Miwa Koizumi wanted some pets, so she created them! With a combination of heat guns, cutting utensils and soldering irons she created jelly-fish animals from discarded liquid containers made from PET (polyethylene terephthalate). This work of art proves that any material can take any shape we want with limitless possibilities and as Miwa Koizumi proves…
Germany-based Blücher Technologies has created a material called Saratech Permasorb Wallpaper that removes toxins embedded in wall surfaces, improving the air inside the room. It is like traditional wallpaper but is actually a non-woven glass fiber/polyester covering.It is breathable “paper”. Pollutants are absorbed from thousands of tiny spherical “absorbers”, contain thousands of branching passageways like our lungs. Off-gassing…
Ukrainian designer Vasiliy Butenko has made these elegant lamps by wrapping rope around plastic bottles. As the designer says : Cotton rope is a simple but quite interesting and pleasant material. The majority of objects crafted with the use of the rope are woven, which makes the object manufacturing process more complicated. My intention was to create an…
Two Indian entrepreneurs, Narayana Peesapaty and Rama Devi Rayapudi, started a unique green business – a production of edible cutlery . BK Environmental Innovations. Has been among the first to turn it into a reality – company already offers forks, knives, spoons and chopsticks in 3 flavours (vanilla, strawberry and pineapple) and plans to expand…
The social issues of today has changed the course of architecture. Once “good” architecture created from untouched sites and endless budgets; now, the trend is shifting more towards affordable and sustainable alternatives, such as adaptive reuse. At this year’s Venice Architecture Biennale, the Netherland Petra Blaisse and her team have filled their space with a series of…
Ecolite is environmentally friendly, all in one and ready to use. It allows the user to limit handling while ensuring an effective treatment for feline feces. Made exclusively of recycling, Ecolite provides ease of use unmatched in the cat and his master. With a tray molded pulp 100% biodegradable and plant litter, integratedover filling or clean-up for stand-alone product. Hygiene is ensured for the whole family to take care of his companion. The disposal of waste is simply and responsibly by sorting and / or composting. And above all, designed by french…
Made from 10,000 drinking straws, this clutch chair is a comment from the designer Scott Jarvie on the disposable culture of our society. Enjoy your weekend people! (via: design milk)
Everybody will turn “Green with Envy” watching you walking down the isle with this wedding gown. Michelle Brand the designer dehind it, is not a typical wedding gown designer but definitely knows how to design in “green”. Trailed by a 16-foot train and weighing more than 22 pounds, the gown is the sum of 2,220…
Yes it is. The Tubohotel located at Tepoztlan only an hour away from Mexico City. What is it made of? Concrete tubes, actually recycled concrete tubes. Designers by T3arc came with the strategy to build a hotel quickly and cheaply, without sacrificing the area’s spectacular views. So they did. Concrete modules were arranged in stacked…
This is the kup, an eatable cup designed by SugiX for Smile Park. The japanese designer Sugi X creates mainly sustainable products. Manufactured with local knoweledge and grass roots, the Kup is not only a biodegradable and disposable cup… …is an edible cup made out of rice flour. The Kup can be easily personilised with…
