Category archives: Recycled

Plastic Fantastic Furniture

21Sep06

How did I get on a design-fun-with-bottles craze this week? No idea but it wasn’t intentional. Nonetheless I had to pass on some fabulous furniture finds by British designer Malcolm Baker. Baker’s passion for refashioned materials give his pieces their eco-modern style.


If the Jetsons were midcentury modernists they would have loved this coffee table! Made using Smile Plastics’s sheets of recycled polystyrene coffee cups.


The Kite Table achieves modernist style with a safari twist! Made using Smile Plastics’s recycled plastic sheets from their Jazz collection.


The Ghost Table is exhibiting at Sustain Magazine’s booth at London’s 100% Detail design show that opens today. Made from locally sourced and certified wood and stainless steel.

The Fab Factor: Malcolm’s choice of using recycled, locally sourced and locally made materials for his masterpieces. Customers are even welcome to visit the workshop to watch the design process unfold.

NOTE TO READERS: There’s SO much more to share with you right now but [sigh] my thesis beckons so stay tuned! Much rather be with you but it will be worth the wait.

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Tenth and Grant: Noteworthy Stationery

04Aug06

Here are some noteworthy newbies from Oregon-based artist collaborative Tenth and Grant. All their stationery and paper goods are printed using eco-friendly soy inks on a variety of recycled papers. And of course, we think they look fabulous!

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Periscope Notebook (shown in Plum and Olive) by Austin Whipple. Gridlined little sketchbook made from recycled chipboard.

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Bricks and Drips Coasters by Ian Lynam
Inspired by European geometric patterns and Japanese illustrations from the 1950s and 60s, these coasters just bring out the latent party girl in me. $12 for a set of 16 coasters.

An oldie but goodie:
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Petals Notecards by Lisa DeJohn, $2.50 each

All are available through Buy Olympia.

Via Worsted Witch

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Spectra Decor: Handsome Hardware

20Jul06


I love these unique knobs and handles by Spectra Decor. Their Fusion, Beach Pebble and Luminous product lines feature perfect pairings of pewter with gorgeous eco-friendly cork, eco-resin and recycled glass.

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Mad for MIO Lighting

14Jul06


The Bendant chandelier by MIO Design is simply ingenious. It arrives flat with laser cut flaps that you mold into a design of your liking. Made from recycled and recyclable metal, this lamp like many of MIO’s collection is sleek, eco-friendly and affordable.

Available directly from MIO.

Check out this feature interview with MIO designers via Design Public.

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You're My Wonderwall

28Jun06

Texture is in — especially for walls. These dimensional wall tiles are ideal for homeowners and apartment dwellers alike who are looking to inject mod-style into a space–at an affordable price.

The V2 Wallpaper Tiles by Mio, available in three colors, add a bold playfulness to a space. They can be mounted temporarily with double-stick tape, or permanently with standard wallpaper adhesive. Cover entire wall spans or arrange a select few into your own custom art installation, Made with 100% recycled paper, these pieces are also made sustainably in Philadelphia. And wonderfully affordable starting at $28/dozen 12″x12″ tiles through Branch Home.

Embossed Wall Panels by Inhabit create a subtler texture for a space. Made with 100% bamboo-pulp paper, they come in an off-white color, and can be painted with water-based paints or patina. They can be mounted directly over existing walls, and are allegedly “goof proof” to install. Available through Inhabit for $84/10 18″x18″ panels. Seen at: Treehugger

 

 

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Lighting Gets Hot

22Jun06

One of the most ingenious products featured at the hauteGREEN exhibit last month was the ThermaLamp designed by London-based G|O|E Design. It literally relies on you to make the move from a conventional to eco-friendly bulb for it to work and “bloom.”

Step 1: Therma Lamp arrives in flat form on your doorstep. You install a standard incandescent bulb in the fixture to wilt the thermo-softening petals into a desired shape (finally making use of some of the excessive heat that emits from our everyday bulbs).

Step 2: Once you’ve achieved the look you want, switch the bulb to an eco-friendly, low wattage bulb. Voila, you’ve co-created an energy efficient, light sculpture.

What else makes them fabulously green:
They’re lightweight, require minimal packaging, made by local manufacturers, and as a thermo-softening plastic, it can be recycled (and has been made in part from recycled material).

You are also forced to part ways with that everyday light bulb if you want to keep your new piece of art from discoloring or turning brittle. You might even see some savings on your next electrical bill.

Although available primarily in Europe, G|O|E is able to ship to the US. Reasonably priced at £45.

Thanks to Campbell at G|O|E for giving me the ThermaLamp for Dummies tutorial and for answering my barrage of technical questions. I appreciate their candor about what pieces are eco-friendly and which aren’t in their collection — demonstrating their integrity as designers. That’s what I call being socially responsible.

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Eco-Modern Carducopia

22Jun06

As much as I love greeting cards (and used to design my own), these days I seem to always find myself short-handed when that special birthday or thank you moment comes. No discretionary time!

One solution: the Cardstock Box from Set is a veritable cornucopia of minimalist cards for every occasion you’ll need this year. Birthdays, valentines, mother’s day, father’s day, holiday and new year’s cards–all printed on 100% post-consumer paper.

I’m also attracted to Set’s line of foil-stamped chipboard postcards which give scrap stock from local paper mills new life and new purpose. They’re handsome, modern and oh yes, affordable ($8-16 for sets of seven or eight). All are made in the U.S.

Although traditional inks are used for printing, Alison Riley at Set is considering a switch into soy inks in the future (which is still being perfected in the graphics world). Stay tuned.

Seen at: the NYT Fashion & Style section by Ellen Tien
Photo credit: Lars Klove, NYT

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DESIGN | Beyond Bamboo Floors

16Jun06



Bamboo flooring is truly beautiful and becoming a popular alternative to hardwood. For lovers of color, Duro Design offers a dizzying line of 50+ colors that grace residential, retail and commercial spaces ranging from earthy blondes and browns, to bolder blues and sassy citrus hues. Architects and interior designers will love them because specifying bamboo flooring will get you 2.0 LEED points for rapidly renewable resources.

But there’s much more to bamboo than flooring. Product designers are also offering stunning bamboo accessories for the home such as this bamboo chopping block that’s both beautiful and indestructible, a fruit bowl called Barcode that’s a striated stunner, and these narrow serving bowls. These pieces were found at TwoKH.

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Peter Danko Turns Safety into Style

16Jun06

This sleek line of Arborline chairs and benches designed by eco-modernist designer Peter Danko shows how recycled seatbelts can be transformed into shimmery seating. These chairs are durable and design-worthy enough for commercial or residential use, and available in a broad range of colors through Vivavi.

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DESIGN | Flippin' Screens

15Jun06

The Boxer Shelf by Material Furniture is going on my personal wish list because:

1. It’s a tangerine dream (though available in 6 colors)
2. It’s a shelf and a screen — attracting the Gemini in me who loves dual purpose pieces.
3. It’s made from 100% recycled wood fiber and is formaldehyde-free (no toxic fumes).

The Flipper Screen also by MF is something to flip over–literally. The discs can lay flat for create a solid panel, or turn down when you need extra storage. Available in Walnut or Maple finishes, it’s made in the U.S. from FSC-certified wood, meaning it comes from a carefully harvested forest. With nine total flippable screen shelves, you can create __ different arrangements? Well, it’s a lot anyway.


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