Design

You Can Actually Stay at the Real Barbie’s Malibu Dreamhouse, Thanks to Airbnb

By Jackson Chung October 18, 2019

To celebrate Barbie’s 60th birthday, Mattel partnered with Airbnb to offer a group of lucky guests a once-in-a-lifetime stay at a real-life Malibu Dreamhouse in California. It’s nestled in the heart of Malibu and features two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a meditation space, hobby studio, sport court, and of course, plenty of outdoor living areas. To be more specific, this home will be available to book on October 23 at 11a.m. PDT by one guest and up to three friends for a two-night stay. This one-time reservation ($60 per night) take places this Sunday, October 27 to Tuesday, October 29.

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World’s First Coke Bottle Made from Recycled Plastic from the Sea

By Bill Smith October 16, 2019

Coca-Cola has revealed the first ever sample bottle made using recovered and recycled plastics from the sea. The ultimate goal would be to take ocean debris and use it in recycled packaging for food or drinks. So far, the company has made 300 sample bottles using 25% recycled marine plastic, retrieved from the Mediterranean Sea and beaches. These ‘enhanced recycling’ technologies show the potential of transforming previously used plastics of any quality back to the high-quality needed for food-grade packaging.

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PriestmanGoode Redesigns In-Flight Meal Tray and More, Makes Items All Fully Biodegradable

By Jackson Chung October 15, 2019

Photo credit: PriestmanGoode
In 2018, there was a record 45-million airline flights booked worldwide, which equates to roughly 4.5-billion travelers. You can only imagine the plastic waste generated, whether it be meal trays, earphones, amenity kits, beverage bottles, etc., and they contribute to the 5.7-million tons of cabin waste produced commercial flights each year. PriestmanGoode, a design studio specializing in travel, has just the solution.

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Ultra Luxurious Slipstream Superyacht by Nauta Design Has a Helipad

By Jackson Chung October 11, 2019

Photo credit: Nauta Design
A superyacht is typically an ultra luxurious, professionally crewed yacht that ranges in size from from 40-meters (130-feet) to over 180-meters (590-feet). They are typically designed to maximize comfort, speed, as well as expedition capability, and are most often found in the Mediterranean or the Caribbean. The Slipstream Superyacht by Nauta Design has all of these attributes and more.

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Elemental House Boasts Stunning 360-Degree Views of Australian Hillside

By Jackson Chung October 7, 2019

Photo credit: Jack Lovel & Dave Kulesza | Ben Callery Architects
Designed by Ben Callery Architects, the Elemental House is a minimalist living space nestled in the hilltops of Melbourne, which is also the most populous state of Victoria. Since this area has a temperate oceanic climate with warm to hot summers and cool winters, the design of this home keeps things simple, with just a single bedroom, one bathroom, kitchen and a living area.