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The fourth annual Museum of Arts and Design (MAD) Young Patrons Gala took place on May 17th in NYC. Proceeds from the star-studded, music and art-filled event supported the museum’s educational programs for kids. Each year, the Gala has a theme; the past three years explored paper, metal and fluorescence, while this year’s topic was Learn More
Throwing a party this weekend? LED-lit balloons are an easy way to kill two birds with one stone: decorate your space and create some colorful ambient lighting while you’re at it! It’s a pretty simple project: just slip a small, battery-powered LED light into each balloon before filling it with helium—lightweight LED puck lights would Learn More
If you are just catching up on the Occupy The Farm movement happening in Berkeley, here is a quick breakdown of the events. UC Berkeley has access to 10 acres of the last highly farmable land in the East Bay, which lays on the Albany/Berkeley border. The University’s intent is to use part of the Learn More
The 2012 London summer Olympics are almost upon us. And if you’ve forgotten what strenuous activity many of the competitors will undertake during the event, artist Monica Bonvincini hopes to jog (ha) your memory. Commissioned by the Olympic Delivery Authority’s (ODA) Art in the Park program, RUN is a giant RGB LED sculpture of a Learn More
This Thursday, May 17thover 700 underserved school children from San Francisco and Marin school districts will travel to San Francisco’s Ocean Beach to celebrate Kids’ Ocean Day. To celebrate, the kids will be giving the beach a much needed cleaning; they’ll be combing the beach, looking for trash and properly disposing of it. They will Learn More
So many architectural icons in the US and around the globe have made the switch to LED lighting. I’ve featured most of them on this blog, from San Francisco’s Bay Bridge to The London Tower and Itay’s Mole Antonelliana. And now, one of the world’s most recognizable buildings is about to make that same, inevitable Learn More
Okay, so the picture’s a little creepy, but the intentions behind this clever invention are innocent enough. We’ve all been there: fumbling for a flashlight in the dark while trying to complete some important nighttime task, like slashing through rope (night fishing anyone?), cutting zip ties (breaking down a shade structure in a wind storm, Learn More
I knew it was only a matter of time. First, IKEA switched to carrying only LED light bulbs in 2011. (Read about it here!) Now, the home furnishings giant has fully embraced its decision by releasing a line of creative and quirky LED chandeliers, called IKEA Experiments in LED. Created by an array of talented Learn More
PuurBuy, and new iPhone App that locates sustainable, organic restaurants in the San Francisco Bay Area, is gaining steam. How does it work? Just download the app to your smart phone and, just like searching on yelp or google maps, the app locates sustainable organic restaurants in your area and pinpoints them based on your Learn More
I’ve thought for a long time that we should be harnessing the energy created via exercise machines, but aside from a few smart gyms, no one has really done it. Finally, WeWatt, a Belgium sustainable design company, stepped up to the plate, tackling two serious problems with one genius product: the WeBike Pedal-Powered Desk. First Learn More
