This is the most x-treme confection conflation in the illustrious history of food and food-like products. Its organic sustainably farmed bacon and I know you’re already on board but wait, theres more. Its got a touch of Vermont maple syrup flavouring. But wait.  Theres more. It’s in convenient on-a-stick lollipop form. But wait! THERES MORE! It’s also double Caffeinated for that extra punch to the brain you’ve been looking for. Ambrosia is for peasants. This is truly the food of the gods.

[Lollyphile]

Santiago Calatrava bases a lot of his work on biology, fusing his engineering prowess and architectural sensibilities with bio-mimicry of naturalistic forms. Then he paints it all bone white. He makes no secret of this inspiration though some astute intellectuals would argue that nothing can be gained from attempting to mimic the beauty of a butterfly, for instance, since one can never succeed in actually coming out as the winner in such a comparison as one could never supersede or even match that beauty and elegance. Black + Blum did not seek inspiration from nature for their High + Dry dish rack though. They, more sensibly perhaps, looked to architecture for inspiration. Santiago Calatrava’s architecture. Ruh Roh. So now we have a dish rack based on a building based on a butterfly. Welcome to the future. It’s recyclable and folds completely flat for storage too. Too bad it’s made from plastic in the first place. Wood is recyclable too you know.

HP has surprised us again. We know they had ambitions on becoming more sustainable and not just greenwashing but they have taken a huge step and an industry first. They have made the carbon footprint of their business transparent including the supply chain of their largest suppliers – the largest global supply chain in the technology industry. That indicated footprint covers over eighty percent of their costs for materials, manufacturing, assembly for HP products. Whats more, they only set that goal a year ago in 2007, showing that it does not take decades to make change, even for a large multinational corporation. They release this data, making themselves transparent in order to increase their responsibility and that of those with whom they do business.

[HP Press Release]

Imagine coming in from the rain. Your collapsed umbrella is dripping wet with fresh rainwater and you’ve got to do something about it. The Umbrella Pot solves this predicament with a delightful twist. In a typical umbrella stand excess water drips to the bottom where it collects and perhaps evaporates over time. This fresh take on the umbrella stand utilizes that rainwater for the purpose of watering vegetation nestled neatly into the side of the stand.This white Tokoname ceramic, designed by Okamoto Kou will run you at least Â¥52 500 (CAD $515.16) and comes in a range of sizes but we’re guessing anybody with that kind of money for an umbrella stand doesn’t need to carry their own umbrella.

[Kyouei Design]

Odd’s are you have no idea what the Pavilion dv6929 is. It’s an EPEAT silver-rated laptop that sells for under $800 but whats the big deal? Well it won Wal-Mart’s Home Entertainment Design Challenge. Wal-Mart set the challenge and HP stepped up to the plate to reduce packaging by 97% for an item now needing a quarter fewer trucks to deliver. the laptop and everything it comes with comes inside a laptop bag made from 100% recycled materials. To add to that, HP says that anybody purchasing one can give Wal-Mart their old computer for proper recycling for free. This is great news for everybody involved. Keep it up.