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A Vietnamese Designer Is Updating Eco-Design with Ancient Knowledge
Up your trip’s artistic ante by learning the craft of eco-friendly garment design.
[Exclusive] Flesh-Eating Mushrooms Are the Future of Burial Tech
...And it's beautiful. A groundbreaking green burial exhibition emerges in advance of NYFW, courtesy of a collaboration between Coeio and the Ace Hotel.
Could You Spend 24 Years Building Your Own Island?
Catherine King and Wayne Adams didn't find the ultimate escape—they made it themselves.
Inside the Quest to Make Skateboards 100% Recyclable
Beyond sustainable skateboards, Finland-based company Uitto’s big dream is to make a global skateboard recycling exchange.
The Future of Farming Is Powered by Fish Shit
Forget rolling hills and patchwork fields, London’s GrowUp Urban Farm is cultivating salad leaves and protein-rich tilapia fish using a highly sustainable, recirculating water system known as aquaponics.
California Abalone Are as Delicious as They Are Creepy
Abalone have a long and checkered history in California, having gone from a population surge in the 18th century to near-decimation in recent decades. But one Monterey Bay-based farm is producing these sweet, weird-looking mollusks sustainably.
This App Could Cut Restaurant Food Waste in Half
A new app from London start-up Winnow claims to have saved £2 million worth of food since launching in 2013.
Flowers Often Travel a Long Way to Decorate Your Australian Living Room
Roses come from Kenya. Carnations from China, while orchids tend to come from Thailand.
These Biodegradable Beer Six-Pack Rings Could Save the World's Oceans
Florida-based Saltwater Brewery hopes to cut down on the amount of plastic clogging our oceans with its new biodegradable beer packaging.
This Puerto Rican Hotel is a Minimalist Eco-Friendly Heaven
At Hix Island House in Vieques, you can vacation beautifully without polluting the earth.
This House in Adelaide Was Built With $170K and a Lot of Used Tyres
An "earthship" is a home that grows its own food, collects its own water, and maintains its temperature using materials like dirt and beer cans. We checked out what might be Australia's first as it nears completion.
Here's How the Number of Fish in the Ocean Could More Than Double by 2050
New research says that sustainable practices could help fishermen haul about 16 million more metric tons of fish than they do today while generating $53 billion more in profits.