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 ECO-DESIGN

 The design could be called creativity as an act of creation or innovation if the object doesn’t exist. Design requires mostly functional and aesthetic considerations and this needs researches, analysis and some adaptation before the final production of the object. Design is the integration of technical requirements, social and economic, biological needs, with psychological effects and materials, shape, color, volume and space, all designed and interrelated with the environment that surrounds humanity.   Currently we have been living a serious problem that affects us every day. This problem is known as global warming. To prevent it, global environmental actions have been taken, as recycling, among other things. The interior design is organic a new trend to help to prevent global warming phenomenon, also known as "green home".

Decorating a house with some ecological consciousness involves keeping an open mind that allows otherwise understand interior design. This requires allowing the entry of furniture made of unexpected materials to be distributed later to check the logic of nature. 

Saving energy and reducing the environmental impact of waste recycled materials are two of the keys to finding an ecological sense of interior design. Some companies have already begun to exploit in search of a new consumer who knows the savings and commitment to the environment which may involve integrating this product range in your home.

The recycled wood is one of the materials that need most care and it has to be harness in an ecological home . Tables, chairs, magazine racks and even lamps made of this material may be found in the catalogs from department stores and specialty shops in the furniture industry.

The ecological design competition organized by the specialized website Inhabitat awards the best ideas of design made with reusable materials. The winner of this competition in 2009 is a work by Brazilian Rodrigo Jaroseski, a coffee table that has been made with old phone books, a good way to keep the paper alive in the Internet age.

You can reduce heating energy consumption by fifteen percent with something as simple as not placing furniture in front radiator cover, even installing the most common marble shelves and not obstruct exits or air conditioning ducts in winter or summer.

Other measures may affect savings in lighting. For example, using light colored paint or putting mirrors increase the light effect, curtains or fabrics with little weight, not dense are good practices when it comes to reducing energy consumption.

Architeture online magazines:
 * Architect Magazine[| http://www.architectmagazine.com/]
 * Interior Design Magazine [|www.interiordesign.net/]
 * Contract Magazine []