Buenos Aires’ Feria Puro Diseno Showcases Brilliant Eco Designs from Across Argentina

Inhabitat traveled to <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tag/buenos-aires/">Buenos Aires</a> last week to find out what’s new, interesting and sustainable at <a title="Buenos Aires´ Feria Puro Diseno Shows Brilliant Eco-Designs" href="http://www.feriapurodiseno.com.ar/13/index.php" target="_blank">Feria Puro Diseno</a>, one of the largest design fairs in Latin America. The show is located within the massive <a title="Buenos Aires´ Feria Puro Diseno Shows Brilliant Eco-Designs" href="http://www.larural.com.ar/" target="_blank">La Rural</a> exhibition center, and it showcases objects, furniture and accessories from around the country. From colorful multifunctional stools upcycled from the paper industry, to cute tiny jewelry created with the country’s first made 3D printer, continue reading to view a wide range of eco-designs coming from the beautiful Argentina.

As well as their gorgeous collection of accessories and home ware made from biodegradable felt, the creative trio from studio Planar was presenting ¨Armando¨, an elegant, modular shelving unit that uses no glue no screws and is extremely easy to assemble.

Made from renewable cork coming from Portugal, this cute collection of lamps, bowls and coasters by Corchetes can be personalized by adding images secured with pushpins.

A graduate from Milan’s Domus Academy, Manuel Garzarón from Tincho &amp; Lola turns old donated sailcloth into long-lasting bags and cases.

Argentine Kite Surf champion Marcos Mafia is the founder of Mafia Bags, a brand that in their first appearance at Feria Puro Diseno was showing durable sacks made from recycled ad banners and Kite Surf sails.

BambuStop unveiled a unique bus stop, among some furniture pieces, made from fast-growing Tacuara canes growing locally in Buenos Aires municipality of Tigre.

Sculptor Marcelo Arias presented a series of ebony local fauna like rhea birds, ant-eaters, yacaré and sheep using repurposed karting wheels.

Dr. No turns old tapes into colorful purses with a zip.

Also from Dr. No this collection of melancholic clocks give new life to good old vinyl records.

Provinces from around the country were showing crafts and designs, we liked these biodegradable purses, belts and toys by Gran Chaco made from the fibers of plant called Chaguar.

Surprising cats and dogs from off-cut pieces of wood and designed by Animaderos were also part of the fair.

Made by Liten (the same people from Kuku), these tiny 3D-printed jewelry pieces were one of the cutest designs on show.

Liten jewelry is made by Trimaker, the first 3D printing machine recently built in Argentina and working with plastic, rubber or wax for a promising future full of wonderful, innovative and open-source designs.

Inhabitat was in <a title="Buenos Aires´ Feria Puro Diseno Shows Brilliant Eco-Designs" href="http://inhabitat.com/the-best-green-designs-from-buenos-aires-puro-diseno-fair/" target="_blank">Buenos Aires</a> to find out what’s new, interesting and sustainable at one of the largest design fairs in Latin America. Called <a title="Buenos Aires´ Feria Puro Diseno Shows Brilliant Eco-Designs" href="http://www.feriapurodiseno.com.ar/13/index.php" target="_blank">Feria Puro Diseno</a>, the show is located within a massive exhibition center called <a title="Buenos Aires´ Feria Puro Diseno Shows Brilliant Eco-Designs" href="http://www.larural.com.ar/" target="_blank">La Rural</a> showcasing objects, furniture, clothes, accessories and toys from around the country. From colorful multifunctional stools upcycled from the paper industry (by Pomada), to cute tiny jewelry created with the country’s first made 3D printer, check out our selection of great eco-designs coming from the beautiful Argentina.