We are excited to announce that our parklet project is a candidate for Ford’s Community Grant. Designed in collaboration with Studio Murmur, the parklet will provide a green oasis complete with seating, planters and an herb garden in the heart of Andersonville. Vote for our parklet this Saturday and Sunday at Chicago’s Green Festival on Navy Pier, which will […]
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Help Us Build a Parklet in Andersonville! (UPDATED 06/07)
Three years ago, we held Chicago’s first PARK(ing) Day in Lakeview, where we transformed a few parking spaces into a fun, public green space for a summer day. Now, we, along with Studio Murmur, eco-Andersonville and the Andersonville Development Corporation, are excited to announce a semi-permanent iteration of PARK(ing) Day: a parklet in Andersonville at […]
Learning from Ancient Architecture #1: Insulating with Igloos in the Arctic
If you scroll down a little (or click here) you’ll remember that a few weeks ago, we posted about Chicago’s coldest day in recorded history. And then, for fun, we sought out the world’s coldest recorded temperature (-129 F!). Not that Antarctica has any permanent residents or anything (it doesn’t) but wondering how people kept […]
The Coldest Day in Chicago Ever
Prone though Chicago is to crazy weather indecision, a March this sunny exceeded our expectations. Not that we didn’t already skip over a winter that was predicted to create a mass exodus from the Windy City this past season (we’re still here). We keep hearing about record-breaking temperatures all over the map, but we want […]
Friday Favorites: The Natural, Eco-friendly Fridge, Einstein and Wet Sand
The refrigerator present in most Western kitchens today wasn’t invented all that long ago. Carl Van Linde developed the technology in the 1870’s, but his ammonia-based fridges still required separate motors, and inhaling the toxic gases within led to a few deaths—not ideal. The first freestanding, commercially available fridge hit shelves (well, floors) in 1913, and wasn’t really perfected […]
LAMP, The LowLine, and Reclaiming Our Unused Public Space
Lakeview Area Master Plan (LAMP) research revealed a need for more public space. Our suggestion: the LowLine native planting and path under the Brown Line.
Friday Favorites: Changers, Carbonrally, Econofy Inspire Sustainable Living via Social Media
The web may not be climate change-combat’s poster child, but it may be its knight in shining armor. On the one hand we know that outlet usage has increased a lot since the internet and its buddies (smartphones, bluetooth keyboards, ipods) burst onto the scene; on the other, it has saved trees, and more to […]
moss' 2 Sparrows Restaurant in CS Interiors
Our work at 2 Sparrows Restaurant is featured in the 2012 Winter issue of CS Interiors Magazine. Article inside.
moss Brings Flirty Cupcakes In From the Streets
After spending the past few years on the streets, Flirty Cupcakes has a new dessert garage to call home.
Our Work at Brew in Traverse City Featured in Inhabitat!
Check out the Inhabitat article here. Original project post here.
Four feats of architecture for love
Traditionally, Valentine’s Day gifts fall somewhere between chocolate, flowers and jewelry, (not that we’re complaining) so it’s not terribly surprising that most of us aren’t on the receiving end of buildings, chairs or corinthian columns this Valentine’s Day. But monuments built to honor love aren’t as rare as you might think, and not only among […]
Friday Favorites: The Eco Media Player, Seven Year Pen and Recyclable Headphones
Starting today, we’ll be posting things we like every friday. They’ll range from amazing dishes to jars of pickles to cleaning products to eye-catching graphics. One thing you can be sure of is that they’ll all relate to our principal passions: food, beer/wine, and all things green, sustainable and design-y. This week’s edition includes items […]