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Ramya Cherukuri

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Mother Nature Inspired Eco-Friendly Leaf Lamp

Monday, November 16, 2009 11:24 By Ramya

Sky-scrapers, shopping malls, traffic lights, automobiles, pollution- the current outdoors are slowly losing the nature’s beauty to development and modernization and people are digging out ways to bring this very beauty closer to their lives, into their homes. The Leaf Lamp is just one among those designs inspired by the Mother Nature’s gardens.

This floor lamp [...]

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The Ultramodern Minimalist All-Purpose Restroom of the Future

Monday, November 16, 2009 10:37 By Ramya

This is an era of simple yet modern broad-spectrum interiors which not just appeal to the tastes of the residents, but tend to their multiple needs within a room’s space. What we see here is designer Michal Mitek’s visualization of how the bathroom of the future would probably look like- a multi-purpose restroom that gives [...]

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Japan Plans an Outer Space Solar Power Station by 2030

Tuesday, November 10, 2009 8:59 By Ramya

Managing with its small amount of resources and increasing demand for fuels, Japan is one of those countries of the world that largely depends on renewable sources for energy consumption. No wonder this yearning led the country to launch an audacious multi-billion dollar eco-friendly concept, the Space Solar Power System (SSPS) that would take form [...]

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The Uncomplicated Modern Green Home that Stole LEED Silver certification

Monday, November 9, 2009 18:29 By Ramya

Someone once rightly said, “Simplicity is indeed often the sign of truth and a criterion of beauty” and to prove this fact time and again, architects at Maryann Thompson created this beautiful zero impact home that is not just down-to-earth, but would surely bring its residents the contentment of environmental conservation. Recipient of the LEED [...]

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Denmark’s House of Music: A Marvel of Solar Passive Design

Wednesday, October 28, 2009 19:24 By Ramya

The present fast paced lifestyle demands multi-functional centers which provide a shared hybrid place to cater to the needs of people. In unison, we also need these places to be equally environment-friendly. Organized around the concept of sharing and synergy, Denmark’s House of Music designed by Coop Himmelb(l)au is one such solar passive design wonder [...]

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Turn Vintage Vespa Scooters into Office Furniture, Courtesy: Bel & Bel

Wednesday, October 28, 2009 18:30 By Ramya

Wondering how to dispose-off your out-of-fashion Vespa scooter that is neither doing you nor the environment any good? Well, the Spanish design studio Bel & Bel shows you an inventive way to put this polluting, petroleum-powered scrap to good use in a corporate set up. The studio brought forth a chain of office furniture made [...]

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Polaroid Flower Vase: Capturing a Moment of Nature

Tuesday, October 27, 2009 19:52 By Ramya

Photography is a hobby for some, an occupation for some others, a passion for some more, but for most of us, it’s the means to capture our fond memories and cherished moments. Be it nature or persona, they capture the magic around in a small frame. The arrival of Polaroid took the art of photography [...]

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Farewell Fat Fingers, Here Comes the Glove Hybrid Etre Touchy

Tuesday, October 27, 2009 17:07 By Ramya

The season is changing and the winter is once again approaching. All of us would soon cover ourselves with woolen wrap ups to brawl the frostiness. This reminded me of how daunting it is to operate all our current touchy electric gadgets in the customary bulky gloves. Furthermore, considering fingerless gloves for winters is useless [...]

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+ECO Clima Control: The Weather Station Power-Driven by the Sun

Thursday, September 17, 2009 17:16 By Ramya

I’m sure most of us wish we could know what the temperature outside is like or whether it would be pouring down or would the sun show his temper. It would be quite exciting to have our very own weather station, which not only tells us about the climate outside, but also gives us the [...]

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‘Opening’ Kitchen-in-a-Box, Courtesy: Piero Esposito

Thursday, September 17, 2009 12:33 By Ramya

“Good things come in small packages”, and Piero Esposito practically proved it with his brand new kitchen-in-a-box. Considering the ‘on-the-go’ lifestyle that most of us lead today, Esposito designed this aesthetic, compact kitchen that can be wrapped up and transported easily.

Being called ‘Opening’, this portable kitchen includes a portable counter, cabinets, stainless steel cooker and [...]

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