Ricoh Innovations Corporation, a subsidiary of Ricoh, has announced the launch of Ricoh Tours, an service that helps real estate agents uses its Theta V camera and an online portal to easily capture and create 360 tours of homes and apartments. Currently, there are over 2 million licensed real estate agents in the United States. While the number of practicing agents […]

As the world’s first floating city draws closer to completion, designers like Pierpaolo Lazzarini have begun drawing up their own utopian sea-based societies as well. The Italian designer recently unveiled plans for Wayaland, a floating self-sustaining community comprising solar- and wind- powered pyramidal buildings. Lazzarini hopes to turn the futuristic scheme into reality with a crowdfunding campaign that offers people […]

Adventure company Fiftyten has just unveiled the Adventure Vehicle System, which lets anyone transform a pickup truck into a full-on adventure vehicle. Designed to be a universal fit for every double cab pickup truck, the innovative kit gives adventurers optimal flexibility when it comes to turning a regular truck into an expedition fortress. The three-part system includes a tray with side […]

Building a self-sustaining home can involve a higher upfront investment, but it usually pays off in the long run thanks to increased efficiency and lower energy bills. Sydney residents Geoff Carroll and Julie Young did just that by hiring CplusC Architectural Workshop to renovate their 1980s terrace house into an environmentally friendly home that allows them to grow their own produce and track […]

In response to the spatial needs of the homeowners versus the limited space they actually have, William Chan of Spacedge Designs envisioned this four-room HDB (public housing development) flat to contain an art gallery-inspired “Wonder Box,” which houses parts of the home. His design was awarded the President’s Design Award, Design of the Year, in 2012 for its innovative use […]

Owning a house no longer means you have to stay in place. This tiny house on wheels, built to withstand extreme climates, can both change locations at a moment’s notice and expand in order to adjust to specific user needs. The Tiny House Company’s newest design, named Swallowtail, can be used as a primary home, weekender, studio, extended living space, […]

Let’s say your dishwasher goes haywire, making a grinding noise and continuously spewing soap everywhere. Panicked, you briefly consider calling 911 to report a dishwasher emergency before calmer thoughts prevail and you look up a number for an appliance repair person. Despite making it clear to the person who answers your call that this is an emergency, they tell you […]

  Indoor hydroponic herb garden lamp helps to accelerate the growth of indoor fresh herbs, flowers and more in this led hydroponic lighting. Buit-in auto sensor, 16 hours lighting time and 8 hours relax time everyday, automatically turn on/off. Surprised, with visible blue area, you can see it lacks of water so you can add water in time. Plant mode, […]

  It’s really quite astonishing that more research and development isn’t being done in the area of water-borne housing: 71 percent of the Earth’s surface is water, the world’s already overcrowded population will grow from 7 to 9 billion in the next 20 years, 75 percent of the world’s megacities are on the water … the numbers all point towards […]