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Didier Muller’s Livre Exchange is a Free Urban Library that Promotes Access to Books

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The Livre Exchange is a free library designed by Didier Muller of the French design collective House Work that lets passers-by exchange books for free. The project was unveiled at the International Design Biennial 2013 in Saint-Étienne as a collection of transparent boxes suspended from trees. Visitors were able to take a book from one of the boxes and replace it with one of their own.

Emerging Objects Creates Eco-Friendly 3D Printing Materials

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Contemporary Energy’s Solar Kettle Boils and Purifies Water Off the Grid

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Mineo Mizuno Creates Living Sculptures From Ceramics and Moss

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Japanese artist and landscape designer Mineo Mizuno grows moss on large ceramic pebble-like spheres, creating beautiful sculptures that forge a symbiotic relationship between materials. Inspired by his native Japan, the Brooklyn-based artist designs miniature landscapes, complete with highlands and valleys, grass and forests. The pieces are part of a series called “Coexistence.”

Elio Motors Unveils Three-Wheeled 84 MPG Car That Costs Only $6,800

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A brand new car that gets 84 MPG and costs less than $7,000 sounds too good to be true, but Elio Motors just unveiled a new three-wheeled vehicle that hits all those marks. The affordable two-seater Elio gets amazing mileage, and it’s small enough for a congested urban environment.



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