Tag: Recycled Building Materials - Page 4
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Huge Cardboard Trevi Fountain Set to Self-Destruct Outside
James Grashow took 3 years to carve Rome's most famous fountain in cardboard -- now watch it disintegrate.
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Recycled Wind Turbine Blades Make This Dutch Playground Fun
Windpower never looked so fun in this renovated playground made out of recycled wind turbine blades.
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Smart, Recycled Retro-Style Wood Furniture by Kann Design
Inspired by mid-century design, these elegantly minimalist pieces make good use of the visual patterns provided by scrap wood.
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Simple Home Furniture Made from Recycled Pallets
If you like recycled pallets, you will love this furniture.
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Neighbors Build 100% Reclaimed Shed, Stash Reusable Plates for Each Others' Parties
A neighborhood partyware lending library is housed in a unique, completely reclaimed shed built from shipping pallets.
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How to Build Your Own Cyclepunk Chandelier from Bike Parts and Trash
Here are step by step directions for making your own custom cyclepunk chandelier, all from trash and old bike parts.
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Gorgeous Norwegian Outdoor Fireplace Combines Reuse with Local Traditions
Simple but effective, this lovely structure uses salvaged materials in a way that's inspired by old Norwegian turf huts.
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Solar-Powered Shipping Container Architecture That Actually Makes Sense
A Nigerian start-up is offering mobile, solar-powered buildings made from shipping containers for a variety of uses - from marketing to saving the world.
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Modular Refugee Housing Built from Shipping Pallets for $500 - $3000
This clever, cheap, modular and recycled refugee housing has been around for years. So why is it not being implemented?
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The Week in Pictures: A Nest for Humans, Guerrilla Tree Sculptures, and More
A South African designer has created a treetop nest for human inhabitants. We also have guerrilla tree sculptures, amazing dog sledding vacations, and more.
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Rugged, One-Of-a-Kind Furniture is "Made Worldwide & Recycled In Brooklyn"
Finding coffee sacks, wood, paint and even hardware wherever he goes, this Brooklyn-based designer is turning these discarded materials into eclectic furniture.
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Wonderwall Studios Recycled Wood Paneling Makes Walls Look Good
Reycled wood paneling from Dutch design comapny Wonderwall Studios is a great way to add some class to a drab interior.
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Lace Etched Chairs Made with a Secret Process
A secret process is used to make these lacey recycled pieces of furniture.
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London's Stockwell Studios Gardens are Fertile Ground for Plants and Artists
This hidden haven is a garden-in-the-works and artists' inspiration.
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Milo Tables Are Made from Wood Waste, and Aren't Afraid to Show It
The "Milo" table is the first in a line of furniture made from discarded wood.
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Reclaimed Fences Become a Beautiful, Stealthy Shedworking Studio
An artist creates a beautiful studio from reclaimed redwood fences.
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Striking Chicken Coops Built From Reclaimed Wood Come With Wheels
John Wright builds elegant chicken coops from reclaimed cedar that can be wheeled around your yard.
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California Utility Opens First Sustainable Campus as Model Utility Site
Burbank Water & Power opens a sustainable power plant campus as a model for re-adapting industrial sites from water reclamation to solar
