Photo: Katarina Hansson
Swedish design duo Linda and Jona Netsman unveiled a colorful collection of furniture in 2010 called Design By Leftovers inspired by the lives lived by the materials used. Their passion for vintage is evident in the pieces, which are an eclectic mix of used furniture, scrap materials, airbrushing and vibrant color. Their motto is “pre-loved can be re-loved.”
Envirosax, the company that creates designer reusable bags, revealed a couture dress made by recent design grad Amit Ayalon, unveiled at the prestigious Sundance Film Festival Alive! Expo Green Pavilion. The patterns selected range from floral prints to Japanese and Bohemian designs. The motif consists of a jacket, Victorian corset, back scroll piece, bustle and skirt.
I spotted these Reclaimed Horseshoe Chairs by Bruce White over on AHAlife a few days ago and I couldn’t stop thinking about them.
This beautiful home in Croatia by DVA Arhitekta features recycled red brick that was actually waste from another renovation. Using this material allowed the architect to blend the modern blueprint better with its surroundings. Big window panels allow lots of natural light inside and smart use of materials, gives the interior an upscale look. It’s not every day you see a modern building such as this made from brick — it feels like a slightly warmer option than concrete or stone.
Italian design trio 13 Ricrea is upcycling waste latex material from the Italian shoe industry, specifically from the production of insoles. They cleverly come up with the idea to reuse this industrial waste and give it new life as a piece of furniture. The result is this Latex Roll Pouf available exclusively at e-side.
Emily Wettstein is a 25-year-old designer living in Brooklyn, NY who built this planter table as part of her application to grad school for architecture. The table is made from reclaimed walnut and steel with a removable planter that can hold a variety of plants, in this case wheat grass (very cat friendly!)
NYC-based design consultancy The Way We See The World is on a mission to create biodegradable, edible cups made of agar agar that are flavored to compliment the drinks inside. Called Jelloware, these would be a great alternative to plastic cups at your next party and just imagine how much fun kids would have with these!
Deadjeans will turn your favorite, worn to threads old jeans into a unique phone pocket. Great for the jeans lover who is having a hard time parting with his/her favorite pair of jeans. Can’t wear them anymore? Keep them with you always with a phone cover.
Here’s how it works: Order your Deadjeans Pocket at deadjeans.com. You will receive a Deadjeans envelope in which to send in both of your back pockets. You’ll get them back, reincarnated into a Deadjeans Pocket. Because every pair of jeans is unique after a long life of wearing, so is every Deadjeans Pocket. Each Pocket will have it’s own serial number.
The Deadjeans Pocket is available for the iPhone 3G(s)/4 and the BlackBerry Bold 9700 for about $40.
Cute and smart! Naruse-Inokama Architects takes wood waste from houses, turns that into paper, which is then made into little house-shaped stacks of sticky notes called IE-TAGs (“ie” is Japanese for “house”). Little houses made from big houses.
