Tag: Recycled Consumer Goods - Page 11
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Chairs Looking Like Corpses by Karen Ryan
Karen Ryan is an English artist and furniture maker whose work hasn't been seen in a while. Last noted at the London Design Festival in 2007, she is back now with a series of chairs pieced together
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Winner of Red Carpet Green Dress Award Revealed at Global Green Oscar Party
A pink silk and chiffon gown is the winner of this year's Red Carpet/Green Dress competition, organized by Suzy Amis Cameron, wife of
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Brit Insurance Design Awards Showcase the Best Design of the Year
The Brit Insurance Design Awards are the academy awards of design. The long list of 100 objects, chosen from around the world, is on display now at London's Design Museum. Next, a winner is
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5,000 Wine Bottles Recycled Into Acoustics-Improving Ceiling At Buenos Aires Restaurant
When I posted the story about La Dorita restaurant and its dozens of recycled-wine-bottles-lamps, a reader suggested that I took a look at another venue from the city which had a wine-bottle ceiling.
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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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For Old Wine Bottles, a New Life: Works of Art from Reblown Glass
It's a given that the French are among the best at making, and drinking, wine. But what to do with all the empty glass bottles? There's the recycling bin, of course, but for glass worker Jean Michel Daluzeau, there is a much more
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Every Lamp In Buenos Aires Restaurant Made With Recycled Wine Bottles (Photos)
Although we've seen wine bottles reused in lamps bases, other forms of lightning and even in gardens, La Dorita restaurant chain in Buenos Aires went all the way with them and its restaurants offer an impressive spectacle:
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Textile Artists Take Over Pop-up Shop in London
What a lovely surprise: five women textile designers have taken over a local shop in London and turned it into a teaching and display area for two weeks.
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Eco-Etsy for Recycled Goods Debuts in Greece
The website Etsy has become wildly popular by connecting consumers with small-scale craftspeople making original jewelry, artwork, home-décor
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IDS11: Theo And Sarah Richardson's Sibling Rivalry
There is always a theme of some kind at the Interior Design Show; this year it was sibling rivalry, where sibling teams work together to build a display. Some, like longtime TreeHugger favourites Brothers Dressler work together full time; others are
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IDS11: Old Oriental Carpets Get A Second Life
A few years ago, everyone at the Interior Design Show in Toronto tried to outdo each other in going green; this year it seems to be off the radar. Among the few obvious picks were these Second Life rugs, and they are not
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Our Readers Respond: Beer In Cans Tastes Just Fine, Thanks To The BPA Coating
My recent post Celebrating 76 Years of a Disposable Culture and Lousy Beer sparked some debate, not about the disposable can vs refillable bottle as I might have hoped, but about whether beer in cans is lousy or not.
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Ask Pablo: Does recycling your toothbrush really make a difference?
Image Source: Preserve Dear Pablo: Does recycling your toothbrush really make a difference? Doesn't mailing it back do more damage than the recycling avoids? It is true that mailing anything has an impact, but is it more than the recycling itself? To
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Wooden Food Crates Wall In Mexico Shows Cool, Original Use For This Material
Discarded food crates, whether wooden or plastic, are an amazing material we've seen repurposed in pavillions, furniture, and mobile spaces. In a fresh approach, Mexican design and architecture studio Talco turned the things into
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Should Coal Ash Be Getting LEED Credits?
Coal ash never ceases to amaze: despite being radioactive and loaded with mercury, not only does the EPA claim it reduces greenhouse gas emissions, its use in construction is also a source of LEED credits in green building. Public
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Attention Electronics Shoppers: Best Buy Launches Buy-Back Program
How often have you bought a new gadget and then regretted it three months later because the new version is released—or if you can afford it, how often do you buy different versions of the same gadget? Best Buy's new Buy Back plan allows you to
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Ask Pablo: Metal vs. Plastic Cutlery
Variations of this question have been asked and
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Giant Pink Snails Invading Miami Beach Vandalized
Dozens of giant pink snails have overtaken Miami Beach this December as an environmental message about recycling by the REgeneration Art Project
