Dutch designer Piet Hein Eek has created a range of containers for Fair Trade Originals in Holland.
The baskets are made from scraps of palm wood in a Vietnamese workshop, and are held together with nylon thread.
It’s a solution that Eek came up with to allow the wood to expand and contract while adjusting [...]
Want not, waste not?
Design company Malafor has appropriated parcel wrap ideas to produce sofas that are 100% recyclable and easy to use; all you need to do is blow them up!
www.malafor.com
Created by British designer Sebastien Bergne for Tefal, this collection of affordable kitchen utensils are made from recycled polyethylene terephthalate (a.k.a. plastic bottles.)
It’s affordable, chic and environmentally-friendly.
That’s right, you can have your cake and eat it, too — so long as you do your own baking!
www.sebastienbergne.com
Alex Earl’s Log Stool can be used as a side table or a seat.
Constructed from concentric layers of plywood, the outer layer is available in a wide range of veneers or with a printed image of your choice.
Consider it a personalized pew.
www.alexearl.com.au
Technology is moving so fast — and we love it when someone can create something beautiful from pieces left behind.
Proving to be more than resourceful, this image of Bob Dylan was created by artist Erika Iris Simmons from the tape of an old recording.
Music to our eyes!
www.iri5.com
Made from 100% recycled plastic, these stools come in a single piece, can be hand assembled, can be stacked and are fine both indoors and outdoors.
The Butter Stool comes in a range of colours and is sold either flat or assembled.
Fantastic.
www.designbythem.com
