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Zipper8Lighting Transforms Hundreds of Soda Can Tabs into Glowing Lampshades

Zipper8Lighting Transforms Hundreds of Soda Can Tabs into Glowing Lampshades

Zipper8Lighting saved hundreds of soda can tabs to create these shimmering eco-friendly lampshades, which emit a warm glow from beneath the layers of reclaimed materials. The tabs are carefully attached

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Tommaso Guerra’s Lampada Ragno Features Spider-like Legs of Light

Tommaso Guerra’s Lampada Ragno Features Spider-like Legs of Light

Tommaso Guerra is an Italian designer, illustrator and street artist all rolled into one. And just like his multi-faceted self, his Lampada Ragno incorporates a network of six lamps connected at one

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Andreas Kowalewski’s Wedge Side Table is a Genius Single-Material Flatpack Design

Andreas Kowalewski’s Wedge Side Table is a Genius Single-Material Flatpack Design

The Wedge side table by Amsterdam based Designer Andreas Kowalewski is a clever flatpack design that is simple to build, store and transport. The idea behind this genious piece of green design is to

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‘Bedroom In A Box’ is the Ultimate Compact Furniture Suite

‘Bedroom In A Box’ is the Ultimate Compact Furniture Suite

Everyone has heard of flat-pack furniture, but this “Bedroom in a Box” takes the concept to the extreme. Latvia-based designer Rolands Landsbergs of Boxetti has created an

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Tommaso Guerra Creates a Colorful Chandelier from Recycled Glass Jars

Tommaso Guerra Creates a Colorful Chandelier from Recycled Glass Jars

Italian designer Tommaso Guerra has an amazing way of transforming everyday practical objects into designs with new meaning and expression. By filling glass jars taken from his grandmother’s pantry

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GE Launches First 100 Watt Equivalent LED Bulb Cooled by an Air Pump

GE Launches First 100 Watt Equivalent LED Bulb Cooled by an Air Pump

GE just announced a new LED light bulb replacement for the 100 watt incandescent that uses pulses of air to keep cool. The design is the first of its kind in the LED industry, and it comes just in the

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Kumeko Turns a Bunch of Weaves and Knots Into a Comfy Floor Cushion

Kumeko Turns a Bunch of Weaves and Knots Into a Comfy Floor Cushion

Inspired by old weaving, knotting and basket-making techniques, Kumeko created these cool floor cushions in their design studio based in Prague, Czech Republic. This collection of cushions, aptly dubbed

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Cardboard Paperpedic Bed Can Support the Weight of 22 People!

Cardboard Paperpedic Bed Can Support the Weight of 22 People!

The Paperpedic Bed by Karton is a system of intricately folded and tabbed paper panels that connect to form a sleek and modern bed frame. The 100 percent recyclable bed can expand from twin sized to one

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Tommaso Guerra Turns Teapots into Poetic Lamps With a Twist

Tommaso Guerra Turns Teapots into Poetic Lamps With a Twist

Tommaso Guerra is an Italian-born designer with an eye for seeing poetry in everyday objects. Looking past the obvious function of a teapot, he created these fairytale-like Teapot Lamps. By keeping the

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Flame Retardant Manufacturers Rely on Fear, Tobacco Industry Tactics

Flame Retardant Manufacturers Rely on Fear, Tobacco Industry Tactics

Flame retardants are abundant in household furniture, despite the fact that they only delay fires by a few seconds and the inhalation of such chemicals often kills victims before an actual fire. While

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TETRAN’s Eco-friendly Modular Cubes Can Be Arranged Into Almost Design

TETRAN’s Eco-friendly Modular Cubes Can Be Arranged Into Almost Design

By means of simple repurposing, restyling, and repair, TETRAN’s modular design cubes eliminates the need for millions of tons of furniture waste. The modular cubes can be used and re-used to create an

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Biophotovoltaic Moss Table Generates Electricity Through Photosynthesis

Biophotovoltaic Moss Table Generates Electricity Through Photosynthesis

What if your lamp and laptop could be powered by plants? ‘Moss Table’ by Biophotovoltaics is an innovative concept product demonstrating the future potential of Bio-Photo-Voltaic (BPV)

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Brilliant Rotating UnWaste Bookcase is Made From Reclaimed Plywood

Brilliant Rotating UnWaste Bookcase is Made From Reclaimed Plywood

The UnWaste Bookcase is a brilliant sustainably designed full-wall rotating library created by architect Ben Milbourne (Bild Architecture), eco-designer Leyla Acaroglu (Eco Innovators) and furniture

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Turn Any Potted Plant into a Geodesic Crystal Terrarium With Halona’s Plant Toppers!

Turn Any Potted Plant into a Geodesic Crystal Terrarium With Halona’s Plant Toppers!

Brooklyn-based Halona Glass has created a series of beautiful glass enclosures that can transform any potted plant into a beautiful geodesic terrarium! The crystalline toppers fit snugly inside standard

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New Rado’s Flat-Pack Intension Stools Surprise With Bold Pops of Color

New Rado’s Flat-Pack Intension Stools Surprise With Bold Pops of Color

New Rado‘s line of Intension furniture is designed from the ground up to be simple, practical, and mobile. Each piece is machine-cut from top quality Baltic Birch plywood and hand finished with

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Lucrimas Creates Beautiful Coat Hangers from Recycled Glass Bottles

Lucrimas Creates Beautiful Coat Hangers from Recycled Glass Bottles

Designed and handcrafted from a selection of beautiful recycled glass bottles, these coat hangers by Lucrimas are perfect for an entryway, or to spice up the walls of cafés and restaurants. Available in

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Rubbish Becomes a Crafty Design with the Lampada Metro by Arcangelo Favata

Rubbish Becomes a Crafty Design with the Lampada Metro by Arcangelo Favata

Rubbish becomes a cool new design with the Lampada Metro by  Sicilian artist Arcangelo Favata — aka Alicucio. The contemporary lamp was on display at this year’s Milan Furniture Fair, and

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The Air Quality Egg Enables You to Monitor Air Pollution Inside and Outside Your Home

The Air Quality Egg Enables You to Monitor Air Pollution Inside and Outside Your Home

If you’re worried about your city’s air quality, unfortunately checking the stats on local air reports won’t do you much good. The air pollution data collected by the government is by

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Hernandez Silva Arquitectos Design Dizzying Bathroom Above 15th-Floor Elevator Shaft

Hernandez Silva Arquitectos Design Dizzying Bathroom Above 15th-Floor Elevator Shaft

Anyone who’s tried to cram an ample lifestyle into a small apartment is familiar with the urge to rebuild hidden corners and closets into functional living space. Hernandez Silva Arquitecto’s

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Pinwu’s Bamboo Paper Tié Chair Scores Salone Satellite Design Report Award

Pinwu’s Bamboo Paper Tié Chair Scores Salone Satellite Design Report Award

Last week Pinwu became the first Chinese design team to win a Salone Satellite Design Report Award. Zhang Lei, Christoph John and Jovana Bogdanovic’s winning collection is made from natural and

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