Custom Wheels by Republic
Many peops across the land are discovering the benefits and joys of bicycling, particularly in urban areas where congestion and parking are just not that much fun to deal with. A problem a lot of my hipster friends are finding is that bikes can be expensive and kinda boring looking. To remedy both of these...
TRASH: anycoloryoulike
New York City artist Adrian Kondratowicz talks trash in a very colorful way… over the past two years, he has partnered with local businesses to draw attention to environmental awareness through his installation entitled TRASH: anycoloryoulike. The concept is simple and effective… brightly colored garbage bags with polka dots are placed in dense urban areas,...
Sandwich Bike is Appetizing
Here’s a little design eye candy for y’all… Dutch designers Pieter Janssen and Basten Leijh came up with the idea to put a bicycle on the market that is useful, trendy and twice as cheap to produce, so that when people buy the product for a regular price there are enough means left to donate...
KOR ONE H2o Vessel
A telltale sign of someone who’s rockin’ the eco-spirit is a reusable canteen… there are dozens of different styles out there now… Siggs, Klean Kanteens, Nalgenes, etc. They’re all good in my book, but still fall a hair short on the style factor… in steps in the KOR ONE hydration vessel… the Metro Hippie’s new...
Big Apple Scrapple
If you’ve ever been to New York City, you most likely will attest that there’s whole lotta people in not a lotta space… it’s dense, it’s thick, it’s urban, and rubbish is not hard to come by (I just love that word, rubbish)…. well, we all know the saying, “one person’s trash is another’s treasure”…...
Woolly What?
I have yet to meet a person who doesn’t like plants… and if you come across someone who says they aren’t fans of our foliage friends, tell them that they should hold their breath for the rest of their lives, because that’s what life would be like w/o them! Bringing vegetation into our built environment...
Neko Case should rock the Eco Case
So musician Neko Case really has nothing to do with this post, but I thought it a clever ploy to get you to read about rockin’ recycled luggage! I’ve been rackin’ up the credit card points over the years and finally found something worthy of cashing them in on… that would be a set of...
European Mossenger
Alright, this might be one of the coolest things I’ve seen in a good while… British design duo El and Abe have made a name for themselves by creating incredible art installations with unique, renewable materials… Their strongest series to date involves words and quotations composed of moss placed in unique/industrial settings within European cities....
Burn Baby Burn
There’s something primitive and tranquil about an open flame. Reading a book, playing a game of scrabble, or enjoying a glass of wine with company are all activities that would be enhanced with the warm glow of a fire nearby…. Fireplaces are not always a homes best friend however. They can be drafty, expensive, ugly...
I Say Pass to i-plas
i-plas is a British recycling company and they just might be the next best thing since sliced bread. They take mixed plastic waste destined for landfills and convert it into sustainable, high performance, environmentally friendly products. These folks are really onto something and just might be creating a model for other countries and communities to...
Let’s Talk Trash!
Aight… mixin’ in a little commentary here… and I’m skippin’ the small talk! …we’re pretty wasteful here in the good ol’ US of A. We are throwing away twice as much as we did 50 years ago… our number is up to 4.5 pounds of waste a day/person. This translates to 1,600 lbs of garbage...
Frosine is the Cosine of Stylish Glasses
How’s this for innovative reuse? Designer Michelle Ivankovic collects used glasses from thrift stores (a plentiful resource as I’m sure many of you may attest) and sandblasts them to a uniform finish, thus creating the Frosine line for Umbra…. Second hand glasses can be as unique as snowflakes, from expensive crystal wine glasses to cups...
Droppin’ Greenaids Like it’s Your Job
There are increasing numbers of options out there to replace those heinous plastic bags that bog down our fills… This is by far the freshest one I’ve come across. Let me introduce you to the Greenaid, produced by design firm Lovegrove and Repucci. Open the Greenaid at your own risk… here’s what you might find:...
Treasure Trove
The majority of peops out there instantly associate wallpaper with the dreaded process of removing it while flipping their deceased great aunts’ house for resale. It is, believe it or not, slowly dropping its negative reputation… Trove is one of the many reasons why. Designed by Jee Levin and Randall Buck, the Trove line features...
EcoTop: Paper Counter Surface 3.0
As a designer, I get really excited when I hear of a new eco-friendly product that can help move the market to ‘greener’ pastures. Discovering EcoTop was no exception to this… I first read about the counter surface in the depths of the blogosphere and instantly sent an email to the manufacturer inquiring accessibility. Soon...
