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Furniture Inspired by Shanty Towns, Sew Your Own Electronic Fashion, and Build an Office out of Cardboard

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By David DeFranza
Washington, DC, USA | Mon Mar 09, 2009 01:45 PM ET

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Christian Vivanco's whimsical storage unit is inspired by the aesthetics of shanty towns.

Jaymi Heimbuch shows us how to make our clothes electronic and take them off the grid.

FlexForm Technologies has created a green composite building material that can be used to make thousands of different things.

The Environmentals have done a difficult thing, eating nothing but fast food for an entire weekend, so that you don't have to. The result: useful tips for reducing our food waste.

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