PIECELILLY BAGS & ACCESSORIES
Employing a similar design techniques as our favorite Scrapile - only with fabric - fashion label Piecelilly makes bags, purses and other unique accessories from recycled clothing scraps, fabrics and
Green Home decor
FARM21
While “modern” & “rural” are rarely used descriptively in the same sentence, Sasha Sykes has found a way to merge these two design ideals. The contemporary furniture and art
SIERRA CLUB TABLEWARE
Branching out to mainstream consumers, the Sierra Club has teamed up with the Parsons Design Lab to develop collections of dinnerware and glassware. The Parsons students were inspired by the Sierra Club's
LUMEN TREE
Here is a good idea made just right. The Lumen Tree by Adam Frank is an oil lamp that projects the shadow of a tree onto your wall. The tree and the body of the lamp are made of acid-etched stainless
POPPYCOTTON
Melissa Cotton Womack, of How-To-Make-a-Terrarium fame, has just launched a new business of recycling vintage textiles into lovely home accessories such as pillows, wall hangings, and lampshades.
IKEA GOES GREEN
In a move sure to please college students everywhere, home furnishings colossus IKEA is making attempts to green-ify and hip-ify its business through a new line of eco-friendly (and yet still cheap!)
PIE NATURAL FURNITURE AND ACCESSORIES
A group of designers in Miami recently launched PIE, a company that designs and manufactures a diverse line of furnishings and accessories for the home. An acronym for Project Import Export, PIE uses
100% DESIGN
Sadly we couldn't get anyone out to London this year for 100% Design, but fortunately, Mocoloco did a great job covering the event. The Sharon Marston chandelier and Contraforma lamp shown above really
THE LOVE SHACK
A holiday rental agency in West Wales recently opened a new accomodation and proved that 70s kitsch has still not lost its popular appeal. The Caban Cariad (Welsh for “Love Shack”) is a
DESIGNS FOR FOOD
In the midst of our cries over environmental destruction and lessons in at-home chemistry, it seemed about time for a brief return to designs that highlight the simple pleasures in life. Above are two
GREEN FORTUNE STREAM GARDEN
If there's one thing that environmentalists and developers agree on, it's that greenery is a good thing. Foliage is an instant feng shui enhancer, not to mention its oxygen-boosting and mood-lifting
ECOSMART FIREPLACE
Here's a quirky design guaranteed to warm up those chilly winter nights. The EcoSmart Fireplace is a flue-less, transportable, open fireplace which is ideal for apartment and city living. Designed to
PRESENTATION SUGGEREE
If you've never been privy to an end-of-lease battle with your landlord over how much damage falls on your shoulders, consider yourself both rare and fortunate. Almost everyone has hastily patched a
WEIDMANN CHAIR
From the quirky designer who brought us the Knit Chair comes another eco-friendly furniture gem. Weidmann Creative, the material manufacturing company producing environmentally friendly fiber-board
DESIGN FOR INCREASED ENERGY AWARENESS
The Swedish Interactive Institute has been working on a project to redesign everyday items (lamps, tiles, window shades) in order to increase awareness of how energy is being used. The STATIC! project
THE HOT FRIDGE
This made the rounds on the blogosphere a couple of days ago, but in case you missed it, the Hot Fridge is an experimental refrigerator design by RCA student Hae-jin Kim, which makes use of the heat waste
ORB VASE
I can't put my finger on it, but there's something about the shape of this curvy Orb Vase which I just find irresistibly cute. Possibly it's that the vase looks a bit like an egg with a tiny creature
JUST IN – THE DUTCH LIVING ROOM REDESIGNED
From September 4-December 4, the Netherlands Architecture Institute will hold its interior design exhibition, Just In - The Dutch Living Room Redesigned. The exhibition, inspired by the glut of reality
HOW TO: Make your own terrarium
I've always coveted my friend Melissa's fabulous terrarium, which is the centerpiece of her stylish, cozy Brooklyn apartment. I've secretly wanted one of my own for ages, and recently realizing that some
DESIGNER PROFILES
Yes this does look like it might have been “inspired” (to put it lightly) by Ray Eames’ famous Walnut Stools ? but the ability to inject your profile into the object’s design is
2FACED
I can't decide what my favorite thing is about Lee's Carpets. I think it's the little movies that accompany each style of carpeting, with electronica playing in the background and images that change at
CLEVER CORK FURNITURE
Not only is Daniel Michalik's cork furniture flexible, ergonomic and super cute ? but it is also made from recycled cork from the bottle stopper industry ? making it as environmentally friendly as it is
SIGNATURE VASE
Why settle for a boring round ceramic vase, when you can have a beautiful custom-made vase extruded from your own signature? For a little dosh, Tjep Design Studios in Amsterdam will take a signature
RECYCLED BOTTLE TUMBLERS
A great way to recycle used bottles is to chop them in half and give them new life as other forms of kitchenware. These Mint Tumblers were once the lower halves of wine, water and soda bottles. Now
STRING ME ALONG POSTCARDS
Sponge, the sustainable development and design network for students and young professionals, has just announced the winners for their international “Sustainable Lifestyles” postcard design
WOOD PANELED SALT & PEPPER SHAKERS
The Danish furniture and gift company, Skagerak Denmark, uses wood, brass and steel to create pieces that reflect old shipbuilding traditions. The company holds strict policies around sourcing wood to
TREE COAT HANGER
You could have an ordinary hooks-on-the-wall coat rack like everyone else, or you could shell out for this fabulous Tree Coat Hanger from Swedese. Both will hang your coats, but only one will give you a
FELT VASE
When the SARS scare sent waves of fear around the globe, hygenic face masks became a must-have accessory faster than the iPod. But plain white just doesn't do for the face mask what it does for the iPod,
ADRIFT MOBILES
One of the great virtues of modern design is simplicity. Adrift Mobiles achieves this beautifully with their line of bamboo and wood veneer mobiles. The designs are delicate and organic looking, available
FLOWERS IN A CAN
If you're lacking in space and gardening skills (like me), Flowers in a can is the answer to all your houseplant woes. These cheery canned flower kits are as easy as they come: just pop the top, add
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