This is Eco Lantern and is the perfect example of an object with a double purpose, ideal design in saving manufacturing cost and materials. Franklin Gaw the designer, though of designing a lantern that could function as both a light and a terrarium as well. And he did; the lantern’s body can be filled with charcoal,…
Stephan Schulz is the designer behind this Comfy Cargo Chair. And in case you do wonder, this chair is nothing but a 3D steel frame that let’s you to do the stuffing…. A smart example of green design, since this chair is reducing the production process down to the frame itself, “The ‘Comfy Cargo Chair’…
Lucy Norman of Lula Dot is the designer behind these chandeliers made from old books. Book recycling is often problematic; glue and low-grade paper used in book manufacturing make their recycling difficult. So, Lucy got the idea and reinvent the term ‘light read’. Discarded tomes were folded and hung around a ceiling light in a circular…
Italian designer Luigi Semeraro created SPARVAR, a series of armchairs and pouf made out of empty graffiti spray cans. Spavar is constructed by bonding over 200 empty cans together and securing the form between two painted wood sides. Spavar was recently presented at the Milan Design Week 2011 and it is self produced, thus in limited edition! What…
It is spring time!!!! And here some DIY recycling Ideas for planting and gardening! Get some inspiration from this one.We spotted from re-nest ; truck tires turned to garden containers. Got the DIY idea from Studio G gardening! Found at ruffled the vertical garden made out of recycled metal tins! Need some inspiration for Jar…
Tub Chair….that is the name of this sofa made from a used bathtub! Frees.Co Equipe Creativa are the designers behind the project. What they did is to create this sofa out of a bathtub; one side of the bathtub is cut and its floor is matted by foam. You can place this sofa easily to any…
Orlando Dominguez from Gin Art & Design created these amazing pieces of furniture out of re-purposed fabrics and hides. The artist emphasises on sustainable design which is dedicated to environmental consciousness. Worth seeing piece of recycling art! (via: greenmuze & recyclart)
After the container city we have to present you this life size cardboard city, created by Oupas Design in Portugal. Architects from Oupas Design cconstructed Cardboardivity to raise awareness about using less resources. The city is completed with buildings,a wind tirbine, an airplane, cars and trees. You can find it at the 250sq.m Empty Room at Ivity…
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!…
Boston-based designer Ryan Novelline created this fairytale gown made out from pages taken from discarded children’s books. Using illustrated pages from clasic line of children books, he managed to sew together 22,00 square-inch skirt! With the golden book spines, the designer crafted the bodice. Though it isn’t something you’d wear on a regular basis, this is still…
