These stylish bug hotels could bring biodiversity back to cities

This summer, my 5-year-old daughter made a little bug hotel in our backyard with stones and twigs, inviting local ants, spiders, and beetles to come in and feel at home. A pair of European designers think she's on to something. Urban environments tend to be incredibly inhospitable to birds, insects, and plants. These creatures thrive in wild, messy spaces, which we do our best to eradicate in our cities and neighborhoods. This is contributing to the mass extinction of more than a million species. But we can reverse this trend. How? Beautiful, large-scale bug hotels and other outdoor furniture that invites nature in—rather than trying to keep it out. Read my story here. ​​​​​ — Liz Segran   These bug hotels could bring biodiversity back to cities One million species are at risk of extinction. This beautiful outdoor furniture collection encourages birds and insects to come back to cities.   READ MORE   Take a look at Virgil Abloh’s stunning Mercedes Maybach A luxurious, off-road coupe? What?!   READ MORE   How $4 billion Noom co-opted the language of eating-disorder recovery to sell weight loss Dieting apps like Noom and WW are selling mindfulness as a way to shed pounds—an approach that’s misleading and could even be dangerous.   READ MORE   Lego turns its iconic pieces into supersized wooden home accessories The new homeware collection includes stackable desk drawers and picture frames.   READ MORE   4 reasons why museums are steering clear of the NFT craze More than six months into this disruption of the art world, museums have generally engaged very little with NFTs. Here’s why.   READ MORE

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