Artist Buster Simpson took rainwater downspouts to another level as part of the 'Growing Vine Street' project in Seattle. Click to see some other functional, yet unusual examples:
http://deputy-dog.com/2008/10/pimp-my-drainpipe.html
I will slowly update some of the findings and discoveries from Opportunity Green conference. First one is the Green Roots, beautifully displayed at the conference court yard as a vertical living wall. It's a great combination of utilizing urban vertical space while cleaning air and cooling building (if it's used on building wall). I especially love the way the wall feels so 3D with the texture from sacculent.
Time to take a break from work and dream about a stay at some of these futuristic-designed, luxury hotels. They all certainly capitalize on their location and environment. http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/fotostrecke-36923.html#backToArticle=589127
Nest is a nonprofit organization dedicated to support women
artists and artisans in the developing world by helping them create
sustainable entrepreneurial hand craft oriented businesses. They have micro-loaning in place so that these women can start their business (purchase materials, tools etc. to work on their handmade crafts). I like the way they generate money for micro-loaning. They sell a one-of-a-kind line of clothing, accessories and
merchandise for the home produced exclusively for Nest by a group of
artists and designers.
I'm going to have to give Evernote a try. I like the idea of keeping track of things I see, hear, read and find...and they have iPhone and mobile apps.
Is exclusivity/time driven availability a contributor to a premium experience? Check out Wine Woot (a subset of woot.com). If you want to know more about what it is, check it out here... I couldn't possibly explain it better or more sarcastically than the owners do. I love the stats that are listed under the "comments" section, and the discussion that ensues.
Each day a new offering is posted, and is available until:
So to "get in on the deal" you must be a part of the community, on the ball, "with it" and get in the action while the getting is good.
Part Wikipedia/Part Google Search, I like how Mahalo.com organizes it's information and links...much nicer to look at than some of the others.
The most popular searches have "human-powered" results like Wikipedia. When there isn't a human-powered search result, the site offers tabs for Google, Yahoo, Live Search, Ask, Wikipedia, Del.icio.us, YouTube and Flickr results.
When I'm at the beach, I can spend hours playing with white sand. This website thissand.com makes me feel as if I am letting the sand fall out of my hand to make random shapes. Kind of like a digital version of "office zen garden" people used to have on their office desk.
It sort of speaks for itself, doesn't it? This ad won Bronze (outdoor ads) in Ads of the World August 2008.
For those who follow online media, blogs and even Twitter, it's interesting to understand what other users are following. Perspctv pulls the data from a variety of sources and presents it in a nice clear way. www.perspctv.com
