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Elaborate Iconic Portraits Give Junk Mail a Second Life
06/15/2011by Helen Morgan filed under: Art, gallery, Recycled Materials Sandhi Schimmel Gold has transformed the saying “a picture is worth a…
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We take a ride with Levi’s debut line for pedal-pushers
06/14/2011With everyone from big brands like Nike to upstarts like Outlier stepping into clothe the growing legions of bike commuters, Levi’s…
Read MoreStudent Makes LED Wedding Gown With Heat Sensors, Moving Parts
06/14/2011by Bridgette Meinhold Photos by Dan Meyers With flashing lights, movable parts, and a Frankensteinian assortment of secondhand fabrics, Matthew Reading’s…
Read MoreIvanka Trump Introduces Sustainable Diamond Collection
06/13/2011Who knew that social responsibility is a core value for Ivanka Trump? The newest addition to Ivanka Trump Fine Jewelry is…
Read MoreFor City Slickers, Backpacks Made From Recycled Umbrellas, Fabric
06/13/2011by Jenny Tranter Photos by Matthew Yake How often has your backpack formed an essential part of your fashionable wardrobe? Never?…
Read MoreWorld’s largest bike-share system in China dwarfs popular U.S. program
06/10/2011By Tyler Falk Washington D.C.’s successful bike-share system, Capital Bikeshare, has been a hit recently (I wrote about it here). But…
Read MoreChanel Bag Made From Beef Jerky: Gross or Glorious?
06/10/2011by Jasmin Malik Chua If you think that meat is murder and wearing leather is just as grotesque, then Nancy Wu’s…
Read More4 Cheap and Easy Homemade Mosquito Repellents
06/09/2011by Elizabeth Sanberg Photo: Jonf728 Many joke that the unofficial state “bird” of Minnesota, my home state, is the mosquito. When…
Read MoreBright Green – Newspaper Wood: From Tree to Paper to Wood
06/08/2011Alison Killing reports on an exciting new closed loop paper-to-wood product. Kranthout (“newspaper wood” in Dutch) is a new product that…
Read MoreRobots On Steroids – Recycled Trash Sculptures By Himatic
06/08/2011by Kimberley Mok, Montreal, Canada Design & Architecture (recycled) Photos: Giuseppe Fogarizzu, courtesy of Andrea Petrachi. Artists who get creative with…
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