Tag: green design
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Eastlake 17″ Laptop Bag
Constructed from upcycled bicycle tubes, the Eastlake 17″ laptop bag, by Alchemy Goods, is a durable and water resistant portfolio piece. The handles are crafted from reclaimed seat belts creating a distinctive quality to the product’s second life. Each piece is assembled by hand in the company’s Seattle workshop, crafted and examined as to provide…
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Upcycled Tiered Plates
Wilhelm Teller is an upcycled collection of old dishes that are transformed into etagères. Designed by Christian Altherr, Irene Düring and Ana Rangel, the plates are an ensemble of pieces gathered from second hand shops and flea markets. In order to create a unique mix of two or three level combinations, the team had to…
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IN VITRO by Tat Chao
Montreal-based designer Tat Chao has created IN VITRO, an upcycled collection that takes the beauty of glassware and crystal and transforms them into new pieces. The handmade items were carefully chosen from second-hand shops and then were assembled with a simple bounding adhesive. The ensemble demonstrates the ‘Slow Design’ trend, exhibiting the rebirth from the…
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Urban Planter
A transportable palm garden that can be used in your home, office or exterior balcony, constructed out of recycled wooden doors, rubber wheels and straps.
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Water World
The design comes from a concept which dates back to ancient times of the mountain-water worship.
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Compo-station
A station that converts organic waste into compost while producing high quality fertilizer.
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Lighting Logistics
Environmentally friendly, low-energy sculptures showcasing its operational efficiency and infrastructure systems.
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Bottle Cap Construction
The pieces are arranged along a tilted cone which defines the geometry of the installation.
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Stud Farm
Important details were designed to ensure energy efficiency and environmental comfort in the main house.
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Cottage Cantilever
The green construction of the structure is formally singular and cost-efficient which is a gentle addition to the neighborhood with street-level planning and massing.
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Fallen Pieces of Art
Showcasing the process of transforming two dead, fallen trees into urban furniture items for the public space.
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Intelligent Design
The shelter features a green roof covered in foliage, reminiscent of a garden placed on top of tree trunks.
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Artisanal Culture, One-of-a-kind Customization
The interior design adopted a locavore approach where most of the materials used in the restaurant were upcycled items sourced from all over the island of Java.
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Self-Produced
The light is constructed from a single concrete brick, several wooden planks and a sheet of recycled plastic.
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Less Energy, Less Waste and Less Carbon
The design introduces an entirely new material composite, combining reclaimed polypropylene and discarded wood fiber to create a compound that has a three-fold environmental impact.
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Sculptural Dinnerware
A line of household utilitarian dinnerware products have been designed and developed from an old Mapuche technique.
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City in Climate Change
Through the reframing of ‘soft’ and ‘hard’ materials and the integration of architecture, mobile textiles and clean energy infrastructure the house transforms the German passivehaus typology, offering a much more flexible living experience.
Richelle Sibolboro 