Tag: Crafts - Page 4
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1,000 Tiny Religious Metal Figures Recycled Into Captivating Plate In Mexico
Walking around any city or small town in Latin America, you'll usually find at least one of these laying on the street somewhere: small religious metal figures used as offerings or tokens of gratitude to saints.
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Maker Faire 2011: Wooden Ties Make A Solid Fashion Statement
An unusual fashion item at this year's Bay Area Maker Faire came from Wood Thumb in the form of a tie. A wooden tie, that is. You'd most definitely be the talk of the office if you came to work wearing one. Wood Thumb has
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Maker Faire 2011: BurdaStyle's Online Community for DIY Fashion
A staple of Maker Faire is the sewing and needlecrafts section. And where would any good craftster be in this day and age without and online community dedicated to their hobby? BurdaStyle welcomed in sewers, offering a free
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Fair Trade, Artisan Hand Woven Wicker Lamps And Furniture From Chile
Photos: Paula Alvarado. Made in mimbre is another great example of fruitful collaborations between designers and traditional craftsmen, so common in Latin America over the past years (with cases like Quinua in Argentina or Oficina Nomade in Brazil, to
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Wood Design from Spain; Graffiti, Typography & Prefab Housing - Part 3 (Photos)
Here is the last part of from this beautiful collection of wood design from Spain, put together by Confemadera. Check out the previous posts about a fun wooden bicycle and the stunning heritage ceilings from the South, and last
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Wood Design from Spain: Fab Lab Houses, Wooden Islands and Spanish Guitars - Part 2 (Photos)
Last week I posted a stunning wooden bicycle, and the beautiful heritage of wooden ceilings in Andalusia from a series of wood design from Spain that Confeadera put together. Other works include the Fab Lab House, some
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Parisian Woman 'Fixes' Potholes With Yarn
It may not be a real solution to Paris' potholes, but Juliana Santacruz Herrera has certainly come up with an attention-grabbing way to draw attention to the problem: Filling cracks and holes in
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Yarn Graffiti Documentary Needs Your Help to Get Made (Video)
From the Hollywood hills to Machu Piccho, Peru, yarn graffiti is taking over urban to rural landscapes.
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Wood Design from Spain; Bicycles, Trees and Heritage - Part 1 (Photos)
After the beautiful Xylophone of the Forest I shared with you last month, I came across a selection of amazing wooden designs from Spain, both century-old and brand new ones. Confemadera put together an impressive selection
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Get Up Esparto, the Biodegradable Seat that Stands Up By Itself
Here are some funky seats for small spaces; when not in use, they stand up to occupy less space! Get Up Esparto is a series of chairs to hang out on and relax, with the peculiarity that they stand up by themselves when you are
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Eco-Products from the Town of Spoon Makers in Spain (Photos)
In the North of Spain, there is actually a town known as "the town of spoon makers". Wooden spoons that is, as well as forks and other kitchen utencils made from boxwood. The town, still surrounded by forest even after
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DIY: Make a Mummenschanz Puppet From an Egg Carton
Baby animals don't have the copyright on cute. Recyclart points to this Mummenschanz hand puppet made from an egg carton.
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Top Green Picks From the New York International Gift Fair (Photos)
Mentos wrapper bowls, mango wood tables, upcycled hydrogardens, Haitian textiles, and 2,800 other exhibitors' products are on display at the International Gift Fair
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What's So Green About Doing it Yourself? Ownership & Knowledge
Alex Steffen once declared that the revolution will not be handmade—but I'm thinking some of the equipment used in it may very well be. Now I am, by far, one of the least practical
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Lead Paint Swabs: A Thrifter's Best Friend
For those of you who are irrepressible thrifters, the thought of "what's the lead content of this vintage (fill in the blank)" may have crossed your mind while you're appraising some
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Valencia Design Week 2010: Rugs! Natural, Ethical and Beautiful. (Photos)
At this year's Valencia Design Week in Spain, not a huge amount of companies convinced us about their products being truly good for our planet, in fact, we noticed a
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Valencia Design Week 2010: "Cosas" by Patricia Urquiola (Photos)
Patricia Urquiola at the exhibition 'Cosas' at Habitat Valencia. Photo Credit: Petz Scholtus Valencia Design Week has invited us to FEED, the first international design media and bloggers' meeting this week, so together with Core77, Mocoloco,
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London Design Festival 2010: Sebastian Cox, Sustainable Craftsmanship from Britain (Photos)
We met a charming young designer at Tent London this year, who also makes unique beautiful wooden furniture. Sebastian Cox is a furniture designer-maker based in Lincoln, who
