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On-iku by Earthscape

On-iku by Earthscape

Landscape designers Earthscape have opened up their studio in Beppu, Japan, to present their experiments with growing native plants in water from local hot springs.

Earthscape hope the On-iku experiment will confirm their suspicions that water from the hot springs has some sort of power that [Read More…]

The Microbial Home by Philips Helps Turn Domestic Waste Into Fuel

The Microbial Home by Philips Helps Turn Domestic Waste Into Fuel

Dwindling energy resources, mounting waste, and environmental damage are all issues that designers are faced with in today’s modern world. They are also the main issues explored by the most recent Philips Design Probes project. Set up to explore future lifestyle scenarios, the Probes projects are [Read More…]

Exquisite clock fashioned from recycled bike gear

Exquisite clock fashioned from recycled bike gear

Make your boring walls into a mesmerizing attraction by adoring them with upcycled bike gear clock. Designed by Oakland based artist Liz Dickey, this stunning timepiece is made from recycled bicycle gear and reclaimed textiles. The bike gear is placed beautifully on a shiny red reclaimed vinyl se [Read More…]

Adorn your dwelling with dazzling tape lamp

Adorn your dwelling with dazzling tape lamp

Wish you could do something more meaningful with those old micro-cassettes? The amazing “tape lamp” is where you can derive inspiration from. All you need is a laser cut plexiglass and one hundred translucent micro-cassettes and you can create a unique accessory for your dwelling. Made using tran [Read More…]

Coca Cola Bottle Chair

Coca Cola Bottle Chair

 

Czech design student Jiri Richter has offered us a possible solution to recycle materials. He bounded dozens of empty 2L Coca Cola bottles together and therefore created the lightweight, portable concave seating unit. You may have thought of the same concept, but it is Jiri Richter that [Read More…]