The Party Just Got a Whole Lot Greener
Summer Warm Ups at PS1 are the crown jewel of Long Island City. Marc was once quoted by a reporter for calling it "the Hipster Hamptons". You go for the...
A Different Kind of Island
I spent last week on the island of St. John, in the US Virgin Islands. Oddly enough, it's approximately the same size as Manhattan (about 20 square miles), but the...
2663 Urban Tumbleweeds — An MSLK Art Installation
At MSLK we’ve been thinking a lot about sustainable design and what we can do – both as designers and as a studio – to make this world a better...
The Lettuce Isn’t The Only Thing That’s Green
This past Sunday, The New York Times ran an article entitled, "Rethinking the Meat-Guzzler" about the environmental impact of America's mass consumption meat industry. Some of the green statistics are...
Sustainable Social Swiss Design
These belt buckles are made out of old bike license plates. They are part of an amazing collection of wearable and home accessories made by long-term unemployed persons. The Social...
Repurposing Styrofoam
A while back Apple sent me new laptop. I hung onto the Styrofoam sheets in the box because I loved the circle pattern. Today I was cleaning and about to...
Hey Rockefellers, Make an Eco-friendly, Fake Tree
Have you heard of the term "greenwashing"? That's what Rockefeller center has been doing with the media. I'm seriously sick of hearing about how the Rockefeller center Christmas tree went...
Some things you CAN take with you…
While doing a little research on repurposing materials, I stumbled across this bookshelf designed to carry you into the great hereafter. With a little rearrangement of the pieces, the shelves...