Ellen Honigstock’s ToePrint Project – reducing carbon footprints in many small increments

by Jon on May 9, 2009

The Toeprint Project – reducing carbon footprints one bit at a time. This is a project of the brilliant New York architect Ellen Honigstock - check out the galleries of her work on the front page of her site.

NB: we’re neighbors and friends. But her work speaks for itself.

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