This seems to be a “recycled cardboard week”! So, just after the Cardboard City we have to present you these stunning furnitures made from scrap cardboard tubes. Industrial designers Antonela Dada y Bruno Sala discovered the potential that free, raw materials like cardboard can lend to their design process and products, during their studies at Buenos…
Please meet, Joey Zeledon‘ s concept chair named Coat Check Chair. The designer visualise this; he puts plastic hangers over a steel tubular frame to create a seat. In case you’re looking for a hanger, just take one from your chair! Great idea, great example of reuse. Can’t wait to see that comming into market!…
LeafBed is a patended camp bed made out of cardboard. Studio NOCC are the designers. The concept? Modular units for temporary housing. Have a look on these guys in Niger, in where the field test of LeafBed had a great success. It only needs 4 modules for an adult bed, 3 for a kid’s bed, 2…
Hemp chair is the first monobloc chair designed with a new technology resulting in sustainable material; natural fibers like hemp are moulded under heat with a special ecologic glue. Berlin-based designer/architect Werner Aisslinger design is a new approach on this seating typology. The technology that has been utilized for the ‘hemp chair’ allows one to use…
Alvisilkchair. That is the name of this chair designed by Asa Karner of Alvi Design. The designer formed a sitting from silk, environmental friendly threads tightened into a simple, oak frame. The inspiration comes directly from wooden looms, making it a celebration of one of Sweden’s famed traditional crafts. It was recently presented Stockholm Furniture Fair (via inhabitat)
This is PLAY, a Prêt-à-Porter collection of rugs made from Piodao Group out of unused wool from the production of other rugs. In case you still wonder why the name is PLAY, have a look on the following picture….. “PLAY allows everyone their very personal combination resulting in vivid solutions to brighten unexpected places around the house”, Piodao…
Greenhouse by Joost opened its doors few weeks ago at Cambells Cove, Sydney and it will stay there until end of March. After that, a world tour will begin for this temporary restaurant. Got confused? Please don’t! Greenhouse is a restaurant designed by Joost Bakker promoting sustainable construction techniques and operational processes. Actually, is a waste…
Junktion Studio is coming from Israel, specifically from Tel Aviv. It is founded by a group of designers with one goal; to give second chance to what the city has already classified as junk. Junktion people take everyday objects out of context, sometimes attaching them to others other times discover new functions for them but…
Designer Kieran Ball is from Australia. Recently he was awarded Gold in the 2010 SA DIA (Design Institute of Australia) Awards for his sustainable furniture piece, the Tannin Lounger chair which is crafted out of old barrels. Recycled wine barrel staves are attached on a steel frame. The chair has been made keeping in mind the ultimate comfort…
Some people may view an empty olive tin as trash. For Petra Schultz and Karin Yilmaz-Eggerempty olive tins was the inspiration to start “rafinesse & tristesse” in 2006. From tins to toy cookers to miniature sinks, bar stools or even paper roll holders. All items are handmade, unique and of course products of recycling. With loving…
