TranSglass is one of our favorite recycled-design projects of all time. Contradicting the old notion that recycling in design equals handicrafts made from buttons and popsickle sticks – the TranSglass project proves once and for all that the efficient reuse of waste materials can go hand in hand with haute design.
Designers Tord Boontje and Emma Woffenden have created a gorgeous line of tableware from recycled wine and beer bottles from the restaurant industry. Tumblers, vases, and carafes are all fashioned through collecting, cleaning and re-cutting old glassware into new shapes.
Best of all, although TranSglass is already recognized world wide as a design classic, its Guatemalan fair-trade manufacturing process allows the glassware to be produced at a low cost, keeping retail prices surprising affordable. So even though TranSglass is in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art, you can still purchase some of your own for under $30 — and know that your money is supporting independent artisans in Guatemala. Eco-friendly, fair-trade, beautiful, and affordable — could it get any better than this? We don’t think so.
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[...] Other prizes include Poppycotton recycled textile pillows, a set of TransGlass tumblers from Branch Home, a Lumen Lamp from Adam Frank, a copy of Architecture for Humanity’s new book, Design Like You Give a Damn, and a Cork Cuff from Studio 1.A.M.. [...]
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[...] In an industrial economy that is none too kind to craft labor, its exciting to see a growing number of design companies beginning to prioritize social responsibility in their manufacturing and labor practices. Among the most inspiring is Artecnica, the L.A. based design firm that produces some of our favorite Tord Boontje and Hella Jongerius houseware designs. The Design with a Conscience project has partnered with Aid to Artisans and various celebrity designers to produce designs that are simultaneously sustainable, socially conscious and even affordable. [...]
[...] of out all-time favorite eco designs, Tord Boontje’s line of recycled glassware makes a perfect holiday gift. The beautiful [...]
[...] about some funky recycled glassware from Inhabitat? Independent artisans make this recycled line from Guatemala. These fair trade [...]
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