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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.

8 Ingeniously Creative Green Product Designs

Some of the newest, most adventurous, mostly creatively practical green product designs floating around studios or stores today.

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Six Amazingly Creative Bonsai Masters

Like any art form, bonsai has its stars and envelope pushers. Here are a half-dozen of the world's most creative bonsai artists.

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Breathtaking Views: 27 Amazing HDR Sunset Photos

A magical sunset can take your breath away. Some photographers are able to capture and even enhance the beauty of a sunset through HDR photography.

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32 Amazing Examples of Recycled Furniture Art

Furniture art from recycled elements is often strikingly beautiful. Many modern and contemporary furniture designs are now made using recycled wood, paper or metal.

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Breathtaking Views: 31 Incredible HDR Mountain Photos

Through the magic of HDR photography or photo-manipulation techniques, mountain photographs become highly detailed and surreal.

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Creative Ways to Give Old Beer Cans New Life

Because used beer cans are so abundant, especially on Mondays, many people have found creative ways to give them new life after the last drop of beer is gone.

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Green Street Art

New technology and new trends in street art mean that spray paint is not the only tool in the artists palette.

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13 (Even) More Disturbingly Creative Environmental Ads

Activists battle to stop the senseless killing, neglect, torture and abuse of animals through creative and disturbing ad campaigns.

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11 More Disturbingly Creative Ads for the Environment

Some of the most shocking and disturbing ads in recent years have come from talented creative design teams of environmental and activist organizations.

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The Earthship Era: Eco-Tech Driven

A more in-depth look at the workings of Earthships, beautiful self-sufficient DIY homes for eco-conscious green living.

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12 Fantastic Floating Cities and Artificial Islands

Fascinating man-made islands and floating communities including a former fort fit for a Bond villain and a picturesque Pacific garbage dump.

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The Earthship Era: Eco-Friendly Luxury Living

An introduction to Earthships, completely self-sustaining, eco-friendly homes.

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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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