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The Scaffolding Table Lamp makes use of exotic wood scraps reclaimed from a variety of sources, from demolition projects to piano manufacturers. Artist and designer Rodger Stevens shapes the handpicked wood cast-offs into CFL-compatible, functional sculptures. The scaffolding design, a Green Depot exclusive, is also available as a taller floor lamp. Made in New York City. ...read more
As far as wooden design materials go, it doesn't get more sustainable than cork. The rapidly renewable resource is super versatile and warm-looking to boot, as designer Aurélien Barbry proves with the Wine & Bar Series created for Normann Copenhagen. Inspired by the use of cork as a bottle sealer in traditional wine production, this complete range of cork accessories......read more
Designed for a local artist, this stunning rural home from Toronto-based studio Altius Architecture near Collingwood, Ontario communicates beautifully with the natural surroundings, with dark-framed glass walls and vertical windows that flood the interiors with natural light. Completed last year, the Clearview Residence features a broad selection of sustainable......read more
Olaf Otto Becker's photographic interest in Nordic landscapes began in 1999, when he first traveled to Iceland. On that trip, he snapped a picture of a retreating glacier. When he returned three years later, the glacier was gone. Between 2003 and 2006, Becker made a series of solo expeditions in an inflatable Zodiac along the west coast of Greenland, whose rapidly melting ice sheet is proof......read more
As a design material, bamboo hits on all the right notes. It's strong but lightweight, cheap but sustainable. And in the hands of a skilled artisan, it looks damn good. This crispy-looking, Oregon-made Silva Bamboo Macbook case is a fine example. Sized to fit 13 and 15-inch MacBook Pros (note: not MacBook Airs), the cases are lined with wool felt, and feature a leather hand strap for carrying.......read more
When he's not crafting wildly creative videos and commercials as a director for MEGAFORCE (check the official vid for Tame Impala's "Solitude is Bliss"), Leo Berne is cruising around the country, shooting analog photos. If you like traveling (who doesn't) and the warmth of film photography (ditto), then these are for you. "I take pictures like a tourist," Leo says, "mostly to create nice images......read more
Plain as it may be, this Cauliflower Soup surprises with its sweet and silky smoothness. Created by Paul Bertolli, the co-author of Chez Panisse Cooking with food activist and chef Alice Waters, the simple soup is the perfect antidote to a winter that won't go away. Slideshow recipe here. (via Wilder Quarterly) Photo: James Ransom...read more
From directing duo Exploding Motor Car (Winston Hacking and Brett Long) comes this video for "Restoration," the second single off The Acorn's album No Ghost. Nothing too groundbreaking going on, just some time-lapse footage of a BBQ feast on location at a farm in Ontario. Standard scene for a folky tune. But the when the sun goes down, there's some beautiful, lo-fi lighting......read more
Shot on the frigid Atlantic coastlines of Ireland and England, "The Dark Side of the Lens" presents a side of surfing that few people glimpse: the world of the surf photographer. The film was made by one of the greats, Irishman Mickey Smith (alongside talented DP Allan Wilson), who explains, “I wanted to create that something that would give insight into what it takes to grind out a......read more
Are you a disorganized person? Do you lose stuff all the time? When people see you, do they say, "Christ man, you're a bloody mess!" with some regularity? Same here. Fear not, we've found the answer for our scatterbrained woes in the form of the Nau Fluent Stash, a folding carrying case for cords, chargers, gum, glasses, notebooks, and, uhhh, narcotics (why else would they call it a Stash?).......read more
