Attitude Chair by Deger Cengiz

New York designer Deger Cengiz's elegant standard chair features an extra pair of hinged legs that swing into place when the user tilts backward. While he's not the first to come up with the idea (see Homer Simpson's similar version in "The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace"), the finished chair bears the quality of timelessness rarely found in such gimmicky conceits. Apparently inspired by ill-tempered teens, …

Design Revolution: 100 Products That Empower People

Emily Pilloton's forthcoming book, "Design Revolution: 100 Products That Empower People" drives home the notion that, while going green benefits the environment, the real way to save the planet and ourselves goes beyond just designing biodegradable products and instead involves creating tools for changing the world. Pilloton, former Inhabitat editor who at 26 founded the socially-conscious design firm Products span all-terrain wheelchairs, waterless washing machines, …

Endangered Species Project Prints

Conceptually reinforcing the threat to certain species' existence, the Endangered Species Print Project creates limited edition prints of critically endangered animals directly correlating the number of prints produced to the number of animals remaining in the wild. Artists Jenny Kendler and Molly Schafer head up the project, lending each image their drawing talents and donating the net proceeds from each print to the appropriate conservation …