Andrea Air is a new air purifier designed by Mathieu Lehanneur engineered to improve air quality by using the filtration of natural plants.

Vivienne Westwood has decided to branch out into the world of interior design, teaming up with wallpaper titans Cole & Son to produce a collection inspired by some of her most signature designs.

Swiss scientific illustrator Cornelia Hesse-Honegger travels to post and near-nuclear sites like Chernobyl, documenting the bizarre ‘morphologically disturbed’ insects that have survived the fallout.

Czech firm A1 Architects recently explored the small living paradigm at the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague last month, creating a whimsical exhibition called “The Small House.”

I recently presented at the Future Trends conference in Miami. My presentation was called ‘Good Ideas in 2010′ and it is the first part of a project to deliver a book later this month with the same title.

The Felt Wine Rack is a perfect example of the return simple materials as designers and consumers alike warm to the aesthetic, environmental and economic benefits of products made from natural elements.

Celebrating H&M Home’s transition from an online and catalog retailer to a physical showroom, design firm UXUS have constructed a unique experimental retail installation.

Transforming everyday ceramic tableware into an almost alien, industrial form, Lisa Grahner’s “Clic Ceramics” is a unique system that combines sculpture and utility.

The Living Wall Project at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is aimed at creating electronically enhanced wallpaper that will be able to turn on and control devices.

Inspired by plant cells and a knee condition, Taiwanese industrial designer Yu-Ying Wu has won red dot’s international design award in the home furniture category with her tofu-shaped chair.

The Shapeways blog points us to a unique new product they’ve produced for designer Alexander Pelikan. As part of a project with Dutch research institute TNO, Pelikan has made a set of 3D printed door handles.
[via Shapeways]

Expanding on the actions of its many environmentally conscious residents and businesses, San Francisco recently became the first U.S. city to legally mandate the recycling of food.

Spanish artist Dionisio González mixes slums and contemporary architecture in unique photographic montages.

Observing the common behavior of sitting on luggage while in transit, Erik De Nijs created a set of suitcases that can be combined into a two person sofa.

Matchstick Garden is an interesting easy to use gardening solution that could help anyone grow a patch of vegetables with minimal effort.