Archive for the ‘Green’ Category
Show Stopping Furniture Made From Vintage Aircraft Parts
Posted by: notbeige on: September 2, 2009
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MotoArt is the brainchild of Donovan Fell III, who, inspired by his childhood fascination with aircraft, creates these amazing conversation pieces which are more like sculpture than furniture. It all began with a pile of rusty, dented B-17 propellers he happened to intercept on the way to the scrapyard . via Core77
Garden Chair
Posted by: notbeige on: August 28, 2009
- In: Coolness | furniture | Garden & Outdoors | Green
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This looks incredibly cool – why didn’t I think of this?! via Recyclart
Stylish Pieces From Reclaimed Office Furniture
Posted by: notbeige on: August 16, 2009
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London based furniture designer Naomi Dean, who was awarded the Young Furniture Designer Of The Year award in 2005, diverts old office furniture from landfill to make her Spin Tables and Tiny Footprint Desks. Her sleek and functional pieces incorporate design details such as cable tidies that allow a laptop to charge while the desk is [...]
Upcycled Soft Furnishings by Dreamweavers
Posted by: notbeige on: August 14, 2009
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Dreamweavers soft furnishings range includes rugs, throws, pillows and wall art made by hand from upcycled fabric remnants from silk necktie and cotton T-shirt manufacture. Via Design Milk
Artecnica Recycled Billboard Bags
Posted by: notbeige on: August 13, 2009
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This ingenius shoulder bag design is from The Billboard Collection by Artecnica – a range of products made from recycled large format billboards by advertising agency TBWA. The range also includes cases in three sizes made from natural cork and lined with billboard ads. Via Designboom
Is It Waste? Environmental Art In Tokyo
Posted by: notbeige on: July 26, 2009
- In: Art | Green | Inspiration | Repurposing
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“Is it waste? Art drifting over borders. Waste floating in society” at the GEIC, Tokyo. From the Tokyo Wonder Site – ‘The mass of marine debris washed ashore on the Japanese Islands is said to be approximately 15 million tons per year. The marine pollution is becoming a serious social problem and has also been [...]
Earth Safe Art & Craft Finishes
Posted by: notbeige on: July 24, 2009
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Earth Safe’s range of eco-friendly art and craft finishes includes acrylic paint, perfect paint, fabric paint, varnishes, textures, sealers and stains. Find out more on their website. via Crafting A Green World
The Waste Is The Best Furniture Collection From Skate Study House
Posted by: notbeige on: June 9, 2009
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The Waste Is The Best furniture collection from Skate Sudy House, is made 100% of throwaway materials and is constructed from excess skateboard cutouts of laminated wood. Skate Study House’s collection of furniture and home accessories made from skateboard components includes the Jet Set Lounger – instantly recognisable now having been featured in many design [...]
Verdant Vigilante vs Idling Cars In NYC
Posted by: notbeige on: June 9, 2009
- In: Green | Inspiration | Miscellany
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George Pakenham, a 59 year old Wall Street mortgage broker is on a mission in New York, to stop idling vehicles from polluting the air, causing health issues, and wasting money and precious resources. Read about his campaign over at Inhabitat.
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