"Cool" Green Related Art

One of the big things to figure out is how to cut the amount of energy that we (all) use. Refrigerators (332 of them) are a perfect icon choice for this statement on the unbelievable amount that we consume by Berlin based artist Ralf Schmerberg. There is even an electric meter hooked up to the assemblage to document its usage!

Thanks to German Blogger Moritz Bibbert!
http://moritzbappert.com/blog/an-igloo-built-from-322-fridges/ 

Changing the Scale of An Ordinary Object

Claes Oldenburg Does this Really Well, but This Clothespin in even better than his in Philly!

http://freshome.com/2010/10/19/cool-giant-wooden-clip-promoting-urban-art-in-belgium/

Thank you, FRESH HOME

Repurposing Is GOOD!

Taking something that has finished its usefulness for the original purpose and figuring out something to give it further use is cool. This one is not going to revolutionize the world, but it IS clever!

http://inhabitat.com/2010/10/26/reclaimed-wood-desks-feature-vintage-soda-crates-as-drawers/

Thanks, INHABITAT

Maine (my home) ranks 10th out of 50 in Energy Efficiency!

From the ACEEE (American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy.

Here is a link to the report that the graphic came from:

http://greenbuildingelements.com/2010/10/22/california-and-massachusetts-most-efficient-states/

(thanks to www.greenbuildingelements.com)

What To Do If You Have 10,000 Bananas

 

 

http://inhabitat.com/2010/10/23/giant-banana-wall-ripens-with-a-message-of-profound-flavor/

 THX, Stefan Sagmeister!!!

via INHABITAT

New public transit encourages gentrification, lowers ridership, study says

Who woulda thought!(from Smart Planet)

http://www.smartplanet.com/business/blog/smart-takes/new-public-transit-encourages-gentrification-lowers-ridership-study-says/11832/

COLOR!

A very nice video found on one of my favorite blogs, the "aesthetics of joy."

http://vimeo.com/14955603