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VW Van Makes One Groovy Workspace
If you’ve ever spent 40+ hours a week working in a cubicle, you know that they are far from inspring. No one ever says, “Boy, these luxurious gray fabric walls and wonky metal connectors really get my creative juices flowing.” continue reading...
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Furniture Transformed From Trash to Menagerie
Old, beat up furniture usually ends up at the curb. Smart folks like me will scoop it up in an attempt to give it new life. Only to have it end up in the basement, continue reading...
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You’re Invited: Ugly Holiday Sweater Hat Party
How’s that for a themed party? Forget ugly holiday sweaters, now the challenge is to upcycle that holly, jolly P.O.S into an Ugly Holiday Sweater Hat! Or you can preserve all of your timeless knit continue reading...
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Recycled Inner Tube Belt
The Recycled Inner Tube Belt gives new life to an old bike inner tube. Thanks to the material, the belt is water resistant and vegan. Unlike leather it won’t stretch over time. Not only is it eco-friendly and cool, but continue reading...
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The $9 Recycled Cardboard Bicycle
This is a totally functional recycled cardboard bicycle created by Izhar Gafni. He was hoping to make bicycling even more environmentally friendly and I think he did it. This bike totally brings their relationship to the next level, if you continue reading...
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One Man’s Trash is Another Man’s Deck of Cards
MetroDeck upcycles discarded NYC MTA Subway cards into playing cards and the result is pretty surprising. Good looking and definitely a conversation starter, every card has been gathered at random, after having been purchased, used, continue reading...
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Where Do All The Lonely Arts Go?
Leslie Oschmann is giving new (and quite literal) meaning to the term “wearable art.” Her latest range of shoulder bags are made from vintage oil paintings, which the Amsterdam-based designer salvages from markets and auction houses in Holland and Belgium. But I continue reading...
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Eat Leaves Out of a Tree Stump
I’m a big fan of eco-friendly products. I am also pretty granola and all that hippie dippy stuff. Bordering on obnoxious? Probably. But even I’m not so sure I would present my guests with a salad of locally grown mixed continue reading...
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Even Fish Hate PCs
We like neat fish tanks and we like Apple products, but we never imagined they would come together quite like this. The G3 Apple iMac had a revolutionary design in its day, but they’re out dated and virtually continue reading...
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Boombox Turned Bird Feeder
No, this isn’t from an episode of hoarders in which some poor delusional soul explains that this boombox was left outside for a decade but is still perfectly good. (Just needs a few repairs.) Someone actually gutted it and filled continue reading...
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A Trash Can For Treehuggers
Sure you might think they no self-respecting treehugger would accept a plastic bag, but even the crunchiest of the crunchies forgets their re-usable shopping bags every once in a while. Even if they become the laughing stock of Whole Foods continue reading...
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The Swap-O-Matic
The Swap-O-Matic is a vending machine that doesn’t cost a single cent to use. That definitely works within my budget. Zing! The intention is to promote reusing and recycling — every item in the machine was donated by another continue reading...
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VW Van Makes One Groovy Workspace
If you’ve ever spent 40+ hours a week working in a cubicle, you know that they are far from inspring. No one ever says, “Boy, these luxurious gray fabric walls and wonky metal connectors really get my creative juices flowing.” continue reading...
More Work
Furniture Transformed From Trash to Menagerie
Old, beat up furniture usually ends up at the curb. Smart folks like me will scoop it up in an attempt to give it new life. Only to have it end up in the basement, continue reading...
More Art & Design
You’re Invited: Ugly Holiday Sweater Hat Party
How’s that for a themed party? Forget ugly holiday sweaters, now the challenge is to upcycle that holly, jolly P.O.S into an Ugly Holiday Sweater Hat! Or you can preserve all of your timeless knit continue reading...
More Fashion & Gear
Recycled Inner Tube Belt
The Recycled Inner Tube Belt gives new life to an old bike inner tube. Thanks to the material, the belt is water resistant and vegan. Unlike leather it won’t stretch over time. Not only is it eco-friendly and cool, but continue reading...
More Fashion & Gear
The $9 Recycled Cardboard Bicycle
This is a totally functional recycled cardboard bicycle created by Izhar Gafni. He was hoping to make bicycling even more environmentally friendly and I think he did it. This bike totally brings their relationship to the next level, if you continue reading...
More Travel
One Man’s Trash is Another Man’s Deck of Cards
MetroDeck upcycles discarded NYC MTA Subway cards into playing cards and the result is pretty surprising. Good looking and definitely a conversation starter, every card has been gathered at random, after having been purchased, used, continue reading...
Where Do All The Lonely Arts Go?
Leslie Oschmann is giving new (and quite literal) meaning to the term “wearable art.” Her latest range of shoulder bags are made from vintage oil paintings, which the Amsterdam-based designer salvages from markets and auction houses in Holland and Belgium. But I continue reading...
Eat Leaves Out of a Tree Stump
I’m a big fan of eco-friendly products. I am also pretty granola and all that hippie dippy stuff. Bordering on obnoxious? Probably. But even I’m not so sure I would present my guests with a salad of locally grown mixed continue reading...
Even Fish Hate PCs
We like neat fish tanks and we like Apple products, but we never imagined they would come together quite like this. The G3 Apple iMac had a revolutionary design in its day, but they’re out dated and virtually continue reading...
More Home Pets & Animals
Boombox Turned Bird Feeder
No, this isn’t from an episode of hoarders in which some poor delusional soul explains that this boombox was left outside for a decade but is still perfectly good. (Just needs a few repairs.) Someone actually gutted it and filled continue reading...
More Pets & Animals
A Trash Can For Treehuggers
Sure you might think they no self-respecting treehugger would accept a plastic bag, but even the crunchiest of the crunchies forgets their re-usable shopping bags every once in a while. Even if they become the laughing stock of Whole Foods continue reading...
More Home
The Swap-O-Matic
The Swap-O-Matic is a vending machine that doesn’t cost a single cent to use. That definitely works within my budget. Zing! The intention is to promote reusing and recycling — every item in the machine was donated by another continue reading...
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