Inhabitat Weekly February 18th

Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Dear Inhabitants, It's been an exciting week in green design as our eco fashion sister site Ecouterre scoured New York Fashion Week to bring you coverage of all the best new eco fashion designers and the latest looks in sustainable style! We also watched the start of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics, which wowed us with the world's first LEED platinum convention center and the greenest neighborhood in the world. Finally, the 2010 Greener Gadgets Conference takes place next Thursday the 25th in New York City, and we hope to see you there! You won't want to miss out on this year's keynote by renowned product designer Yves Behar and the exciting live judging of the Greener Gadgets Design Competition! Registration for the Greener Gadgets Conference closes this Friday the 19th, so sign up today and use the code BLOG10 for a 10% discount! EMPOWER: The Energy Generating Rocking Chair “Automan” Subwoofer is Made from Recycled Car Tires THE WEEK IN GREEN DESIGN Energy Generating Prosthetic Foot Created! China Pavilion Unveiled at the 2010 Shanghai Expo Olympic Village: Greenest Neighborhood in the World MIT Developing Body Heat-Powered Electronics Beautiful Shipping Container Sunset Observatory KIDS STORIES FROM INHABITOTS Bednest MK2 Co-Sleeping Crib & Travel Cot Loyal Luxe Cardboard Cat Chalet WEARABLE STORIES FROM ECOUTERRE Ecouterre Hits the Shows at New York Fashion Week! When Life Hands You Expired Condoms, Make a Dress! John Patrick Organic’s F/W 2010 Collection Gary Harvey' “Dumpster-Chic” Couture at the GreenShows WIN FREE GREEN STUFF! Win a HYmini Wind + Solar Gadget Charger! Join Thrillist and Win a Kindle DX Worth $489! We're big fans of E-readers because they save trees, and Amazon's Kindle DX is one of the best - it's thin, sleek, light, and can hold thousands of books without the massive environmental impact and tree-chopping of the traditional paper publishing industry.  That's why we're excited to announce a special Kindle DX giveaway only for Inhabitat readers -- all you have to do is sign up for Thrillist, the free daily email that finds the best of what's new or unknown in your ‘hood! Sign up for the list for FREE below and you'll be entered to win a brand-new Kindle DX! SIGN UP FOR THRILLIST AND WIN A KINDLE DX > UPCOMING DESIGN COMPETITIONS Enter The Living Climate Change Video Challenge! How will climate change alter our lives over the next 20 to 30 years? That's the question that IDEO and Design 21 are asking you to answer in the Living Climate Change Video Challenge! To enter, simply create a video up to 2 minutes long that envision a sustainable future as society moves along the path toward reduced carbon emissions. The deadline is May 25, so enter today for a shot at winning the grand prize of $3,000! ENTER THE LIVING CLIMATE CHANGE CHALLENGE > Thanks for reading everyone, we'll see you next week! Jill, Yuka & Mike Your faithful Inhabitat editors Your are receiving this email because you opted in to our newsletter Unsubscribe fijatv.creations@blogger.com from this list. Our mailing address is: Inhabitat 7 Essex St New York, New York 10002 Add us to your address book Copyright (C) 2009 Inhabitat All rights reserved. Forward this email to a friend Update your profile