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Post tags: “energy star”, bic pen chandelier, Clothes Hanger Chandleier by Luis Teixeira, Coffee Stirrer Chandelier by Studio Verissimo, Cola Bottle Lamp, Crystal Lamp, eco lighting, en pieza, energy efficient light bulbs, energy efficient lighting, Equo Desk Lamp, green design, green lamps, green lighting, interior lighting, koncept, LED bulbs, LEDs, light-emitting diodes, low energy lighting, mauricio affonso, molo lamps, Paper Tube Light, Philips, Philips Ledino, POP pendant lamp, QisDesign, Ruth Oh, sarah turner, seagull light, sustainable design, Traffic Cone Lamp by Laura Haaker, Urchin Molo Lamp, Yves Behar Leaf Lamp

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Post tags: eco design, eco-art, green art, green design, installation art, labyrinths, Motoi Yamamoto, salt, salt maze, salt sculpture, sustainable art

If you’re a firm believer that people who care about the planet and animals can be just as badass as the next guy (or gal, in this case), we think this sexy biker jacket from The Sway speaks right to your point. The edgy hand-patched jacket (worth $856) is made from offcuts and leftovers of the leather industry meaning that it’s both recycled and cruelty-free. We’re giving one of these babies away and it could be yours – so enter now to win it!

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Post tags: eco-fashion, Ethical Fashion, Free People, green fashion, reclaimed cotton, reclaimed leather, recycled cotton, recycled leather, Sustainable Fashion, sustainable style, The Sway, upcycled cotton, upcycled leather

This rustic Alpine Barn in Selva di Cadore, Italy has been renovated into a low-impact retreat set in the dramatic Italian Alps. The barn is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site, so great strides were made by EXiT architetti associati to maintain the original presence of the structure while making it efficient and durable for future generations. Each board and beam was taken apart, cleaned, repaired and then reassembled around a metal frame. A well-insulated shell and solar-electric panels beautifully set into the roof make the restoration a powerful fusion of historic design and 21st century technology.

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Post tags: barn renovation, eco renovation, EXiT architetti associati, Green Building, historic barn renovation, historic green building, historic preservation, Italian green building, restored barn, solar electric historic roof, UNESCO world heritage site

If you’ve been wanting to spruce up your little ones’ rooms with some bright, colorful wall art, we’ve got just the thing. We’re teaming up with ModTots to give away a custom, hand-painted, 12″ X 12″ piece (worth $130) to one lucky Inhabitat reader and it could be you! The winner (along with input from the youngster whose room the art will go in) will get to choose from a fun array of animal or robot designs and background colors, so click below to enter for your chance to score this amazing piece of handmade art.

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Electric cars usually take contemporary forms, but there is something to be said for classic auto design. With that in mind, Japanese company Mitsuoka Motors has developed a sleek-looking electric sports cars that is based on the modern Mazda NC MX-5 sports car. The vehicle, called the Himiko, shows that electric cars can hark back to a simpler, and arguably more stylish time.

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An Arcology is essentially a mega city that packs a ginormous population into one hyperstructure – think the Death Star, Zion in The Matrix or the Anthill of Antz fame. Now, a real-life group of ambitious designers has taken their looming pyramidal arcology and placed it smack dab on the Mississippi River as a proposal for rebuilding New Orleans. This 30 million square foot beast-building with an array of green features is aptly named NOAH (Get it? Noah and the Arcology?), and is meant to house 40,000 residents.

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Concentrated solar power has the potential to generate immense amounts of energy — but it can also be amazingly destructive. American student Eric Jacqmain has assembled over 5,800 mirrors into his own parabolic ‘solar Death Ray’, which can reportedly melt through metal and concrete – hit the jump to see it in action!

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As the Northeast digs itself out of the third major storm of the season — and possibly the worst winter storm in 40 years — people may start to wonder, “What happened to global warming?” In fact, after last week’s blizzard, a perplexed Bill O’Reilly put a call out to Al Gore, asking him to explain why “southern New York has turned into the tundra” if the earth is supposed to be getting hotter. The answer is simple: global warming causes more precipitation, which translates to more snow when temperatures dip below 32 degrees.

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