acting as the glue to bring it all together. For more on the duo’s research and development head over to L Magazine.
The nation’s largest rooftop solar installation was unveiled last week in Woodbridge, New Jersey. The building (seen above) is a FedEx shipping plant and is quite impressive to say the least. Jersey leads the east coast in solar energy production and is 2nd to only California in the nation.
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