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Tolerance by Daisuke Kitagawa Gives New Life to Everyday Objects
Japanese designer Daisuke Kitagawa presented a collection of objetcts titled “Tolerance” during a recent edition of DESIGNTIDE Tokyo. Using common everyday objects, Daisuke altered the wares with
Niloufar Afnan Unveils Recycled Furnishings Inspired by Beirut’s Recovery Culture
Spotted at this year’s New Designers exhibition in London, Royal Stool and 46 (table) are a series of furniture pieces inspired by the culture of recovery and reuse. Designed by Lebanese-born Niloufar
Sworth Lamp by Parry and Sutton Twists Scrap Metal into Art
Scrap aluminum slivers were worked into the Sworth Lamp, an exploding cloud of gleaming metal by designer Ilsa Parry and collaborator Tom Sutton. The curly slivers that the lamp is constructed from are
Illuminated Psychopomp Is a Rocking Horse Turned Rockin’ Lamp
Inspired by the Brazilian idea of “Gambiarra” – reviving unwanted junk – Ghetto Picasso’s imaginative lamp design gives a forgotten, white rocking horse a luminous new life. The
Chapel Transformed Into Stunning Modern Residence in Utrecht
Older churches were built to stand the test of time, like this small Catholic chapel in Utrecht. Instead of tearing it down to make way for more housing, the chapel was converted into a very modern
Ecovative Teams Up With Ford to Create Compostable Car Parts from Mushrooms
Ushering in a new generation of partially compostable cars, Ecovative has teamed up with Ford to use their mushroom-based foam as a key component in bumpers, side doors, and dashboards. The best part is
Artist Yuya Ushida Transforms 8,000 Chopsticks Into a Collapsible Chair
China alone uses 45 billion pairs of disposable chopsticks annually, so you can easily see why the waste generated from these single-use utensils is a big problem. To call attention to the issue and
Packaging the Future: Reusing Packaging – What a Concept!
There’s a lot we can learn from our European counterparts and even our own American pastimes when it comes to recyling, reducing and above all reusing. From returning used glass beer for the next batch
Packaging the Future: Packaging Reuse – What a Concept!
Recycling, reducing, and composting are all important concepts when it comes to more sustainable packaging design, but reuse, the second directive of the ‘reduce, reuse, recycle’ mantra has
Architects Build Pop Up Sauna on Abandoned City Dam
Czech architectural office Mjölk Architekti made a remarkable contribution to public space in Liberec, their city of residence. Working without a legal permit for construction, the architects built a
Would You Swim in a Dumpster Pool?
Adaptive reuse is all about starting with an object and transforming it into something new and useful through the power of smart design. Case in point: these old dumpsters turned into swimming pools! Talk
LAST CHANCE to Dive in the NYC Dumpster Pools this Saturday!
HEY NEW YORK CITY! Summer is all about making a splish and a splash, so if you haven’t made it over to Park Avenue for a dip in one of Macro Sea’s infamous dumpster pools, you’d better get moving
A “Craigslist for Materials” Helps Recycle Construction Waste
Photo by Incase There are tons of serviceable materials discarded from construction and renovation projects every day. Sometimes, a thoughtful or enterprising individual will find a way to reuse a
Recycled Bike Tubes Transformed Into Handy Shelving System
Bike tire tubes stretched between a couple of used furniture legs create this functional and handy shelving system, which also happens to look pretty sweet. For the lover of all things cycling, the
Super Cool Pendant Light Made from Hundreds of Soda Tabs
We’re not sure whether or not designer Mauricio Affonso actually drank the hundreds of pops (or sodas depending on where you’re from) to get the materials to make this ultra mod pendant lamp
Chair Made From 350 Decks of Playing Cards is a Winning Hand
Each day thousands of playing cards are used in the endless games of Black Jack and Poker that take place in Las Vegas casinos — and these cards are often quickly laid to rest to make way for fresh
Scientists Create New Super-Insulating Smart Roof From Cooking Oil
Scientists just announced that they’ve found a great new use for used cooking oil — and it doesn’t have anything to do with a VW bus. They’ve figured out how to turn the waste from
ECO ART: Nick Gentry’s Expressive Floppy Disk Paintings
A look at Nick Gentry’s paintings offers insight not only into the bold and soulful faces he paints, but of the stories locked in his medium. By salvaging discarded media storage ranging from
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