object orange is a guerrilla art project that paints abandaned homes in the detroit area bright orange to highlight the blight – a kind of urban highlighter. so far four of the eleven painted homes have been demolished. some beautiful images are with one of the artists, paul kotula documentary on youtube via wooster
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compact disc = expansive life cycle
the epa published this poster to show the complex processes involved in the production of compact discs – a process that’s especially costly when compared with the environmental cost of downloading music digitally via treehugger
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neat freaks
humanbeans are famous for their pizza box laptop case. they also have a series of product concepts to address our obsession with germs: release (a pill that washes you and your clothes from the inside out), mr germy (a germ-impregnated teething toy for boosting the immune system), atomdusta (for dusting between individuals atoms), wash bomb […]
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downcycling
heather rogers’ gone tomorrow:the hidden life of garbage is a wonderful short documentary that shows how the myth of recycling was created by materials manufacturers to convince people that plastics and metals are recyclable as a way to feel good about consuming more and more via meiver
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boob tunes
ian pearson suggests that breast implants could be functional, for example by containing an embedded mp3 player. the idea is not that bad:adding intelligent circuitry to aesthetic prostheses could help counterweight the stupidity of those who have them. vie engadget
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invisible fortresses
for a country that’s always at war with an invisible enemy, what better than fortifications you don’t even notice? rogers marvel architects are proposing a series of car-bomb defenses disguised as bus stops (top) sculptural benches (bottom left) and fountains (bottom right). while the benches and fountain work just like traditional bollards and jersey barriers, […]
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modular occupation
ever since my favorite architects (lotek) i have been a fan of found architecture through re-use of industrial containers. these objects are loaded with global industrial symbolism, and as it turns out, also political: this amazing site describes battleboxes, or the use of shipping containers as troop shelters by the us armed forces. their argument […]
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