The November issue of Creative Review (big fan) will come in a revolutionary new biodegradable plastic bag. Sink it in water and it immediately dissolves to be drained down your sink. Supposedly it is composed of a water soluble polymer and is non-toxic, free of harmful residues. Designed by Cyberpac, it poses a look into the future of environmentally-friendly packaging.
Posted in living or unliving, marketing
Tagged biodegradable, creative review, cyberpac, environment, packaging, plastic
Got some friends in the city this weekend so I thought I’d have a NYC-themed mini-post of random eclecticism. Hope they’re having gay ole’ chilly time, heartsies fartsies.
1. Williamsburg design firm, DresserJohnson, have started a service/project called Brooklyn Bunny. It’s a rabbit-sitting service that puts your fuzzy pet on webcam so you can see what the floppy-eared chomper is up to even when you’re away.
2. Earlier this year, sections of Broadway were closed off to traffic and essentially turned into a pedestrian mall for Memorial Day, resulting in a temporary better quality of life. Now there is a new proposition taking that idea a step even further — completely and permanently shutting down 42nd street to traffic and building a light rail system that would span the width of Manhattan. Estimated as a $500 million project, it would triple the amount of people transported at roughly the same cost and be much more eco-friendly.
3. Here’s some NYC-specific marketing for bottled water…subway iconography & Lady America.
4. Perhaps the worst billboard idea for NYC evar? Amer Air plane directed into a building. Ahh, indeed.
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Tagged billboards, bottled water, brooklyn, bunny, light rail, new york, williamsburg
Haruyama Trading Co. of Okayama, Japan has created a fashionable businessman’s suit to double as a shield from swine flu. The way it works is that the garment is coated with titanium dioxide, the same chemical in toothpastes to kill viruses. However, the coating is gone after a couple washes so it just becomes a regular swine flu-susceptible suit. $580 and the choice of navy or 3 different styles of gray. go go go.
Posted in le fasheon, living or unliving
French government is dedicating 2.2 billion dollars to create a network of battery charging stations for electric powered vehicles, taking a major step towards EV. The plan is, by 2015, all parking lots will have stations for drivers to use. The country is taking a step, so now its up to manufacturers to boost production of EV vehicles and for consumers to embrace them. Source.
Posted in living or unliving, travel
Suburban living in the more efficient urban area. Vertical farming combined with high-rise living. Highly adaptable and angled for optimal sun exposure so you can imitate anything from a garden, to a pool, to a parking space. Source: Inhabitat
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Tagged high rise, if i could fuckin afford this, living, urban
