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Ponoko Ships Ideas Instead of Objects Across the Atlantic

Ponoko CEO David Ten Have by Williams + Hirakawa, via Inc We have written so much about downloadable designs, about shipping ideas all over the world instead of stuff. It just keeps getting better, with more products and more options. That is why I love Ponoko so much; it is the first real demonstration of the concept. Now that they have added a hub in Europe, you can see the fir... Read the full story on TreeHugger

Who Got It Right With Olympic Architecture, Beijing or Vancouver?

Susetta Bozzi/OnAsia.com. See slideshow The New York Times describes how the glorious stadia and facilities built for the 2008 Olympics are virtually empty, sort of a Field of Dreams where they built it, but nobody is coming.

Alas, after the 2008 Olympics, the ticket buyers haven't come. Right now, the Bird's Nest serves as a winter amusement park known as the Happy Ice and Snow Season. In April, a promoter may stage a ce... Read the full story on TreeHugger

5 Shed Interiors at IDS2010 Range From Practical to Over-the-Top Glam

Urban Mode at Interior Design Show. All images via IDS We show a lot of garden sheds in TreeHugger; they are a great way to get some extra space without having to get building permits or renovate. But we rarely show their interiors; they are hard to photograph and often not as interesting inside as out. One of the fun features at the Interior Design Show in Toronto last month were the Five Small Rooms, where five designers outfitted the interiors of Summerwood garden sheds. I could no... Read the full story on TreeHugger