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Munich-based startup Icaros GmbH has a new way to motivate people to exercise more. Its somewhat intimidating fitness system blends the physical world with the virtual world, making you the protagonist of your own video game while working key muscles ...
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There’s a new nemesis to the hotel industry and they are rapidly growing, if you haven’t heard by now, Airbnb has hoteliers flustered over the impact they’ve made in only 7 years. Over the past two years alone, the company’s ...
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If you are concerned about air quality at home, this guide to purifying house plants will come in particularly handy. From gardening tips website Love the Garden, the infographic ‘The NASA Guide to Air-Filtering Houseplants’ includes information gathered by a ...
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It’s been a long week, and here you are, still frantically thinking of all the things you need to do with the time you don’t have. But then, gentle rolling hills of moss beckon and soothe you, and all melts ...
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all want our cities to be greener, but it is often quite hard to grow trees in a concrete environment. So, why not turn to waterfronts or lakes to place trees? Rotterdam will get its first ‘bobbing forest’ in 2016: ...
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A new innovative brick is paving the way towards more comfortable, affordable, and sustainable architectural solutions in hot climates. Colombian architects Miguel Niño and Johanna Navarro of Sumart Diseño y Arquitectura SAS designed BT – Bloque Termodisipador (HB – Heatsink Brick), ...
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Hanging between buildings like a parasite, ZA Architects’ Heart of the District is a unique architectural interruption that engages the city streets. The pod structure would serve as a hub for an adjacent hotel, drawing passersby in with its ventricle-like ...
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South Korea-based company ‘Archiworkshop’ created a glamping tent collection designed to enhance the act of camping into a luxurious retreat. This line is specifically designed for the extravagant camper. This line, titled ‘Glamping for Glampers,’ features an eco-friendly design and ...
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The Harvard Innovation Lab startup Getaway recently completed their latest rental micro-home: the Clara. Like their previous two buildings, their newest home is set in a beautiful wooded landscape and can be rented by anyone interested in test-driving tiny house ...