Green Interactive Feeder

Feed your dog with the Green Feeder

We have featured products on Fünchkins before that help prevent bloating and gas in dogs. Bloating can be fatal and is caused by them eating too fast or their food being at too low a level, which makes them swallow air along with their food.

The Green Feeder is another such product, it features plastic grass-like protrusions that make your dog root and chase their food, slowing their feeding rate down and helping to prevent bloating. The Green Feeder also makes feeding time more interesting and fun, which will prevent your dog from chewing and barking from boredom.

* The Green Feeder is available from The Company of Animals

Recycling Planes In Georgia


The headmistress at a Georgian kindergarten has probably achieved hero status in the eyes of her students by recycling an old but functional Yakovlev Yak-42 from Georgian Airways into classrooms.

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method Ocean Plastic

Ocean plastic isn’t a problem that is spoken about too often even in the current climate of environmental preservation. Although it now seems to be a bigger problem than originally thought, ocean plastic affects every one, not only those living in direct contact with the ocean but also those indirectly connected to it too…..basically we eat food harvested from the ocean!

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Krukke Cotton Backpack

London can be a wet place, so having a waterproof backpack while you tool around on your bicycle to and from work comes in real handy.

The Krukke backpack is made for adventure, ready for any expedition. It’s large enough for A4 documents and files with side pockets that fit a mini-u-lock or water bottle and a zip pocket for valuables.

*The Krukke backpack is available through the Trakke website and comes in Mustard, Green, Purple and Black for £180

Plant Brooklyn Paper Knives

Plant Brooklyn Paper knives are made to be used as letter openers or paper knives, but they are also literally paper knives. The blade is made from a fusion of 100% post consumer recycled paper and a clear 100% water-based resin made using cashew nut shells.

*The Paper knives were designed by Bjarke Ballisager and can be purchased through the Plant Brooklyn website

Parisian Bubble Gardens

In 2010, Paris decided to offer passersby respite from the dull grey world by introducing Bubble Gardens on the Streets of the city.

The Bubbles called “Ma Bulle, Ma Plante, & Moi” (My Bubble, My Plant & Me), were sponsored by the Dutch Flower Council.

*You can see the inside of one of the bubble gardens on Inhabitat

Solar Egg House

When architecture graduate, Dai Haifei, finished his studies and faced getting an apartment in Beijing he found that he couldn’t afford the astronomical rent demanded by apartment buildings.

So he took his qualifications and decided to design and build with a little help from his friends his own house.

* More about the technology used in the Solar Egg House is available on Solar Lighting

Transparent Photovoltaic Cells

Imagine being able to use photovoltaic cells instead of glass on the outside of skyscrapers.

Skyscrapers are covered from penthouse to foyer with windows and with these cells developed by researchers from UCLA, those windows can be used to power the whole building.

*Engadget featured these transparent cells via the press release from UCLA

Literal Green Lamp

This lamp by Suzanna Malinowski is a delightful fusion of pot plant and table lamp. The base of the lamp acts as the pot from which a plant grows, the plant then influences the light that is emitted, simulating the dappled shade of a forest glade inside your home.

*More images of the Green Lamp can be found on Suzanna’s website

Underground Bolton House

The Bolton Eco House was placed underneath the hillside to lessen its impact on the environment around it. Built by Make Architects, it was the first zero-emission carbon property in the North West of England and the client was heavily involved in the planning process. Although the overall quality of the finishes was a major factor in the building process, the idea of building a truly environmentally friendly and efficient home was paramount.

You can see how the Bolton Eco House glows against the hillside on Enpundit or Make Architects