‘Everything You Buy is Rubbish’ That is the name of a project that links consumerism and waste. Charles Duffy, William Gubbins and Billy Turvey crafted shoes from plastic that was collected along the shores in the UK, including the Thames. The plastic shoes remind people that no matter what you consume, it will eventually have to…
Bearing in mind Denmark’s long reliance with the wind, designers Mesa Arango and Rafael Herrera, have conceived “The Sound of Denmark” project as their proposal for LAGI 2014 As we read in designboom, “the project is comprised of 12 viking horn forms which function as compact wind acceleration turbines to both generate energy and also produce…
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This is what Belgian Soon agency create to promote the paper trading society IGEPA. A model series of insects made out of recycled paper. For further information just click here. via
Need a cheap and upcycled solution for storage? Have a look on what Thomas did out of 40 big plastic bottles he found in a container! Easy and perfect! via
Clever Upcycled Design. This what Seesaw Bench is. Designed by Cheung Lui, Hui King Pun ,Tai Yan Ying, Wong Hiu Tung, & Kacama Design Lab, Seesaw Bench is the point where fun and functionality meets. Made entirely out of reclaimed tires, Seesaw is simple in form and functionality, and at the same time balanced in…
This June the Spanish art collective Luzinterruptus travelled to Australia and created a huge installation using thousands of glowing books scattered across Federation Square in Melbourne. The installation is titled “Literature vs Traffic” and was created using books collected by the Salvation Army after being discarded from public libraries. The aim of the project was…
Forgotten bottles, wood residue from neighbor’s door and reuse project by Design and Innovation DeGross. UTREM LUX is the name of sustainable desing, an innovation where old glass bottles are bulbs. UTREM LUX was in Designersblock during desing Festival, in London. via: desing milk
Makaon, is a Japanese artist who has created an amazing collection of famous pop culture characters.Cartoon heroes and animal sculptures out of recycled cans of beer and soda, are some of the many imaginative creations of the artist. You can view more unique crafts by Makaon on the artist’s website or craft blog. via
Danish architects Kristoffer Tejlgaard and Benny Jepsen decided to create an venue for events – a deconstructed, geodesic dome using locally-sourced recycled wood. Instead of a generic dome and full-formed structure, this deconstructing of the dome’s form is done in response to the program, the site and to daylighting. A frame consists of triangles,allowing the…
