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cratle to cratle

jan — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:08:14 +0200

for more info: http://www.maartjesruimte.nl/cratle2cratle.html » original news

mnmur upcycling design

designup — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:03:46 +0200

mnmur is a creative laboratory where we experience our design ideas. Basically we create uniqe bags and wallets out of old inner bike tubes. www.mnmur.com » original news

mecanolight.mysites.nl

petervanzoetendaal — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:03:13 +0200

desk lamp from perforated steel tape also usable as a wall light » original news

twins www.mecanolight.myaite

petervanzoetendaal — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:02:38 +0200

2 Kunststof plafondbollen voldaan E 27 Armaturen Worden gekoppeld dmv magneetjes en omgevormd TOT hanglamp » original news

The building plot

roo456 — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:01:56 +0200

http://www.asf-uk.org/case_studies_2008.htm » original news

David Stine

carrieleber — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 11:37:34 +0200

Call it "rural modernism" or "rustic sophistication" - by any name David Stine's style is one that has sprung from the marriage of classic American furniture design with the demand for sustainability. Like the song of the forest itself, David Stine's designs are a running commentary on nature melded with humanity. Each of David Stine's pieces are crafted from wood lovingly stewarded on his family owned 400 acre ranch in Illinois. Only trees that have reached the end of their lifespans are carefully selected, harvested and shaped into a pieces for the home. All finishes are eco-friendly » original news

Kist-Kast from Zwerfhout

john — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 14:26:04 +0200

Zwerfhout have developed a bookshelf that you can take with all of your life, even you when you die. Because it is also a coffin. Maybe Zwerfhout got the inspiration out of an old dutch saying: 'lijken in de kast'. Literal translation: to find dead bodies in cupboards. Meaning: to find unexpected nasty things. The Schiedam based company creates furniture from old wood (not from coffins). The owners, Wijbrand Boon en Riny van Lettow, founded it in early 2010. They work with pallets and other old wood, and developed the kist-kast (coffin-cupboard) as one of their first projects. Death is something you might not want to think about when you buy a new bookshelf, but maybe you should thing again. It's perfect, most cupboards are about the same in size. And it can host your favorite books from the moment you got them into the grave. Besides this bookshelf they have a project that recreates the Rietveld Crate Chairs, also featured here on Superuse*. But they are doing it the right way, making it from old wood, like pallets. The Rietveld chairs are made together with students from a local technical school. Design: Zwerfhout (since 2010, owners: Wijbrand Boon en Riny van Lettow) Design: Kist-kast Superused: Old wood, like pallets Available: http://www.zwerfhout.net/ *)http://www.superuse.org/story.php?title=Rietveld-Crate-Chairs » original news

"Riiiposo!"

pierpaolo-taddei — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 02:19:26 +0200

A uniform-blanket is fully integrated to make the couch cozy and warm. However, "Riiiposo!" is uncomfortable, very uncomfortable, for it forces you to THINK that you are 'sitting' on countries that currently at war. You can rest and relax but you shall not stop THINKING. Project: Pier Paolo Taddei Client: POLTRONOVA within the project 're-value' Location: MONTALE (PT) Date: October 2008 » original news

Nylon boots

oddoarhitekti — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 01:22:19 +0200

JOVANA BOGDANOVIC / MILANO NYLON BOOTS FOR RAIN We don't have to wear rubber boots to be prepared for rain. Nylon boots, wrapped in a small pouch, are kept always at the bottom of one's bag ready for the rain... They are made of recycled nylon and have two laces which regulate the size of the opening, like rubbish bags. After the rain, dried nylon boots are returned to the bag and the feet are rested and dry. / www.mujjo.com / REDESIGN YOUR MIND 3 / www.redesignyourmind.org / concept of the project / od-do architects / www.od-do.com / » original news

Zoetrope Bike and Bin

Sam_darkins — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:42:07 +0200

Potentiality of objects Potentiality of elements can only be seen when you train your eyes to look at the possibilities and not name of the object. It is through an investigation into what they can be you see what they could be what action they could be used for. Instead treated as its intrinsic properties, free from the bounds of names. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6eb14q2Sis » original news

Rietveld Crate Chairs

john — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 13:30:11 +0200

Furniture maker and architect Gerrit Rietveld's lifelong passion was to make objects with aesthetic qualities available to a wider public. The Utrecht based Rietveld made his first 'crate furniture' in 1934. He used wood from 'crates' that was usually used as packaging material. In the nineteen-thirties, years of economic cirsis, nothing was wasted. Seen in that perspective, the current crisis can be very beneficial if something this nice gets created. It was revolutionary for those days to sell the crate chair as a do-it-yourself kit, and that it was deliverable in various colors. Rietveld also made a couple of childrens crate chairs for his daughter, wich are about a third smaler.* For reasons** the big crate chair and the junior crate chair are made re-available by the grandson of Rietveld. However they are made from new wood and one coulds say that in a way they lost there hardcore superuse spirit. If you want to make Rietveld furniture yourself, you can buy this book: Rietveld Meubels Om Zelf Te Maken, written by Pieter Drijver, published by: Uitgeverij Thoth, ISBN: 9789068682809 Designer: Gerrit Rietveld (1888 - 1964) Project: Crate Chairs (1934) Superused: Crates *Trash isn't worth anything? The original chairs (see picture) are sold for EUR 10.200 on a Christies auction in 2008 - http://daddytypes.com/2008/09/15/crate_chair_junior_by_gerrit_rietveld_reissued_by_other_rietvelds.php ** commercial? artistic? Though it is commercial, it can be offcourse nice to have such furniture in your house, office, kindergarten. I'm a bit double on this subject. Maybe a diy Rietveld made from scrap wood than is best! John Bosma - July 17th, 2010 » original news

BIG BANG BIG BOOM

john — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 02:09:34 +0200

The only thing the makers have to say about is: 'an unscientific point of view on the beginning and evolution of life ... and how it could probably end.' This stop-motion-picture is made by italian graffiti artist called BLU. He (it's a he) made the movie around some old buildings and jused, hopefully, environmentally friendly paint for his graffiti. After a while he turns to reusing trash in this motion picture. Complicated, nah, you'll see it when the movie evolves. We also see a Katamari! Sit back and enjoy almost 10 minutes of Superuse stop-motion the beginning and ending of life, as we know it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMoKcsN8wM8 Maker: BLU (from Italia, Bologna) Project: BIG BANG BIG BOOM (2010, stop-motion-picture) Superused: vacant lots, old buildings, rubbish, trash, debris, anything Location: Uruguay and Argentina Web: do also check out his very cool website http://www.blublu.org/ YES, this is my #200 entry for Superuse: http://www.superuse.org/user.php?login=john&view=history » original news

Barnwood Classics

carrieleber — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 15:34:13 +0200

Barnwood Classics makes beautiful, stylish furniture using wood reclaimed from old barns. These aging structures are primarily located in PA, and the North East and are usually old tobacco barns that are about 80-200 years of age. This is the structure's age, the lumber is usually about 120-280yrs old. The company also uses recovered lumber from covered bridges, and old mills. For more visit http://www.barnwoodclassics.com » original news

UP-CYCLED LEGO LAMP

OOO — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 15:34:12 +0200

Up-cycled lamp made of Lego pieces. It belong to CORTAR Y PEGAR performance. http://ooomydesign.bigcartel.com/product/lego-lamp » original news

HOTEL BASICO, Playa Del Carmen, Mexico (review)

augustana — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 15:34:11 +0200

It's a brave concept for a hotel: modeling the entire aesthetic on the industrial oil rigs of 1950's Mexico. Especially for one that's "moored" at the hedonistic Caribbean adventure playground that is Playa Del Carmen. But Hotel Basico - the chic offering from boutique hoteliers Grupo Habita pulls it off with unapologetic conviction. » original news

layers chandelier

petervanzoetendaal — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 15:34:10 +0200

chandelier made of re-used layers and perforated steel tape » original news

"sofi" paper chair

rubcn — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 15:34:09 +0200

The sofi chair is an almost 100% paper product. It is made of reused advertisement magazines and newspapers that are left to my mailbox while waiting for the "sofi number" in Rotterdam. The sofi chair has a wood-like external finish due to the varnish layer, and its legs are topped with cotton string coated with a thin layer of glue which further compresses the paper and embellish the whole. » original news

BRICK LAMP

ooomydesign — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 15:34:08 +0200

Lamp playable made of construction bricks like Lego pieces. it can get multiple shapes and light effects. http://ooomydesign.bigcartel.com/product/brick-lamp » original news

Hangover Lamp

john — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 15:34:07 +0200

A design classic. I know that my mother used to make these kind of lamps back in the 80s. This one is by Luis Luna and made from leftover plastic cups. Luis Luna Hangover (2009) Superused: plastic cups http://totonko.com/2009/04/hangover-luis-luna/ » original news

vote for superuse villa

cesare — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 15:34:06 +0200

till 15 januari you can vote for the best building of the last decade, one of the nominees is the first superuse villa by 2012architects..... vote here if you want http://www.archined.nl/nieuws/december/archined-verkiezing-van-het-gebouw-van-de-jaren-nul/ » original news

KITCHENLIGHT no.1

MEYLENSTEIN — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 15:34:06 +0200

More than 150 top covers of milk and juice tetra paks and dish liquid caps are re-used by MEYLENSTEIN to create this wonderful kitchen lamp shade with a diameter of 23cm. » original news

Aulabierta

Aulabierta — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 15:34:04 +0200

Aulabierta is an investigating and creating space for the collective construction of learning. » original news

Iluminated Wall Art

the_goodin — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 15:34:03 +0200

Ever wonder what to do with the windows left over after your window replacement? This is an awesome video done by Curbly.com. I originally found this article through: http://www.calfinder.com/window-installation Here is the youtube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itVjfaMI08k » original news

Recycled Airstream RV

dushka — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 15:34:02 +0200

Airstream can hardly be called green vehicles, with their heavy carbon footprint - most of them run up to 9 miles per gallon on the highway. They are certainly a prime target for redemption in the afterlife. And that's one of the pension highway driving has been landscaped to the most environmentally conscious and secondary levels in the housing, which is good on earth ... http://www.homedesignfind.com/green/recycled-airstream-rv-is-now-earthy-and-green/#more-6658 » original news

Here's how i use junk

Dhiraj — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 15:33:59 +0200

See different do different! » original news

Cassette table

ooomydesign — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 15:33:57 +0200

Cassette addiction! (40x36x40 cm) www.ooomydesign.com » original news

Pet- pet ( Used oil hose pet)

widianto — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 15:33:56 +0200

Pet- pet ( Used oil hose pet) The pet- pet was created using used oil hose to reduce the waste. The pet is can be use for outdoor and indoor usage as accessories or as container for lighting system. It joined by glue gun. » original news

Pet- pet ( Used oil hose pet

widianto — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 15:33:55 +0200

Pippy the Peace Bullet Buddy

rachelann — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 15:33:54 +0200

Meet the newest addition to the Bullet Buddy family, Pippy! Pippy is made from an empty bullet shell. She also is a lover of peace, as you can see from her tag. She is one of a kind and loves drinking milkshakes and hearing pigeons coo. » original news

Sun Records Bottlecap Guitar

SteveTrash — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 15:33:51 +0200

This guitar was created by artist and eco-entertainer Steve Trash for the Sam Philips (the founder of Sun Records in Memphis and the discoverer of Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins and many more great musicians) Music Celebration in 2006. The guitar is decorated with reclaimed bottle caps, reclaimed tie wire, and reclaimed rustic metal roof tin. » original news

Computer Debris Stool

john — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 15:33:50 +0200

Chilean designer Rodrigo Alonso thought up a way to get rid off computer debris. The No More Electronic Waste (n+ew) Stool-sculpture-installation. The sit is created by embedding computer parts inside a block of resin. The $2.000 piece solves two problems: Not only is it made of trash you can also put trash in it. Rodrigo Alonso n+ew, stool-sculpture-installation (2007) computer parts inside a block of resin Sources: http://www.musuchouse.com/rodrigo_alonso.html http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2007/05/index.html (picture) Epilogue (added 5 days after the first post): Besides being a piece of design, this stool is also a political statement. After the question posed by Maarten.roter, IaEUR(TM)ve emailed Rodrigo Alonso Schramm, to ask him about the project and the toxicity. This is what Rodrigo wrote back to me: aEUR~Thanks for your mail. I'm glad to answer your question. I believe that this design piece perfectly fits with your blog. Regarding what "maarten" writes, he might find it ugly (that's a personal opinion), but he must be completely informed before saying its toxic. In Chile and Latin America, there are no e-waste recycling politics (maybe even lack of more other recycling politics). This lack of regulations makes any effort to diminish e-waste pollution welcome. This stool is thought for public spaces, parks, banks, etc. And instead of being produced in wood, metal or concrete, the proposal is to be able to manufacture them with material that today are occupying useful terrain or space in sea or garbage dumps and are currently contaminating. More toxic is not to do anything about it. This stool is using sweepings of many and returning its "life" and transforming it into something useful. Today we waste a big quantity of electronic material: Computers, plastic cases, electronic cards, hard disks, speakers, kilometres of cables, etc, etc. Here in Latin America, the chance of recycling this ewaste is nearly impossible. Here in South America, returning electronic waste to its producers is quite impossible; this politic does not exist. Many electronic cards, loudspeakers, optical readers and several other waste are composed of too many materials like plastics, metals, wood, resin, papers, etc and its true reusability in many cases is almost impossible. Additionally, as many of us know, products produced completely of plastic cannot be recycled more than 3 times; sooner or later, all these end up in trash. Endless mountains of material without use that end up occupying big space of our grounds and seas, its consistent contamination and in some cases, void biodegradation, makes it extremely important we think of using this garbage as a new material or raw material, to generate new objects that can me re-inserted between us in a useful and aesthetic way. Due to this research, I present the result of this investigation, which objective is to become an aesthetic container: N+ew (No more electronic waste). A stool-sculpture-installation, developed with electronic waste, epoxic resin and melted aluminium (also recycled). This object that assembles big quantity of waste, is a way to freeze in time and extract (and to empty if we could) from our garbage what we don't occupy any more, giving it life again in important parts of our home. The idea behind N+EW isnaEUR(TM)t the creation of a recyclable object, but the way to immortalize and to give a last use to objects that their only destination is contamination. Although its done with epoxic resin, this project was designed to be done with ecoresin or bioresin, but the problem was that suppliers of these materials don't exist in this continent, and importing this material made the project nonviable for its impossible high costs. So, the question is: what's better? Leave all those remainders under earth or give them a second chance making it useful again? What is more toxic? Furthermore, all the materials occupied in this stool are metals, cables and mainly plastic impossible to recycle because of the high amount of mixed varieties present in the centers that join these materials. (...) Best regards, Rodrigo Alonso SchrammaEUR(TM) » original news

desumo! pcb wall clock

ivan.ceha — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 13:11:05 +0200

this clock was made from missprinted PCB (particle circuit board) bought from the flea market, and has the numbers cut using cnc router. http://cehaideatorium.blogspot.com/2010/04/desumo.html » original news

The Kinetic cloud

Aurelie — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 19:30:21 +0200

Elise Morin and Clemence Eliard, did an art installation named "kinetic cloud" for the Nuit Blanche 2009 in Paris as associate Artists in the "quartier latin" . Associates in the collective SmallMediumLarge, Clemence Eliard and Elise Morin are architect and visual artist. "Kinetic cloud" is at the crossroad of their common concerns: innovativ design, contemporary art and sustainable development. Made of the accumulation of 2500 adhesive tapes suspended creating an abstract landscape "Kinetic cloud" is a reflexion around making every day life object precious and poetic. From white to gold an innovating light program give to the visitor the sensation of movement and deepness. "Kinetic cloud" has been remarked for its poetic strength you can find a virtual visit of the installation in the church on the following website: http://www.visancya.fr/nuit-blanche/nuit-blanche2.swf More informations: materials: ahesive tape, coton wire, paper clips area: 50m� Photographs by Iulian Nistea and Jean-Claude Scionico "Kinetic cloud" by Elise Morin and Clemence Eliard, collective SmallMediumLarge Nuit Blanche, Paris october 3rd, Church of the Saints Archanges » original news

recycled pet chandelier

thierryjeannot — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 19:29:10 +0200

chandelier made of recycled pet bottles this chandelier designed by Thierry Jeannot gives a sophisticated appearance to a material found in trash » original news

Mobile Garden Project

jschmuki — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 12:18:31 +0200

People powered hydroponic food gardens made from recycled and repurposed commercial products are wheeled about to engage the public while reclaiming areas made unsuitable for cultivation. These mobile gardens promote urban sustainability and extend with humor and levity, the ecological "knowledge of the moment;" by offering simple, positive changes that can be enacted to increase self sufficiency » original news

Present Table

rubcn — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 12:18:00 +0200

Made with reused paper from newspaper and magazines that came into my mailbox. Reused paper is used as structure, as skin and also as external graphic design, by using different process techniques. The Present Table is finished with a colorful photo collage on the top, that represents a subjective view of all the different creation phases. You can see more images and the complete story on http://retrain.endekos.com/587 » original news

THE BOLTANDNUTTABLE

elmovermijs — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:04:11 +0200

THE BOLTANDNUTTABLE is designed out of one construction principle; a beam with a bolt screwed into it. This principle allows the table to be constructed from lose parts which are easily (de)assembled. The table top design playfully refers to the second-hand crates used in the cupboardpiece. In this way a relation between the objects is created not only in material but also visually.. The table unites detail and gesture in a functional and spacious object. www.elmovermijs.com » original news

DOEN-materiaalprijs 2010

jan — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 17:09:17 +0200

DOEN | Materiaalprijs 2010: sustainable materials and innovative technologies for tomorrow's world. Designs for a sustainable society. The DOEN | Materiaalprijs challenges visual artists, designers, fashion designers and architects in the Netherlands to design a blueprint of the world of tomorrow. Artists and designers are innovators and pioneers. And, with the application of new materials and ground-breaking technologies, they can help to bring us closer to attaining a sustainable world. The DOEN | Materiaalprijs was founded in 2009 to promote sustainable design practice where the core values of innovation and sustainability go hand in hand with style and functionality. This annual prize aims to mobilise everyone at the cutting edge of art and design to devise new ways and means of designing for a sustainable future. The DOEN | Materiaalprijs awards two prizes. The sum of EUR15,000 for a final product and an incentive prize of EUR5,000 for an idea that has not yet been put into production. Submissions are welcome from all designers, visual artists, fashion designers and architects living and working in the Netherlands. The closing date for entries is 10 September 2010. An expert committee will select fifteen to eighteen designs from the work submitted. The winners will be announced during the opening of Dutch Design Week, on 23 October 2010. The DOEN | Materiaalprijs is a joint initiative of the Materiaalfonds voor Beeldende Kunst en Vormgeving and DOEN Foundation. Both organisations believe that artists and designers have a decisive role to play in shaping a sustainable world. For more information and for an entry form, click on www.doen-materiaalprijs.nl » original news

Upcycling ecodesign workshop

woloyara — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 15:22:53 +0200

Short projects designed and built in outdoor though used wood. Involve young people creative and aspiring designers to explain the up-cycling way/philosophy. Pallets for transporting goods are disassembled, cut and assembled to make furniture that highlight the material history. In the picture: prototypes designed and built in a week, during 2009 edition of the workshop. The theme was "Public indoor furniture". » original news

Kirei Board

Steward — Sun, 23 May 2010 09:19:38 +0200

Kirei Board is a beautifull decorative interior panel made from the reclaimed stalks of Sorghum, a soja species. The stalks were normally burned causing huge volumes of CO2 exhaustion. Now the stalks are bought from local farmers, and with low energy and a water based, formaldehyde free, Glue made into Kirei Board. It�s used on walls, furniture, floors and all aspects of the interior. check also http://www.designpanels.com/kireiboard.html » original news