This is more of a trend than a design inspiration but I wanted to share it as it ticks all the boxes: local, independent, useful and entrepreneurial. Hubbub is a new service offering supermarket style delivery (online, at a certain time and multiple product) but from independent food shops . At the moment it is […]
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Urban growing idea
Saw this on www.lifeonthebalcony.com for those with limited outdoor space. All the instructions are on the site and it looks so fresh. A great way to plant pre-sown annual herbs or flowers. Thanks to My Urban Garden Deco for alerting me to this!
Ms Wanda’s Wardrobe for more sustainable fashion options
Last Friday I went along to the launch party for Ms Wanda’s Wardrobe, a new company started by Esther Freeman. It began from the dilemma of loving fashion but not wanting to add to the one point something billion tonnes of textiles put into landfill every year. Her idea is to promote pre-loved, vintage and […]
Domestic compost bins in India
I saw these compost bins whilst staying with a friend in Bangalore. They have been designed by Poonam Kasturi in order to reduce domestic food waste, a large component of landfill. The NGO is called Daily Dump www.dailydump.org (remember this is Indian english!) I love the fact that they can just sit outside the house […]
What to do with your bike if it doesn’t fit indoors
I love this image from Christian Peterson – just imagine the sound when it rains…
Think about your chopsticks…
As you know, I keep an eye out for anything interesting to share so I couldn’t resist this one from Moe Beitiks. OK, I know we can view it as a bigger problem in Asia than here but it still relates to us. This 5m high tree, displayed in Shanghai, was made out of 30,000 […]