The Blackstone pendant, Broadleaf ceiling fixture, and Wildwood wall sconce are three new Arts & Crafts—inspired light fixtures from Portland, Oregon-based Rejuvenation.

Requiring only a knife and the instructions printed on the box, recipients of relief goods would be able to transform the packaging into temporary furnishings for a family in a refugee camp or into games or educational materials for children.

Relief packaging that can be repurposed into furnishings, a cleaner-burning wood stove that generates electricity, and an inflatable solar light are just three of the exciting new solutions that can help people in developing countries and disaster zones be healthier and more comfortable in their living and working environments.

Nearly half the world's population cooks on open fires, which kill nearly two million people every year due to wood-smoke-related diseases.

The LuminAID inflatable solar light was developed two years ago by Anna Stork and Andrea Sreshta while graduate students in architecture at Columbia University.

Multidisciplinary Vancouver firm Molo has designed a line of paper- and textile-based partitions that can be used for disaster relief or homeless shelters,as well as temporary voting booths, clinics, schools, or any situation where there is the need to set up a series of adjustable, private rooms. 

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Creating a functional, attractive living space is hard enough on terra firma.

Each month RECORD reviews building product related web sites and blogs that might be of interest to our readership.

Each month RECORD reviews building product related web sites and blogs that might be of interest to our readership.