16 Inventions That Boost Habitats, Humanity, Health and Happiness

Fast Company staff — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:15:04 -0400

Designer, architect, and author Emily Pilloton is founder of the non-profit Project H Design, where chapters of designers around the world collaborate on products that improve the four H's: habitats, humanity, health and happiness. While working to develop products like the Hippo Roller, a water transportation device, or the Learning Landscape, a low-budget playground for teaching math, Pilloton began collecting examples of similar products that solved social problems.

Dancing Is The New Energy Generator

Rachel King — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:55:16 -0400

Scientists and club owners have joined forces in a new venture using alternative resources, and it's dance power. Club WATT, the world's Sustainable Dance Club™ will open September 4 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, following in the footsteps of the world's first eco-club, Club Surya, in London on July 10.