‘Sustainable Materials: With Both Eyes Open‘ by Julian M. Allwood and Jonathan Cullen was released today, and you can get a copy for yourself online for free! Production of materials accounts
Jan Lampei is a brilliant lamp made from recycled jars that was a finalist in the 2012 Green Furniture Awards. The light consists of an organic wooden structure fitted with sterilized jam jars attached
Dodo Lab is a research project set up by Michaela Robinson and Karen Smart that experiments with different ways of regenerating old and unwanted pieces of furniture anew. In a series they dub simply as
Furniture maker Chris Palmer recently sent us photos of his Paper Pulp Series, a line of furniture made from a mixture of ground up organic waste. The organic-looking pieces – a table, two chairs
French artisan Alain Bellino took his craft to the dark side when he welded a number of leftover metal pieces together to create this surprisingly realistic Darth Vader bust. Bellino saves and
It’s a “Goodyear, NewYear” for artisan and designer George Hollander. The U.S. Virgin Islands-based artist made this incredible light sculpture for the holiday season by stacking nine
Every year, nearly seventy million people, or 200,000 a day, move from rural areas to urban cities. In South Africa alone, more than 2.2 million homes are currently needed, and an additional 180,000 homes
An old recycling depot in a suburb near Melbourne may seem like an unlikely place to see some of Australia’s most acclaimed furniture designers, chefs, architects and artists, but that’s where
Japanese construction and design firm TIS & Partners has just unveiled a strong and surprisingly low-tech brick that can be rapidly produced in disaster areas, and applied to the quick construction of
We recently got our hands on a copy of Tiffany Threadgould‘s new book, ReMake It!, which is filled with recycled DIY goodness including this clever picture frame made from a pair of eyeglasses. The
When Joe Manus, founder of Shiner, was 7 he was punched in the eye. This dark memory stayed with him his entire life, eventually influencing his design work today. Built to look tough, dark and damaged,
Miss the 80s? Give your @ss a blast to the past with this retrotastic cassette chair. Conceived by Ooomydesign, the recycled seat is made of old cassette tapes that have been joined with flanges and
These “Clockpops” made from discarded plastic bottle and jar caps offer a clever twist on the classic mid-century modern ball clock. Available in several shapes, sizes, and an endless choice of color
Many of us don’t give our skin much thought — except when it seems to betray us. Teenage acne, painful sunburns, scratchy winter dryness and mosquito bites alert us whenever our body’s
Steam Studio is a 1.2 x 1.5 x 1.5 meter glass cube that stands alone in the Swedish forest. Designed by artist Helle Kvamme, the mysterious structure is made of recycled windows and recycled plastic
Nick Georgiou recycles his old newspapers, but probably not in the same way that most people do. The Queens, NY based green artist makes three dimensional sculptures from the waste material including the
Cleaning up after a party can be a real drag – but it can also be a clever way to scavenge for materials for your next craft project. Case in point: Fabio de Minicis‘ fab lamps made out of
Dubbed Fallen Maples, this custom home was designed to blend in harmoniously with the heavily wooded two-acre lot it sits on in the Cascade Mountain foothills east of Seattle. The house has several cool
Our friends at ReadyMade sent us a batch of creative DIY projects that reuse reclaimed materials, and this shipping pallet table really caught our eye. Crafted by Jen Turner, who got the idea from a
We’re big fans of this rather clever lime green lamp and we think you can see why. Conant Lighting, known for its ability to take defunct objects and transform them into extraordinary eco lighting,
This clever piece by Joost Wever is made from wood scraps pieced together to form a side table with modern appeal. The top is flat, depicting a patchwork pattern squares and rectangles — but if you
Doesn’t the material in the photo above look just like real wood at first glance? Upon further inspection, the text on the top plank gives away the “lumber’s” true origin –
