Tag Archives: green

As Nature Types

pollinate

Pollinate by Anna Garforth

A spring inspired typeface

Anna Garforth explores life and time around us via nature. Her social commentary turns green, experimental and playful.

Via her unique art:

Her typography grows!

She talks in mossy numbers!

The new economics is defined!

Or dried & pressed flowers speak the language of beautiful spring typography!

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How To Recycle Anything

gas stove clock

stove top clock (materials: old stove parts, clock mechanism)

Designer: Gurit Magen @ Juck+ion

We dump them as junk, the designer give them a second chance. A unique piece is created with a pinch of humour and we start thinking about this everyday object. Designer Gurit Magen @ junk+ion gives us a complete lesson in how to recycle anything and everything!

To Do

to-do chalkboard

Tu-du

Designer: Alper Nakri

Tu-du seems like a simple beautiful song to me.

Handmade in walnut by multi-talented designer-artist Alper Nakri ‘tu-du’ says sing and do all you put down on this table top chalkboard. Sometimes simple designs are so much cool, modern and fun!

Do not forget to check the tu-du’s absolutely attractive price tag here.

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Ecoin Is Green Too!

ecoin by Abhinav Dapke

Ecoin by Abhinav Dapke

To do big money transactions we have quite a few hassle–free devices like debit or credit card, cheque and online banking too. We need not carry large amount of cash but what about small amounts? We have to carry and worry about small amounts.

Indian designer Abhinav Dapke has come up with this amazing user-friendly concept-solution for small amounts– Ecoin. Ecoin is a digital representation of small amounts or coins. This small electronic device carries all your small amount big bulk!

If you are in India than I bet you have already experienced at least one ugly incident where you had to shout at or were shouted at for not having change. Buying at shops, paying for taxi, bus or auto, as well as eating outside etc we need in our day-to-day life exact change. We don’t realize it anymore but we all keep a box full of coins.

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Truss Me!

Trust Me With This Truss-Me!

chair-sofa

Truss Me Collection

Designer: Sandeep Sangaru @ Sangaru Design Studio

Here bamboo has been manipulated with using its inherent tensile strength and mechanical properties in such a way that load-bearing but light-weight engineered craft solutions emerge.

Truss-Me collection by Sangaru Design Studio is a unique, innovative approach to bamboo craft. It is hand-crafted and sustainable.

seat

Truss-Me collection is based on a system where split and laminated bamboo module which acts like truss; is used. And it is Best of Best award winner @ Red Dot Awards : Concept 2009 too.

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