Sustainability

A professor at Plymouth State University in New Hampshire talks with NBC10 Boston’s Chris Gloninger about the dark roots of environmentalism and sustainability so that we don’t repeat the past while we fight against climate change.

Two British designers have developed an eco-friendly approach to producing furniture — they grow it directly from trees. The co-founders of the U.K. furniture business, called Full Grown, coax trees to grow into the shape of tables, chairs and even lamps. Yusuf Omar of Hashtag Our Stories met with the co-founders of Full Grown to see this “organic 3D printing”...

In Taos, New Mexico, a team is building a model of self-sustainable, off-the-grid living called Earthships. The concept was pioneered by Michael Reynolds 50 years ago and has been evolving ever since. He said the structures meet the six key human needs by providing shelter, water, food, energy, sewage treatment and garbage management.

Taking a toy out of the box can make a mess.

Woods Hill Pier 4 recently opened in the same location of the iconic Anthony’s Pier 4 in Seaport. Anna Rossi learns how the new spot is paying homage to the institution that came before and where they plan to go with their farm to table model in the future.

Vogue Italia has produced its first issue of the new year and decade with an eye on sustainability, substituting fashion illustrations for photographs in an effort to reduce the environmental impact associated with staging fashion photo shoots around the globe. Editor-in-chief Emanuele Farneti said the January issue was believed to be the first time a Vogue magazine has gone photo-less…