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Foldable Cuts’ Greeting Cards Can Be Assembled Into Miniature Boats!

Foldable Cuts’ Greeting Cards Can Be Assembled Into Miniature Boats!

Foldable Cuts has created a line of greetings that can be turned into a keepsake and shown off. Their range of DIY boat cards consists of designs that can be cut out in pieces and re-assembled into a

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Rootcup Helps Gardeners Grow New Plants from Cuttings

Rootcup Helps Gardeners Grow New Plants from Cuttings

Have you tried to propagate plant cuttings, but they didn't take root in soil? Rootcup helps promote root growth so that your cuttings will thrive when planted. The patent-pending design protects a

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Mahinui Na Lani: An Amazing Treehouse Retreat Near Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano

Mahinui Na Lani: An Amazing Treehouse Retreat Near Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano

Roderick Romero designed this incredible Mahinui Na Lani treehouse at Kilauea Volcano in the Hawaiian Islands. If features stained glass by local artist Seneca LaLonde and a cedar hot tub set high up in

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A Handy Infographic to Help You Save Money and Energy In the Bathroom

A Handy Infographic to Help You Save Money and Energy In the Bathroom

Created by Inlec, this handy infographic pinpoints ways that can you save money and energy around the bathroom. Pin it t0 the bathroom wall to inspire your household, send it around to your friends and

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The Fogger is a Vertical Planting Unit That Grows Plants Efficiently in Small Spaces

The Fogger is a Vertical Planting Unit That Grows Plants Efficiently in Small Spaces

In the never-ending quest to develop better and more efficient fruit and vegetable growing techniques, Vakant Design has produced the Fogger, a vertical planting unit that can grow large quantities of

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Pankaj Singh Builds a LED Lamp from a Calculator and a Honey Bottle

Pankaj Singh Builds a LED Lamp from a Calculator and a Honey Bottle

Pankaj Singh created this footlight from a tiny honey bottle and a LED powered by calculator cells. In the darkness the little lights look a lot like glowing cubes, and when placed facing a wall they

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VLK Architects Renovate Fort Worth Warehouse Into Green iProspect Office

VLK Architects Renovate Fort Worth Warehouse Into Green iProspect Office

When VLK Architects was hired to design iProspect’s new office in Fort Worth, they sought to intertwine the city's historical elements with a high-tech industry. The use of wood, metal, railroad ties

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What the Phonics? Helps Non-Danish Speaking Tourists Navigate the Streets of Copenhagen

What the Phonics? Helps Non-Danish Speaking Tourists Navigate the Streets of Copenhagen

WTPh? (What the Phonics) is an interactive installation made by Momo Miyazaki and Andrew Spitz. Street names in Denmark are close to impossible for foreigners to pronounce, so they did a little

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Artist Aurora Robson Transforms Discarded Plastic into Beautiful Pieces of Art

Artist Aurora Robson Transforms Discarded Plastic into Beautiful Pieces of Art

Aurora Robson isn't just an artist -- she's also an environmental activist. The Canadian-born artist's elaborate sculptures are made from cut-up plastic bottles and other bits of discarded plastic, which

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RX Made and Strand Design Launch Line of Clever Products Made From Reclaimed Wood

RX Made and Strand Design Launch Line of Clever Products Made From Reclaimed Wood

RX Made is on a mission to turn materials from the waste stream into well-made, well-designed products for everyone. The startup has collaborated with Strand Design to develop a line of sustainably

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‘The Tent’ Is a Large-scale Community Knitting Project in Israel

‘The Tent’ Is a Large-scale Community Knitting Project in Israel

'The Tent’ is a spectacular installation located Zichron Yaakov, Israel, that was knit by kids, parents and grandparents who came together to create art. Every Wednesday for three months, the inspired

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Bicycle Taxidermy: Honor Your Beloved Bike by Mounting it on the Wall

Bicycle Taxidermy: Honor Your Beloved Bike by Mounting it on the Wall

Looking for a way to commemorate your old bike? While attending the Royal College of Art, designer Regan Appleton, started Bicycle Taxidermy to memorialize his father's overridden mountain and road

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Schneid Enlightment’s Beautiful Lamps Are Made from Locally Sourced Wood

Schneid Enlightment’s Beautiful Lamps Are Made from Locally Sourced Wood

German lighting maker Schneid Enlightment set out to produce a line of lamps that produce warm, indirect light for living rooms. The company's gorgeous pendant lamps achieve that, and they're made from

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Shannon O’Hare’s Recycled Material Mobile Victorian House Sets Sail for Desert Lands

Shannon O’Hare’s Recycled Material Mobile Victorian House Sets Sail for Desert Lands

We all know Burning Man is full of oddities, and the annual event draws thousands into the middle of an inhospitable desert to enjoy a week of delusional mayhem. It’s not uncommon to see giant moving

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License to Craft Upcycles Vintage Car Plates Into Funky Home Decor

License to Craft Upcycles Vintage Car Plates Into Funky Home Decor

License to Craft is a cool new Etsy shop that's dedicated to reducing metal waste. Taking everything from license plates to soda tabs to cans and more, each object is refashioned anew by cutting and

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LLSTOL: A Multifunctional Seat Suited for Small Spaces

LLSTOL: A Multifunctional Seat Suited for Small Spaces

Slovenian designer Luka Locicnik and a local chair making company, STOL & STOL, developed LLSTOL, an ingenious lounge chair that can be used a multitude of ways. Successfully funded

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‘Chime’ is an Interactive Bell-Shaped Pavilion Designed by Students at the Manchester School of Architecture

‘Chime’ is an Interactive Bell-Shaped Pavilion Designed by Students at the Manchester School of Architecture

The Chime Pavilion is an interactive, bell-shaped pavilion that invites families and children to play with a bell system set within the structure. The pavilion was designed by students at Manchester

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Second Life Rugs Turns Factory Residue Wools Into Beautiful High-Pile Rugs

Second Life Rugs Turns Factory Residue Wools Into Beautiful High-Pile Rugs

Second Life Rugs converts wool production residues into beautifully patterned, thick, shag-pile rugs. Instead of being spun and dyed, the wool scraps are boiled, shredded and knotted. What results is a

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The Twist DIY Mattress Kit Lets You Custom Build a Comfy Mattress Stuffed with Buckwheat Hulls

The Twist DIY Mattress Kit Lets You Custom Build a Comfy Mattress Stuffed with Buckwheat Hulls

New York based designer, Lynne Cimino, has designed The Twist DIY Mattress Kit, a new system that allows anyone to make their own mattress. Fabric chains are filled with organically grown buckwheat

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eDEN Garden Rooms are Energy-Efficient Structures for Your Back Yard

eDEN Garden Rooms are Energy-Efficient Structures for Your Back Yard

Garden offices offer a great solution for people who work from home and small business owners who are squeezed for space. eDEN Garden Rooms, a UK company that specializes in designing and building small,

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British Car Park Company Installs the Largest Urban Solar Array in the UK

British Car Park Company Installs the Largest Urban Solar Array in the UK

Working to counter the inherently environmentally destructive nature of a car-based commute, British firm Town Centre Car Parks has committed to making their public car parks environmentally friendly by

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Itay Kirshenbaum’s Transforming Chair is Four Seats in One

Itay Kirshenbaum’s Transforming Chair is Four Seats in One

Designer Itay Kirshenbaum has a created a 4 in 1 chair that can be turned into four different seats with a simple flip. Kirshenbaum developed his chair during his industrial design studies at

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Bogobrush: A Biodegradable Buy-One-Give-One Toothbrush That Will Make More Than One Person Smile

Bogobrush: A Biodegradable Buy-One-Give-One Toothbrush That Will Make More Than One Person Smile

Meet Bogobrush, the beautiful, 100% biodegradable, buy-one-give-one toothbrush. Bogobrush is teaming up with oral health organizations across the country to help those in need; for each Bogobrush

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Beintween Recycles Old Car Tires Into ‘Matireal’ for Permeable Park Pathway

Beintween Recycles Old Car Tires Into ‘Matireal’ for Permeable Park Pathway

Beintween.org is a social + spatial network improv(is)ing spaces that build community in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Their mission is to make art do work. Over the past 6 months, they've developed an

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Si-lest’s Rustic Wine Tray Is Made from Recycled Corrugated Roof Sheet and Salvaged Timber

Si-lest’s Rustic Wine Tray Is Made from Recycled Corrugated Roof Sheet and Salvaged Timber

Si-lest’ fuses the natural, soulful beauty of depleted objects with the practicality they offer as functional conversation pieces. Their new eco-friendly collections breathe new life into exhausted

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Studio Levant Uses Recycled Pallets and HDPE Plastics To Make Desks and Tables

Studio Levant Uses Recycled Pallets and HDPE Plastics To Make Desks and Tables

In en effort to transform waste into functional objects, Australian design firm Studio Levant has produced a full line of tables and desks that are made from recycled shipping pallets and recycled

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The Energy Collection: Marjan Van Aubel’s Photovoltaic Tableware Collects Sunlight and Stores it in a Cabinet

The Energy Collection: Marjan Van Aubel’s Photovoltaic Tableware Collects Sunlight and Stores it in a Cabinet

Dutch designer Marjan Van Aubel has created a collection of everyday objects that are all infused with solar panels! Her cleverly titled Energy Collection is a series of glasses and tableware that are

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Sarah McCoubrey’s Paintings Envision an Escape from an Environmentally Ravaged Earth

Sarah McCoubrey’s Paintings Envision an Escape from an Environmentally Ravaged Earth

After studying parcels of land at risk for sale for hydrofracking, Sarah McCoubrey began envisioning a future in which we would need to escape an earth that is beyond repair. In her newest series of

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Henry Baumann Transforms Old Fruit Crates Into Unique Furniture

Henry Baumann Transforms Old Fruit Crates Into Unique Furniture

Using wooden crates that hold strawberries at street markets, designer Henry Baumann transformed these plain containers into furniture such as stools, tables and lights. Baumann disassembled the crates,

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The Whirlers: A Colorful Wind Turbine Installation for Fresh Kills Park

The Whirlers: A Colorful Wind Turbine Installation for Fresh Kills Park

Whirlers is project by Caterina Tiazzoldi and Eduardo Benamor Duarte that proposes building a large cluster of colorful wind turbines at Fresh Kills Park in Staten Island. The project is part of

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