Inhabitat Weekly May 20th

Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Dear Inhabitat Reader, We came, we saw, we conquered New York Design Week ! This week the Inhabitat editors rocked the scene of New York Design Week from beginning to end to bring you the best and brightest in innovative home furnishings and products. We were floored by the amazing breadth of clever and fun designs on display at ICFF and inspired by the innovative approaches taking by independent designers at Model Citizens. For a glimpse at the state-of-the-art in sustainable design read on for our favorite finds from this year's shows! Inhabitat Reports From ICFF 2010! The Best Green Designs from Model Citizens 2010 Glowing Hexagonal Crystal LED Light Stunning Pendant Lamps Spun from Measuring Tape Chair Made From 350 Decks of Playing Cards Steel Sponges Turned into a Metallic Cloud Chandelier! Newsboxes Repurposed Into Artsy Aquariums, Terrariums THE WEEK IN GREEN DESIGN MIT Team Unveils Airplane that Uses 70 Percent Less Fuel New Oyster 2 Wave Power Generator Unveiled Obama Allocates $800 Mil to Repurpose Old GM Factories Google Funds Ultra Efficient Geothermal Drill KIDS STORIES FROM INHABITOTS Low Cost Transport Incubator Could Reduce Infant Deaths WEARABLE STORIES FROM ECOUTERRE EcoSkin Pioneers Zero-Waste “Wholegarment” Tech The Secret to High-Tech Armor in “Iron Man 2″: 3D Printing UPCOMING DESIGN CONTESTS: Check out the Incheon International Design Awards! Heads up sustainable designers! The 2010 Incheon International Design Awards are giving out $43,000 in prizes to innovative sustainable solutions from designers with green hearts. They're looking for sustainable designs that benefit humans, the city, or communications, so if you have a great idea for a green design enter it today! ENTER THE INCHEON INTERNATIONAL DESIGN AWARDS > Enter the 2010 Seoul Cycle Design Competition! Do you have a brilliant idea for an eco-efficient bicycle that you're eager to show the world? Then enter it in the 2010 Seoul Cycle Design Competition for a shot at international recognition at the Seoul Design Fair! They're looking for beautiful, practical, and safe bicycle designs, sylish cycling accessories, and ingenious bike infrastructure solutions and the deadline is july 5th 2010, so get cracking! ENTER THE SEOUL CYCLE DESIGN COMPETITION > Thanks for reading everyone, we'll see you next week! Jill, Yuka & Mike Your faiithful 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