Few weeks ago I found out about this Eco-Friendly shoe brand: Terra Plana. They design and produce shoes using recycled materials, stitching techniques (instead of using glue), local suppliers, etc. They look at the entire shoe making process and try to make it as energy efficient as they can. And the shoes look amazing and feel ultra soft and comfortable.
Pictured above is the Maplow, a woman shoe. Isn't it so rare to find women shoes that look like this? It is. Other shoes I like: the ...
I just discovered this New York brand through the inner web: Wataah. The company produces "premium bottle water" for kids. Why? Wataah is the solution for parents who have no control over their children and need help making water look cool. It would be so much simpler to teach children that water is fun, is and tastes good and that the best things on earth don't come in a colorful bottle. ;)
Update: My point was why not use glass or metal bottles (with fun and cute designs) and refill them with filtered water, instead of wasting more plastic? (Sigg for instance has cute bottles for children)
Here is the preview of a documentary launching in January 2010, about the making of a parkour playground. It looks so beautiful and I look forward to watching it. Learn more at Kaspar Astrup Schröder's.
This video shows how we can make things that are usually not fun, fun, through simple design. I do wonder if people would get bored at some point and I think this one action is a little expensive for pushing people to move themselves. This is a great inspiration for creating useful products and services. Watch the makeof.
The Fun Theory is a website that offers a series of videos, among this one, and a contest: submit an idea, including description and design/prototype, that will change people's behaviors. Contest ends ...
