July 26, 2016
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After he read about the amount of waste plastic ending up in landfills and polluting our planet, Icelandic product design student Ari Jónsson’s felt an urgent need to develop a replacement for the common plastic water bottle.
Jónsson created The … Read More...
Category: Creating
Tags: recycle, reuse, sustainability, sustainable design
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February 2, 2015
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Have a ton of left over plastic spoons from your last barbecue? Use them to make this chic petal vase! I was inspired by a ceramic vase I saw at Zara and thought I’d give it a whirl using plastic … Read More...
Category: Creating
Tags: crafting, crafts, DIY, DIY plastic spoon vase, easy craft projects, eco-friendly crafts, floral crafts, flower vases, plastic spoon, recycle, Repurpose, reuse, vase
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December 14, 2014
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In the hands of Parsons School of Design grads, Miriam Josi and Stella Lee Prowse, a local sail maker’s post-production sailcloth waste and scrap boat covers have been reborn as planters. Not just planters, but portable flat-folding, space-saving babes that … Read More...
Category: Container Gardening, Containers and Pots, Finding, Great Finds, Green & Sustainable, Herb Gardens, Indoor Gardening, Sky Planters, Vertical Gardens
Tags: green design, Miriam Josi, Nomad, planter, planters, plants, recycle, Repurpose, reuse, Sailboat, Stella Lee Prowse, upcycled, upcycled design
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September 6, 2014
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When was the last time you sped down a slide, wind in your hair? If it’s been awhile, do you remember the exhilaration? I am here to tell you it’s time to play. And I’m not talking about being a … Read More...
Category: Uncategorized
Tags: Cre8play, Downtown Container Park, Downtown Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Play, PLaygrounds, Repurpose, repurposed shipping containers, reuse, shipping containers, urban playground
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November 14, 2013
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While you and I can now 3D print our own products, Danish designer Jonas Edvard grows his own 3D edible lamps.
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Yep, Edvard cultivates the living lamps from a material he’s developed using the domestic waste of oyster mushroom leftovers … Read More...
Category: Green & Sustainable, Greening, Lighting
Tags: edible lamp, food-producing lamp, living lamp, oyster mushrooms, plants and edibles, recycling, reuse, sustainable design
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January 14, 2013
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Florian Rivière, Wheelbench, Vienna, September 2012
You might call Florian Rivière a guerrilla urbanist. Much in the way guerrilla gardeners take possession of underutilized, sometimes offbeat, public spaces to plant gardens, Rivière–a self-proclaimed “urban hacktivist”– reinvents and diverts public spaces … Read More...
Category: Experiencing, Green & Sustainable, Guerilla Gardening!, Reclaimed & Recycled
Tags: green, public spaces, recycling, reuse, street art, upcycling, urban activism, urban public spaces
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March 30, 2010
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Metal topped tables with driftwood feet
When I think of driftwood, I think of a hideous glass topped driftwood table that graced some of my friend’s homes where I grew up near the beach in California. This was before anyone … Read More...
Category: Finding, Great Finds, Green & Sustainable, Outdoor Furniture, Reclaimed & Recycled
Tags: green, reuse, sustainable furniture
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