September 6, 2008
Chair made out of Playstation 2 Casing!
Chair made out of Playstation 2 Casing! Here’s a really cool chair made out of Playstation 2 casings. (What a way to recycle that PS2, I have one too but it’s not up for recycling yet until I get my hands on a PS3) Pli Design is preparing to launch next week a line of eco-friendly chairs, made entirely of recycled PlayStation 2 consol ... More
September 5, 2008
DIY - How to Make a Chair out of an Insurance Sign!
Here’s an interesting DIY that re-uses an old State Farm insurance sign into a chair re-make. This chair is made from, obviously, a 25-year old metal sign — but, to complete the concept, all the wood I used is recycled campaign sign posts. In this election season, those wooden stakes should be plentiful. They are generally crap, rough- ... More
September 1, 2008
DIY - How to Re-use Excess Waste and Make Your Own Rich Soil!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Check out this cool DIY on how to re-use leaves, urine, and other excess waste into a DIY Compost Tumbler to make your own rich soil. If you like gardening or if you are simply into making rich soil that will make your plants grow fast and healthy, you might wa ... More
Green Microgym collects Energy from Workouts!
Green Microgym collects Energy from Workouts! Here’s a cool new gym in Portland, Oregon that collects energy from the work generated by people working out. I think this is a great concept and should be applied to every gym. In fact, they should make every gym machine so it can re-charge itself and other gadgets such as your cellphone. The ... More
August 24, 2008
DIY - How to Make a Cool Table with Old Magazines!
Recently, I have been actually looking for a table to buy a table for a small spot that needs one. With this DIY, I will be able to make a new small table with some of my old magazines I’d throw away eventually anyways. I like the concept, of re-using magazines for DIY furnitue design. The most amazing part is that it requires very littl ... More
August 23, 2008
DIY Cardboard Wings and parts for Better Aerodynamics!
I honestly don’t believe using cardboard for auto aerodynamics will ever work but this one does look ridiculously funny and had to post it. via make A+Featured Auto, Auto, cardboard, Cars, Consumer, Cool, Design, DoItYourself!, Earth, Educational, Entertainment, Funny, Gadgets, Re-use, wings ... More
July 26, 2008
DIY - How to Make a Paper Wallet!
I too, admit to having to endure endless months without money to buy a new wallet. Here’s a great way to make a paper wallet when you are hopeless to even buy a $5 wallet. One sheet of 8.5 by 11 paper folded, with minimal cutting, and one piece of tape = durable, seamless, useable, write-onable, minimalist wallet. via instructables Consu ... More
July 23, 2008
Human Powered Mobile River Gyms for New York!
Here’s a really cool mobile gym concept that might actually be a good idea for most metropolitan cities with rivers. It’s a human-powered mobile river gym, all powered by people exercising in it. What if you took every single calorie generated by people working out in New York City and put it to use like this? You’d proba ... More
July 21, 2008
Furniture from Factory Waste!
Here’s a great way to exemplify how factory waste should be converted into artistic furniture. Wood waste and off-cuts were collected from factories in Denmark, this collection is made entirely out of the factory waste collected. The pieces were put together to form a wood patchwork before they were made into; a chair, a book box and a serie ... More
July 7, 2008
A Clock Made from Recycled Coffee Cups!
Here’s another nifty little clock made from recycled coffee cups. It doesn’t look like a coffee cup anymore, does it? Yes believe it or not this clock has been made from recycled vending machine cups. This means every time that you visit that vending machine at work and get a coffee, tea or chocolate don’t just throw that cup away, ... More
Chess Set made from Recycled Auto Parts!
With all the nifty little stuff people can create out of recycled parts, here’s another cool chess set made from recycled auto parts. Nice… Combining art and function, Ramirez sculpts each piece from automobile parts — even the heads of the bishops are made of NGK and AC DELCO spark plugs! via gizmosforgeeks ac delco spark pl ... More
July 3, 2008
Recycled Plastic Bottle Art - Sea Creatures!
With more and more designers and artists using recycled materials for their new art, here’s a cool array of sea creatures made with recycled plastic bottles. The mere fact that plastic water bottles have transparent quality lends itself as the primary basis of our crafty plastic adventure. With that in our minds and fuelled with inspiration ... More
July 2, 2008
UNbrella Brolly - An Ultraportable Umbrella
Here’s a real sticky idea for greening our cities with this portable umbrella that can turn any wide paper/plastic into an ultraportable umbrella. Now, just make sure to use something better than a newspaper for the cover. Designer Page via YankoDesign Consumer, Cool, Earth, Eco-friendly, Gadgets, Re-use, Recycle, umbrella, unbrella ... More
July 1, 2008
Recycled Floppy Disk Bracelets!
I am sure most of you heard of recycled record cases, floppy disk bags, and recyled floppy disk pencil holders but here’s a recycled floppy disk bracelet you can buy that’s made out of recycled floppy disk inserts. The bracelet has been made by a designer in Belgium but is on sale on the Pure Design Company for $110, which may seem exp ... More
June 30, 2008
DIY Cardboard Bicycle for 30 Bucks!
If you ride in the rain, we don’t recommend the DIY Cardboard bicycle that costs $30 to make but if you do live in a hot country, this cardboard bicycle might save you some dollars and help re-use some of that leftover cardboard. Phil Bridge, 21, of Stockport, Greater Manchester, believes his “ultimate green machine” will be chea ... More
June 24, 2008
World Record - 4,000 miles on a Juice Carton Boat!
Rhys Jones, a 22 year old, plans to travel 4,000 miles of water on his juice carton boat. If he succeeds, we may see more youngsters building their boats with… plastic bottles… The adventurer, who is the youngest person to climb the seven highest summits on each of the seven continents, plans to travel 4,000miles (6,400km) down a riv ... More
June 22, 2008
Recycled Record Case!
Here’s a cool recycled record case that you can store your good ol’ records in. Designed with vintage record carrying cases in mind, with a new twist, this handmade box holds somewhere between thirty and forty seven-inch vinyl records - or whatever else you may want to store or take with you. Enjoy storing your records within a box mad ... More
June 21, 2008
Lights Made from Recycled Plastic Bottles!
Wow, check out this collection of great lights all made from recycled plastic bottles! By using a specially perfected process which hardens the recycled plastic bottles, THIS Gallery have made a whole series of lights and lamps, which initially look nothing like a load of old plastic bottles but they are and when you consider that each light fitti ... More
June 19, 2008
VHS Tape Purse!
At $50, you can save the environment and also support the artists who make purses out of old VHS tapes. Bag crocheted out of VHS tape with a fused plastic liner made from a trash bag that was originally used as a dropcloth for some of our art projects. Bag was turned inside out and fused then hand sewn into the purse to create the liner. The body ... More
June 17, 2008
Dragonfly and Clayfish Sculptures Made Using Shopping Carts!
Here’s a great way to recycle those old shopping carts into works of arts. A British artist named Ptolemy Elrington, creates jaw dropping scultures and art from recycled items found in kitchen pantries such as utensils, juicers, mixers, and toasters. via keetsa Art, british artist, clayfish, Consumer, Cool, Design, dragonfly, Earth, E ... More
June 16, 2008
DIY - How to Make a Light Bulb Oil Lamp!
Here’s a great way to re-use your old light bulbs and turn them into oil lamps for your pleasures. It does look dangerous though if you cracked the light bulb and the oil starts spilling out everywhere… wait a minute, that’d cause some serious fires! This instructable covers the entire process, from a new light bulb to a new ... More
June 12, 2008
Portable Cardboard Table!
Portable cardboard table is a great idea! This lightweight, portable cardboard table aims to assist on-the-go creative types like designers and students, who are often limited to work on low desks or floors. Made by Sruli Recht from flatpack cardboard pieces, this lightweight, sturdy design offers creatives an ergonomic plane on which to cut, fold ... More
