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Founded by future-focused architect Dustin Feider, O2 Treehouse designs and builds geodesic domes for leafy habitats. The company is guided by principles of sustainability; domes are hung in the canopy using a cable suspension system, so not a single hole is drilled in the host tree during installation; also, because the polygon design distributes stress evenly across the entire structure, the......read more
Straight Line Designs are anything but. The 25-year old design workshop in Vancouver, British Columbia produces custom furniture, installations and private commissions with an offbeat, quirky sense of humor. Run by Judson Beaumont, Straight Line uses a wide variety of materials including local maple and pine that's been ravaged by pine beetles and is considered unfit for most commercial......read more
High-tech art outfit Sweatshoppe (aka artist-programmers Blake Shaw and Bruno Levy) are taking video art into new territory with their brand of "video painting," seen here in action in cities around Europe. Armed with a projector, a roller, and some homemade software, the duo hit the night streets to paste up short-lived video collages on city walls. But what......read more
Los Angeles-based woodworker Andrew Riiska of Riiska Design crafts sumptuous tables and other furniture from salvaged woods. The God Save the Queen Bee Hive, a Riiska collaboration with Walker and Will Rollins, is a Japanese-style home for bees called a “multi-tiered box.” Each stacked box features a custom carving of a honeybee milled into the side. ...read more
If you can get past the terror, there are few feelings more free than bombing a hill on a longboard. It's downright euphoric. Terrifying, yes, but fun as hell. Bill Erickson knows the deal and adds an eco angle to the mix. The Seattle board shaper crafts butter-smooth longboards from reclaimed and sustainably harvested woods. Each walnut beauty is custom-made. Just don't forget your helmet....read more
Your typical shower curtain is made of vinyl, the infamous off-gassing plastic. The Ty shower curtain is made of recycable #2 plastic, which is breathable (making it less likely to grow gross mold and mildew) and doesn't off gas. Made in the USA, this DIY edition comes with a permanent marker so you can brighten up your bathroom by creating your own design on the curtain. Ty is also a member of......read more
