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Art and design are a part of anything we build, but these designers and artists are particularly informed by the natural order and chaos that surrounds us in our daily lives. Some draw on recycled materials while others find meaning in environmental patterns – some are focused on sustainability with a message and others are interested in aesthetics.

15 Awesome Alternative Ways to Reuse Shipping Containers

Once their conventional usefulness is up, shipping containers can be transformed into spectacular, modern buildings like hotels, museums, homes and shops.

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12 Films With Dystopian Depictions of Earth's Future

These 12 visionary films create dismal futures caused by present-day problems like global warming, wildlife extinctions and resource depletion.

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Build with Your Food: 10 Works of Edible Architecture

An entirely edible world is just a dream, but these 10 examples of architecture made from food will have you salivating at the idea.

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Travel Unplugged: 15 on-the-map off-the-grid destinations

Going off-the-grid often means traveling to somewhere remote, but it doesn't have to. Cutting-edge constructions mean that unplugged, self-sufficient sites can be found both in the city and in the countryside

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21 Great Green Gadgets & Home Designs

Green stuff for your home doesn't have to be as obvious as you might think - these designs are out-of-the-way and outside-the-box sustainable design ideas.

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Bamboo Everywhere: 15 Built-from-Bamboo Products

Bamboo is a versatile material that is only now reaching its full potential, being used in all kinds of creative and unusual ways. Some of these, though, might be a bit much.

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Illuminating Reuse: 15 Recycled Lights and Lamps

Traffic lights, egg cartons, cardboard and other junk materials are transformed into brilliant light fixtures in these recycled lamp designs.

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Green Roofs Plus: Vertically Vegetated Buildings

Greenery isn't just for roofs. These 15 beautiful buildings feature walls decorated with trailing vines, moss, sedum and other plant life.

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Brilliant and Bizarre Off-the-Grid Green Designs and Technologies

As shown by these 15 gadgets, clothing items, homes and even entire towns, going off-grid can be stylish and luxurious.

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15 Innovative Eco-Friendly DIY Projects

Transform useless junk into brand new eco-friendly shoes, coin purses and furniture with these 15 eco-DIY tutorials.

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8 Eco-Friendly Examples of Great Green Decor

Here are 8 great and eco-friendly decor choices that are sure to make any home more inviting and comfortable!

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12 Cleverly Sustainable Tableware Designs

12 examples of clever, stylish sustainable tableware designs including edible utensils and beer bottle serving spoons.

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Earth Architecture: 15 Mud & Dirt Buildings

Incredible things can be made of dirt, as shown by these 15 examples of earthen architecture including adobe pueblos, hobbit holes and modern marvels.

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Creative, Strange & Innovative Electric Cars

A look into the strange and imaginative world of electric vehicle design, from ultra-futuristic concept cars to designs that'll be available within the year.

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7 Sustainable Wonders of the Ancient world

Green design, sustainable innovation, alternative energy - these are all recently-coined buzz-phrases but historical civilizations have done very similar things.

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