I don't think there are any CG effects. The film's amazing look was achieved by combining a real actor in a custom glow-suit with a bunch of photographic hi-jinks: stop-motion, time-lapse, long exposure...did I miss anything? Make: Online has a "be nice" commenting... Full Article at MAKE: Blog

We are happy to hear Barneys "Go Green Go" campaign is going strong and expanding to Japan, though--as Refinery29 notes--these garments look hardly wearable by an average-size woman (more fitting on a six-foot model). What do you think of the designs? Tell... Full Article at Treehugger

And at quick glance, the 969 square feet Sandwich House, designed by Ryoichi Kojima seems to simply be a handsomely executed modernist dwelling efficiently fit onto a compact 420 square feet plot. The real charm of the design is the inclusion of a mini cabin... Full Article at Apartment Therapy - LA

This tri-level home is located in Ota-Ku, Tokyo. The living room, reminiscent of a wood cabin, is sandwiched between the upper and lower levels. It ads a bit of warmth to this otherwise industrial space. The house was designed by Ryoichi Kojima. You can see... Full Article at Apartment Therapy - San Francisco

We love the results, starting from this hot pink work area concealed behind crisp white doors: ...to this bright kitchen and soothing tatami room. It was designed by BAKOKO Design & Development, and it all works within a compact and sensible floorplan (last... Full Article at Apartment Therapy

Mold Built Tokyo's Railway In order to see just how plausible the idea of a mold-designed roadway would be, researchers though to first compare it with a preexisting example: Tokyo's train network. On a map of Japan, bits of food (in this case, oat flakes)... Full Article at Treehugger

The list gathers many of the usual suspects but holds a few surprises as well. Then, a new report from the Environmental Working Group shows that, since the Toxic Substances Control Act was passed in 1976, as much as a quarter of the toxic chemicals entering... Full Article at Treehugger