The Danes are people very concerned of the environment, and this year the main Copenhagen Christmas tree lights in a little traditional pedal.
So for the lights (LED) shine in the night, 15 volunteers must pedal to keep the 700 bulbs energized tree 17 meters. Continue Reading »
This is a good way to reuse a wide range of cardboard boxes after use.
Norwegian architects Fantastic Norway have created a huge cloud of floating pixelated cardboard 50 × 70 m2 for an exhibition.
Fantastic Norway commented:
The exhibition is implemented using new objects of design. The installation consists of more than 3,000 cardboard boxes hanging from the ceiling. Continue Reading »
I love the idea of being able to customize our own clocks using recycled materials. Today we can enjoy the unique beauty of eco-design with these magnificent watches, made with recycled, like an old bicycle wheel, vinyl and paper journals.
We all know that comparisons are odious, but I can not help and l compare to Martino Gamper one of my favorite designers of furniture recycled, with Peter Marigold's new elected Designers of the Future at Design Miami / Basel 09.
Both perform equally interesting pieces related to the recycling art. The new award-winning not only creates incredible shelves made with wooden boxes, played with recycled materials in combination with natural materials (logs cut) and reused. Continue Reading »
We already know the outcome of the competition Talent Design 09.
The first prize was awarded to the student at the European Design Amador Pablo Montilla for his work "Non stove smoke." It is a cuisine that uses only twigs, leaves and small pieces of wood for cooking and water heating.
For its construction and method of use does not cause smoke or soot, the food is cooked in less time while consuming less fuel. Its use is intended for school canteens in rural areas of Guinea Bissau, being capable of similar countries.
Congratulations and a little history. Since 1972, June 5 every year to celebrate the World Environment Day was established by the UN General Assembly in its resolution 2994 (XXVII) of 15 December 1972 with which began the Conference Stockholm, Sweden, whose central theme was the Human Environment. Continue Reading »
What better place than a conference to encourage reuse of waste materials in an innovative way. It is the pretense of designer Julia de Klerk with the chairs of recycled newsprint.
This year we have seen in the launch event seats Zona Tortona paint cans. I pararece a great idea if those seats, which I imagine they have been prepared for the occasion, when they end their life as stools are reusable as cans of paint, paper or to store items. Continue Reading »
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