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Building with straw bales is a sustainable renewable method of building green. Straw-bale construction has some advantages over conventional building systems because of the renewable nature of straw,...
Maybe Design in Vienna and Istanbul is a mulidisciplinary art practice for product design architecture graphic design and design engineering. Bogac Simsir, Bora Akcay, Ener Eren & Erdem Akan, partner...
In the Please Touch Museum in Philadelphia, I was able to see two of Leo Sewell's large scale sculptures in person. Made from bits of every this and that, the animals are meticulously assembled with ...
Re-Collect from Brighton UK hand sews bags with an industrial chic aesthetic. Their offerings include messengers, handbags, laptop sleeves, etc. The line has a very modern look to recycled inner tube...
Abteil Design's 'Ball Bag' was presented at the Council for Sustainability in Berlin. Some repurposed design works so well that the new aesthetic created by reuse seems as if it was the original inte...
Argentinian company Neumatica Net makes the most fabulous looking bags out of recycled rubber inner tubes. Not only are they creating a lovely looking product, the tubes take more than 500 years to d...
Bibliopath Nicholas Jones is a Melborne sculptor employing books as vessels designed to hold his folded sculptural creations. By stacking, folding, cutting, tearing, sewing and remodeling each book h...
Sander Lucas Ontwerpen, a graduate of Design Academy Eindhoven has a nice body of work focusing on recycling and upcycling objects turning them into more functional homewares.
Jenny Hurth designes & hand sews these unique notebooks and beach bags in the San Francisco Bay Area from discarded vinyl signs and banners. The vinyl was originally printed for local trade shows, co...
Aurelie Tu is an Industrial Designer originally from Canada. Having earned her practical ID work experience with Hauser in L.A. and Nike in Portland, she has branched out and created her own line of ...
Studio Shed is an ingenious little product manufactured here in Colorado to enhance backyard enjoyment. These tiny little modern sheds come in an array of finish options, can be put up in only one da...
Darcy Miro's jewelry creations are created using casting methods with sterling silver or 18-karat gold.Her pieces emerge from wax casts made from found materials, showing jagged surfaces, erosion, de...
Hapuku Lodge in Kaikoura New Zealand is a luxury wilderness accommodation offering 5 contemporary treehouses. This unique rural experience includes use of the lodge lap pool, sauna & exercise room, a...
I hike quite frequently, so I will start a botanicals feature today to learn more and to share with you what I find. I saw this gorgeous furry blossom a week or so ago, a Pasque Flower. From Wikipedi...
While browsing Etsy, I happened upon Trilby Made's recycled leather reversible cuffs just now. Swoon. Their open, lattice-like design makes a dramatic eco fashion statement. Plus its two in one, you ...
Botany Factory is a San Francisco based studio whose mission is to bring greenery to small, indoor spaces. Much like creating a ship in a bottle, terrarium building takes a small, dexterous hand, a c...
Sanctuary Design Magazine focuses solely on sustainable design unlike Dwell and Azure that cover stories about sustainability occasionally. Australia's Sanctuary uses the motto "Sustainable Living wi...
Happy Earth Day!Make an effort to unplug today somehow--use less energy, buy locally, take a walk, ride your bike, do some gardening & clean up! But then try doing that more often all year long! Ther...
Bottle Houses seem to be primarily an American phenomena, but they are catching on around the world as a very low cost building material. Here are some beautiful takes on incorporating the opaque mat...
John Galvin, a cabinetmaker and craftsman from Glasgow, designs modern sustainable furniture pieces. Galvin's designs are very recognizable, featuring color combinations with wood varieties and his s...
The Mashup rugs by Kymo modernize oriental carpets by upcycling worn ones, reassembling them in a gorgeous compilation with a modern aesthetic. The rugs designed by Eva Langhans and Thomas Follner, r...
Praise the sugar Lord, there is a sugar fix on wheels and its name is The Denver Cupcake Truck! With Flavors like Vanilla Party, Chocolate Overload, Pistachio, Denver Snowball, Zippy Lemon, Mile-Hi M...
Colorado has many hidden gems, and the tiny ghost town of Dunton that was transformed into a world class hotsprings spa and resort is near the top of that list. Dunton Hot Springs was lovingly restor...
Miyoshi Barosh is a graduate of both the Rhode Island School of Design, and the California Institute of the Arts. Her soft sculpture is an accumulation of many layers, colors and textures. Miyoshi bl...
Just discovered the fantastic sculptural work by Aaron Moran who's work shown here was recently exhibited at the
Kim Lyons, an eco fabulous jeweler, incorporates recycled materials into her collections. She utilizes "green" metals like recycled yellow silver--(which has look of gold at a lower price point), rec...
Bravo airs a new show, 9 By Design tonight April 13 at 11:00pm EST 9:00pm MST. The design show follows the Novogratz family of 9 through their trials and tribulations in building a new residence for ...
The Hemptress, a smart eco fashionable handbag company out of Los Angeles, launched this January with sustainability and eco mindfulness at it's forefront. Hemptress is the design team of Håkan and A...
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