Recycled Materials and Innovative Low-Energy Designs Shine at Paris’ Maison & Objet
Posted By Ana Lisa Alperovich On October 8, 2012 @ 5:00 pm In energy efficiency,Green Design Events,Green Lighting,Green Materials,Green Products,green technology,Recycled Materials,Recycling / Compost,social design | No Comments
One of our favorite finds, COLORS [8]‘ Chiba is a Japanese take on classic Danish LEGO bricks made from recycled coffee beans, tea and wood chips—and it smells great!.
Ground coffee was pretty big at this year’s Maison&Objet mega-exhibition, this time Korean housewares brand EcoJun [9] used the tasty beans (and also corn starch) to create stylish biodegradable take-away cups for tea and coffee.
Finnish duo Ko-Ho [10] use local fast-growing produce to create these gorgeous stackable, very robust and recyclable chairs which are made from hemp [11]!
Carla Peters from Wonderable [12] exhibited her adorable collection of Fair Trade pendant lamps, that are constructed by artisans using recycled waste paper collected from Vietnamese printing companies.
An Inhabitat’s [13] recycled classic, the Newspaper Wood minimal bench by Dutch studio Vij5 [14].
ID Cook [15]‘s low-energy barbeque Solaire [16] COOKUP INOX is a great alternative to charcoal. Made from recyclable aluminum and MDF it comes in a flat-pack design and can be heated up to 200C.
Using beech wood, pens, pegs, wax, elastic bands and a bike’s inner tube’s piece, the British All Lovely Stuff [17] design studio created a low-tech and very cool drawing machine.
Arik Levy and Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance showcased their latest low-energy outdoor hanging lamp for Forestier [18]. It draws inspiration from traditional Chinese paper lanterns [19].
Paris-based Geraldine Gonzales [20] creates floating medusa jellyfish [21] lamps that softly glow to create an otherworldly atmosphere.
From furniture to textiles [22], from jewelry to home ware, this year’s Maison&Objet was an inspiring collection of stuff all-under-one-roof and waiting to be discovered.
+ Maison&Objet [23]
Photo © Ana Lisa Alperovich for Inhabitat
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[6] Paris Design Week: http://www.parisdesignweek.fr/en/
[7] Ay Illuminate: http://www.ayilluminate.com/
[8] COLORS: https://www.sneakpeeq.com/colors
[9] EcoJun: http://inhabitat.comRecycled vs. Low-Energy
[10] Ko-Ho: http://www.ko-ho.fi/
[11] hemp: http://inhabitat.com/werner-aisslingers-hemp-chair-is-a-modern-alternative-to-stackable-seating/
[12] Wonderable: http://www.wonderable.com/?wbs=c21hbGw=
[13] Inhabitat’s: http://inhabitat.cominhabitat.com/newspaperwood.../vij5_newspaper_lumber3
[14] Vij5: http://www.vij5.nl/
[15] ID Cook: http://www.idcook.com/en/
[16] Solaire: http://inhabitat.com/kyoto-box-wins-climate-change-challenge/
[17] All Lovely Stuff: http://www.alllovelystuff.com/
[18] Forestier: http://www.forestier.fr/produits.php
[19] Chinese paper lanterns: http://inhabitat.com/precious-pieces-japanese-eco-washi-lanterns/
[20] Geraldine Gonzales: http://www.geraldinegonzalez.com/EN/
[21] jellyfish: http://inhabitat.cominhabitat.com/springgreening/tag/medusa-jellyfish-lamp/
[22] textiles: http://www.ecouterre.com/2012-ethical-fashion-show-paris-to-showcase-sustainability-innovation/
[23] + Maison&Objet: http://www.maison-objet.com/
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