To rock or not to rock…French designer Francois Royer has expanded his collection of furniture created from recycled and abandoned industrial barrels. Pictured above is Koman-Ilé, an industrial rocking chair with a smoked bamboo seat, and 4 rubber feet with variable gap.
See more of his industrial art @ stanker.fr
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The Mercury Prize winning U.K. band, Klaxons, is recording their next album at the U.K.’s only solar-powered studio, The Premises, in London.
The band is also backing the U.K.’s “We Support Solar” campaign to lower carbon emissions by creating more solar energy.
for a taste of the band check out Klaxon’s Golden Skans video off their last lp, “Myths of the Near Future”
via: nme.com
The WindCube is an interesting wind turbine design from a company called Green Energy Technologies. The turbine’s designed for large commercial installations, including: condos, college campuses, big box retailers, industrial buildings or open, island locations. The large, box-like, turbine can be roof or tower mounted.
A single unit produces 60kW, with a double unit producing 120kW of power. The design produces the same amount of energy as a traditional turbine with a 50 foot diameter in a 22x22x12-foot framework by utilizing the wind tunnel effect known as the Bernoulli Principle to capture and amplify the wind to theoretically produce more kilowatt-hours (kWh). The WindCube is designed to capture and concentrate wind energy as low as 5 mph and has a yaw system that turns the turbine into prevailing winds.
The WindCube isn’t intended for residential use. The company recently installed a system for Crown Battery at its new facility in Port Clinton, Ohio.
more wind power posts on altCon
I was attracted to pachacuti’s beautiful wares and wanted to let you know all about them. As they boast “fair trade,” I was interested.
Upon closer inspection, I noticed that they qualify their prominently placed, fair trade claim with: “Each time you purchase jewelry handcrafted in either India or Nepal from Pachacuti, a portion of our supplier’s profits is donated to the Tibetan Children’s Education Foundation. This nonprofit corporation is dedicated to supporting Tibetan schools and school children-in-exile from their homeland. The Bon Foundation and the Tibetan Women’s Crossing, Inc. are two other organizations, which also support Tibetan refugees and assist in preserving their culture.”
…which is all well and good, until i noticed that most of the artisans appear to reside in Mexico. So, I just wanted to pass along that little detail…they feature many fine artisans from south of the border, who weave textiles, craft pottery and fashion jewelry for our use and enjoyment, but “To date, the term ‘fair trade’ applies to imported items only.” hmmm…imported only? Further, “as a member of the Fair Trade Federation and the Sustainable Business Network of the Lehigh Valley,” They’re Pennsylvania based, so aren’t all of the items considered, “imported”?
I’m sure they’re ethical, and the Mexican-based artisans all benefit from the collaboaration, it’s just that I find this Website confusing…methinks, the site can represent itself better. find @ pachacuti.com
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