Tag: green
Design: Steampunk Lights With An Important Message
These liquid lights are so inspiring on so many different levels. Tanya Clarke created them to remind us about how precious water is, and how we need to protect this natural resource.
Can you tell what they are made from by looking at them? Probably not. They are designed from recycled plumbin ...
The Most Powerful Colors On The Internet
This is so interesting to me. Have you ever wondered what the most powerful colors on the Internet are? These are the colors that command attention, the ones that make you look twice, and the ones that increase your click through rate.
We all know how important color is to a brand. However, wo ...
Junk Drawer and Trash Portraits: Creative Inspiration
Do you have a "junk drawer" at your house? You know, it's the place where you toss things that don't really have a place to be stored like old keys, half used rolls of tape, pens, mismatched socks and extra buttons.
In a nutshell, Zac Freeman takes the contents of random junk drawers (combined w ...
The Mighty Wallet: A Strong, Earth Friendly Way To Carry Cash
We all carry money differently. Some of us carry big wallets, some carry leather pouches, and others just use a coin purse. Some friends of mine have designer wallets, others just use plain ones. They joke that as long as it's a lucky wallet, it doesn't have to be branded.
I once had a wallet ...
Pixilated Birdhouse Cities: Where The Trendy Birds Live
When my father was alive, one of his favorite pastimes was building wooden birdhouses in his workshop, so I have especially fond memories of birdhouses. Combine that with my love of everything pixilated, and you will understand why I would live in one of these birdhouse cities if I were a bird.
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Introducing The Reusable Toilet Paper Roll!
I admit, I had second thoughts about writing on this topic. After all, do we really want or need to reuse anything that is associated with the toilet paper we use? I know it's important for the environment that we recycle, but is this going too far? I dunno, you decide.
This is the concept in ...
Sophisticated Book Sculptures – Recycling Inspiration
At first glance, I bet you wouldn't guess the sculptures you see below are created from used books, would you? These lovely flowering pieces of art represent deeply personal representations of events as seen by designer Jacquline Rush Lee.
She's been working with used books for almost a decade. ...
Rain Soaked Umbrellas Are No Longer A Problem!
It is now rainy season where I live. From June to September it rains almost everyday. The best defense for rainy weather is, of course, our trusty umbrellas. The only thing that is a hassle is when you need to store them after you get inside. If we do not have a holder available, we tend to leav ...
Clocks Created From Vinyl Records – Retro Meets Recycling
Vinyl records are just a tad before my time. I had a few of them when I was very young, but for most of my childhood, it was the cassette era. I have a lot of friends; however, that collect old records. Apparently they can be very sentimental and bring back wonderful memories.
My favorite part ...
Extreme Origami – 1,000 Newspaper Cranes In One Dress
Outlandish and trendy fashion is so much fun, isn't it? All you fashionistas out there know that the recycled look is hot right now, and this dress is gorgeous and funky.
What could be more beautiful than a dress handmade from 1,000 cranes folded a'la origami style from newspapers? You'll notic ...
Shoes Made From Furniture Scraps – Recycling Creativity
I haven't written a shoe article in over a week, so it's about time! Liza Fredrika Aslund, a designer from Sweden, created these shoes from pieces of wood leftover from some furniture construction. Normally, these small pieces of wood would be thrown into the garbage, but she has created something ...
Meet the 13-Year-Old Real Life Spiderman
Vacuum cleaners are boring, aren't they? They are noisy, cumbersome and collect nasty dust. I'm so happy to see someone do something inspiring with a couple of vacuum cleaners.
13-year-old Hibiki Kona has always wanted to be just like Spiderman. He took his dream, five months, and two $22 recy ...
An Aluminum Can Romance With A Happy Ending!
I wrote an article about a zombie wedding a few days ago. It was interesting and fun, but I have to admit, I think this story beats that one hands down.
This is an update to the original story we all read about in January, and it has a happy ending, yay! In case you missed the original story, h ...
Psychedelic Bacon – Ever Seen a Green or Blue Pig?
I am not a very big bacon eater. Every now and then I order some on a hamburger but that's probably it. I am one of those weird people that kinda feels the taste of bacon is a little bit overwhelming, but that's just me. It seems like most people love bacon; and therefore, we have countless produ ...
The First House Made Entirely From An Old Airplane!
I've heard of using recycled materials to build a house before. Recently we even featured an article about a hotel made from garbage found on the beach; however, I've never heard of a house being built from a Boeing 747!
Francie Rehwald, who lives on 55 acres in Malibu Hills, California recently ...