Tag Archives: eco designs
King's Cross Pond Club & the New Horizon pavilions
Posted on July 5, 2015 by Toothpicker
The pond club is the new art installation at King's Cross ongoing redevelopment
Last month, I attended a tour of theĀ Of Soil and Water: King's Cross Pond Club organised by property developmer Argent ( responsible for the regeneration of King's Cross) as part of the London festival of architecture. If you are [...]
This post was posted in London, Architecture, British design, Eco living & sustainability, Art, Design, Contemporary, Irish design and was tagged with London, architecture, eco designs, British design, Kings Cross, London festival of architecture, outdoor art installations, Irish design
Garrison & the moreTrees project
Posted on October 24, 2013 by Toothpicker
A long overdue post on our 'last' product launch before the theme changes this week. Garrison was a brand I was introduced to at the Tokyo Gift Fair back in February.
After being introduced to different company directors who were all very formal and polite, it was quite refreshing to meet the passionate [...]
This post was posted in Japanese design, Business, Eco designs, Eco living & sustainability, Social issues, Anything Japanese, Designers & artists, Design and was tagged with Japanese designs, eco designs, eco living, wood products
Natural and eco-friendly: Charcoal
Posted on August 16, 2013 by Toothpicker
Unlike other e-tailers, I rarely promote our products on this blog, but this time, I feel the need to write a bit more about charcoal and our newly launched product, Sumi eco KuKKu shoe deodorisers made from recycled charcoal paper. This is our second eco-friendly charcoal product from Japan, after Chikuno cube [...]
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Water for Thought: Life-changing design
Posted on February 3, 2013 by Toothpicker
Roca London Gallery designed by Zaha Hadid Architects
Not long ago, I attended the preview of Water for Thought: Life-changing design at Roca London Gallery. The exhibition is curated by London-based Spanish designer, Hector Serrano for the We Are Water Foundation, an initiative of Roca which aims to generate awareness and address the [...]
This post was posted in London, Exhibitions, Eco designs, Social issues, Design and was tagged with London, art and design exhibitions, eco designs, eco living
Favourites from Tent London 2012
Posted on October 14, 2012 by Toothpicker
Main photo: DesignK's "Tea for one", bottom left: Morie Nishimura's "A quiet celebration"
With so many designers showing at Tent London, it was hard not to feel numb after hours of wandering around. Eco and handcrafted designs are the key trends now, so it seems that the boundary between craft and design is [...]
This post was posted in London, British design, Eco designs, Design festivals & shows, Design and was tagged with eco designs, Tent London, British design, London Design Festival
Hong Kong's eco design movement
Posted on March 12, 2012 by Toothpicker
Many people will be shocked when they read the title of this blog entry, actually, so am I! For those who know Hong Kong well will know that it is far down on the list for being eco-friendly, way behind other Asian cities like Singapore and Taipei. Yet, from what I have [...]
This post was posted in Eco designs, Eco living & sustainability, Hong Kong design, Design and was tagged with eco designs, eco living, Hong Kong design
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