
UBC Researchers May Have Just Made Styrofoam Obsolete
Far from foam.
How problematic is expanded polystyrene, the scientific name for what most of us know as Styrofoam? Let us count the ways.
How problematic is expanded polystyrene, the scientific name for what most of us know as Styrofoam? Let us count the ways.
There is an ineffably opulent quality to the Marbella Club that is tied more to its history than to its subtropical gardens and upscale restaurants.
From Ghanaian elephant grass baskets to flower-like light shades to handmade wool throws, Twenty One Tonnes is an online shop that embraces the beauty, and design punch, of the woven.
Brass has adorned homes, been made into art, and outfitted the wealthy for millennia, important to civilization for its malleability and colour. So for Volker Haug’s newest collection, it seems fitting that the Melbourne, Australia, lighting design studio, founded in 2004, has revisited the alloy.
Toronto brand Basic Maintenance Lab is making skin care manageable with its clearly labelled bottles of cleansers, moisturizers, and soaps.
Reaching 100 is an excuse to do whatever one pleases. For Bitossi, its centenary was a milestone marked by opening an archival museum. Montelupo Fiorentino, a town celebrated for ceramic excellence on the outskirts of Florence, is the birthplace of Bitossi and the site where a former ceramics factory has been transformed into an exhibition space.
Now, in addition to its creative nomenclature, white paint has another thing going for it: it might just slow climate change.
The first thing I noticed about Moab is the colours: how red the mountains look in the shade and how they burst into orange when the sun hits their face at the right angle.
Each garment has a low carbon footprint and can return safely to the earth after years of use.