Concrete Canvas Shelter

Concrete-fabric hybrid offers instant, secure and lasting shelter

U.K.-based company Concrete Canvas recently added a new product to their line of concrete/fabric based utilities, the Concrete Canvas Shelter. Based on the same concept as the company’s first product Concrete Cloth, the shelter uses the concrete/fabric hybrid that, when activated with water, can be molded into a desirable shape before it hardens. To get the right shape, the refuge comes with a prefab system …

Brooklyn Fishing Derby

Old timers and new anglers compete to reel in NYC's biggest catch

Created by “chowder master” and Brooklyn Anglers Association founder Ben Sargent, the annual Brooklyn Fishing Derby is a seven-week-long tournament that pits fishermen who “who want to get more out of their city in an environmentally conscious and responsible manner” against each other. Ben and his partners make it their mission to show urbanites the abundant natural resources available to them around the city. The …

Thirty Conversations on Design 2010

Bite-size video interviews on the future of design from creative minds around the globe

Little & Company’s Thirty Conversations on Design begins today with its second-annual web video series. We featured the project’s launch last year, which probes creative minds around the world with two questions: “What single example of design inspires you most?” and “What problem should design solve next?” Make sure to check out the site to see answers from an outstanding group of people, spanning Tony …