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Ore Streams: Studio Formafantasma creates striking furniture from salvaged e-waste

Millions of tons of e-waste clog up our landfills every year, but Studio Formafantasma is on a mission to breathe...

MY DVA group, CHYBIK+KRISTOF, Ondrej Chybik, Michal Kristol, reuse, recycled furniture, chair facade, chair building, green renovation

This crazy building's facade is made from 900 black plastic chairs

No, you aren't crazy - the entire exterior of this building is actually covered in chairs. What was once a former...

Turkish Pavilion, Venice Biennale 2016, Venice Architecture Biennale, temporary pavilion, reused materials, recycled furniture, green design, Turkey, Istanbul, green architecture

Turkey presents a huge ship made from 4 tons of reused materials in Venice

The large ship measures 30 meters (98 feet) and weighs four tons. It was built from more than 500 pieces of reused...

nycxdesign, icff, international contemporary furniture fair, nycxdesign, eco design, sustainable design, green design, Thislexik, recycled clothing, recycled furniture, sustainable lighting, cactus chair, redhook designers, Brooklyn designers

Brooklyn's Thislexik transforms old clothing into durable furniture

"We want design lovers to rethink everyday conventional materials, while inserting a littler humor in our designs,"...

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Vintage Vespa scooters transformed into incredible chairs

With so many slick electric motorcycles on the horizon, it's getting increasingly difficult to justify the use...

reader submitted content, KACAMA, recycled fans, stool zero, stool zero by KACAMA, reclaimed wood, recycled fan, recycled furniture, green furniture,

KaCaMa crafts colorful zero-waste stools from recycled fans and salvaged wood

Every year thousands of broken household appliances are just thrown away and replaced, leading to an alarming amount...

Eking it Out, Recycled furniture, recycled table, table legs, recycled table legs, Clever Design Store, Rupert Herring, Rupert Herring table, green design, green furniture, green materials

Eking it Out table is made out of recycled table legs

"Why we are always striving for something new and not re-using what we already have?" That's the question Rupert...

Emergent Structures, Creative Coast, repurposed furniture, recycled furniture, recycled materials, reader submission, Savannah College of Art and Design, non-profit, reuse, recycling

Emergent Structures challenges furniture design students to transform waste into striking work desks

Jobs needed one. Gates needed one. Even Alexander Graham Bell needed one. Without a table to work on, there’s...

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Bkeeper upcycles unused beehives into furniture and design for the home

  Israel-based Bkeeper - motto: "the art of saving bees" - takes old beehives and turns them into eclectic...

The Urbanite, recycled oil drum furniture, recycled furniture, oil drum chairs, oil drum tables, sustainable design, green design, eco design, green furniture, sustainable furniture, New York Design Week, NY Design Week, ICFF 2015, upcycled furniture, upcycled coffee table, upcycled chairs

The Urbanite Home rescues oil barrels from landfills to create upcycled modern furniture

To create their line of coffee tables, dining chairs and rockers, The Urbanite Home designers cut, weld and rivet...

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Re Rag Rugs use textile industry discards to create stylishly sustainable floor coverings

Re Rag Rug started as an experimental design project that explores the social and ecological sustainability of...

green design, eco design, sustainable design, Recycle art, Times Square Arts, Justin Bettman #Setinthestreets, recycled furniture

A living room of found furniture pops up in Times Square (PHOTOS)

Since last year, Bettman has been setting up impromptu “rooms” all over New York City from Bushwick to Chelsea...

Emilie Mazeau-Langlais, classical furniture, cardboard furniture, cardboard sofa, recycled furniture, recycled materials, cardboard, French designers, France

This beautiful furniture by Emilie Mazeau-Langlais is actually made from cardboard

The designer creates lamps, chairs, tables, and bookcases out of easily found and affordable materials. By bending,...

Botanical, Green renovation, recycled furniture, Buenos Aires, Ana Lisa Alperovich, Decorative Objects, Green Lighting, green Interiors, green furniture, Green Design Events,

A Glance Back at the Best in Green Design at the Buenos Aires 2013 CASA FOA Festival

Last year's CASA FOA was set at the old Tornquist Bank; a 1926 Neoclassical National Monument right in right Buenos...

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8 Cool Thrift Store Furniture Revamps to Inspire Your Next DIY Project

Mini Modern Side Table This cute and interesting accent piece was great before it was revamped, but looks even...

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