Ever sit on a cardboard couch? Camp in a tent made of plastic bags? Check out these amazing examples of "green design," and then try out one of the design activities below!
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Design Contest Winner
Max is the Grand Prize winner of the 2008 Trash To Treasure Competition sponsored by Intel™! Max's invention, The Home Dome, is a tent-like dwelling made of packing peanuts stuffed into plastic grocery bags. Learn More.
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Green Machines
The teams go green as they design a machine to lift compost on an urban farm. Watch now.
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Blowin in the Wind
The teams design and build wind-powered kinetic art from recycled materials. Watch now.
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Cardboard Furniture
The new Design Squad teams create cardboard furniture for the home goods superstore IKEA. Watch now.
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Eco Electronics
Erin Gately makes eco-friendly computer products for HP. Watch this.
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Nasa Toilet
This engineer's invention makes clean water from astronaut urine. Don't believe us? Watch this.
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Kinetic Sculpture
Make a sculpture that is at least six inches tall and has at least two parts that move in the wind. That's what makes it kinetic—it moves. But watch out, wind can also knock it over. So, make sure the tower is sturdy enough to stand up in the wind. Get Started.
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Paper Table
Design and build a table out of newspaper tubes. Make it at least eight inches tall and strong enough to hold a heavy book. Get Started.
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Feel the Heat
Heat things up by building a solar hot water heater. Get Started.
- "Earth" image courtesy of NASA