A design by Özgür Masur from Argande's 2010-2011 fall-winter collection.Istanbul was abuzz last week about the latest efforts to position the city as a new fashion capital and help Turkey move from manufacturer of raw materials for clothing to purveyor of style. The third Istanbul Fashion Week drew plenty of press and party-goers and even a few fashion-world celebrities. But was th...Read the ful
Photo via JWGA IncSometimes the waterway is both greener and faster than the highway. Though ferries are bigger than cars and usually use more fuel, they can carry hundreds of people and cars at one time. Plus, they are also often the shortest route from point A to point B -- meaning a fraction of the mileage that would be spent in a car. In cities that offer commuter ferries to keep rush hour un
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Images: LOUyLOUThose ubiquitous plastic play-kitchens for kids may be a thing of the past, if massive recalls and a recent upsurge of interest in non-toxic, higher-quality toys mean anything. That's why these vibrant play kitchens (made from empty olive cans) from Berlin-based "family project" LOUyLOU are especially appealing -- they are uniquely handmade and have a nostalgic touch to them. But t
Photo credit yanyanyanyanyan via flickr.Bisphenol A, which seems to contribute to a wide variety of yucky ailments, is in 91% of Canadians, this study shows. And as we've already documented in TreeHugger, it's
Photo via The TelegraphIf being adorable was a crime, these liger cubs would clearly be in a great deal of trouble -- but that's not why they were seized recently by authorities in Taiwan. In Taipa's "World Snake King Education Farm" a lion and a tiger were apparently allowed to produce offspring without first getting governmental approval to permit the breeding -- grounds for having the animals
Image Courtesy of: archdaily.comParking garages are generally considered to be a necessary evil: necessary because everyone drives; evil because they are usually drab, ugly concrete structures that take up valuable urban space. Yet in recent years, architects and designers have been working to counter this view, by adding solar panels, giving preference to hybrid cars, and g...Read the full story
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (photo via flickr)Hey climate activists, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon wants to know what you think of a little trip South Africa. Why? Because he doesn't think that world leaders will agree on a deal at the next U.N. conference on climate change, scheduled for late November in Mexico. South Africa would be the next Conference of the Pa
A fracking tower (photo via flickr)The film "Gas Land" has woken people up to the dangers of fracking--the drilling technique that uses millions of gallons of pressurized and chemically treated water to fragment rock to get to natural gas. The New York State Senate obviously has questions about fracking after they voted 48 to 9 last Tuesday to issue a temporary moratorium on the practice. ...Rea
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