BUILD is a German company which is serious about it’s environmental footprint. It has designed a shelf made entirely from ARPRO (Expanded Polypropylene), a high performance plastic foam containing 95% air. It is . . . More

By applying a reversed production process of turning paper into wood instead of the other way around, the designer Mieke Meijer came up with an ingenious way of recycling old newspapers and turning them into a wood like material . . . More

The mid-century Danish style inspired bags from Canopy Verde are an ode to clean, environmentally and animal friendly design. They use certified organic cotton, chemical-free and earth-friendly dyes, and vegan leather made from Polyurethane, which uses fewer . . . More

These glasses by the company Karün are created out of old ocean plastics collected on the coast of Chile. They are made out of 100% recycled materials, without any unnatural dies or colour coatings. The glasses are . . . More

By flipping and stacking the different components of these stools and tables into various heights, shapes and colours, the designers from MIO have introduced a great way of customising ones furniture so as to . . . More

Snap by b-elastic is an innovative way of being creative and making a table or shelf out of anything with a flat surface. An old wooden board, an old skateboard, surfboard, or dartboard are perfect examples of how old or obsolete objects can be . . . More

100% biodegradable, these wooden vases from Minimal Design are printed rather than crafted. They are made from a mixture of 70% corn and 30% recycled wood. Their clean lines offer a modern . . . More

March 27, 2017

Old Skateboards, once considered trash, are now turning into unique, state-of-the-art sunglasses thanks to the folks from EQO in Colorado, USA. The skateboards are all rescued from local skate shops . . . More

March 27, 2017

Based on the shape of a bee hive, the fine lines of the distinct geometry of these shelves makes them surprisingly durable. Designed by Ruche, the shelves are made from recycled factory refined cardboard or recycled aluminium . . . More

March 27, 2017

A wonderful alternative to wasteful plastic wrap, besides being beautifully designed, these honeybee wraps are safe, non-toxic and eco-friendly. The creation of a mother of five from Byron Bay in Australia, the HoneyBeeWrap is a flexible wrap that can be . . . More

March 27, 2017

Hemp has been an industrial super crop since centuries and one of the earliest domesticated plants known. It has been cultivated for over 12,000 years. It is the strongest plant fibre in the world and can be used to make anything from . . . More

March 27, 2017

To this day, Laos is the most heavily bombed country, per capita, in the world with tons of scrap material up for grabs to be recycled. It was first the ingenuity of Laotian villagers who decided to make . . . More

March 27, 2017

Discarded fishing gear accounts for an estimated 10% of the ocean’s plastic pollution. The three founders of bureo, all surfers and skateboarders, try to raise awareness about this global problem by turning old fishing nets into . . . More

March 27, 2017

Reusable bottles, aimed to reduce our throw-away culture, have been a common sight for a while now. However, most of them are still made from plastic and, once thrown away, remain a huge contributor to global pollution. To combat this trend, the designers . . . More

March 27, 2017

Over are the days when friends are standing uncomfortably around the living-room because there are no more chairs to offer. Because with Bookniture made by designers in Hong Kong you can now literally store your chairs in your bookshelves . . . More

March 27, 2017

The Egyptian design group REFORM have finally made it happen - reuse used plastic bags by turning them into a strong, durable and washable material called Plastex. The material is interwoven with eco-friendly material on traditional Egyptian hand looms . . . More