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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!

New designers @ DesignTide Tokyo 2010

fruits and vegetable storage

Fruit and vegetable storage

Designer: Megumi Ito @ I2A3

To eat more fruits and vegetables store and display this way! Don’t hide and huddle together everything in baskets!

DesignTide Tokyo 2010 has kicked off today and I2A3 design group is one of the young designers’ group showing at Tide.  Three designers from Sweden Linda Thuresson, Cecilia Granlund and Megumi Ito  work separately but show together as I2A3. These designers believe in sustainability and green design and this is their first exhibition together.

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Paper Pebbles

table on pebbles

Agua table

Designer:  Domingos Totora

And yes these boulders or pebbles or stones call it whatever; are made of  recycled cardboard!

And who says recycled designs are not visually stunning!

The designer, Domingos Totora‘s passion for natural and sustainable ways turns his products into pieces of art.

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Reincarnated

 

anne-spoons

Spoons – ‘ Reincarnated’

Artist: Anne Schwegmann-Fielding

Exhibited at the European Commission Representation in the UK  (Part of residency at Arts Reverie, Gujarat, India)

Materials: Indian bangles and mirror

 

Take discarded materials and everyday objects and give these to Anne Schwegmann-Fielding.

Lo and behold! You have ‘Reincarnated’ artwork!

Discarded materials such as crockery, jewellery and shattered glass, buttons and everyday objects like utensils, tools, logs, hard hats, and mannequins get transformed by artist Anne Schwegmann-Fielding into sculptures, mosaics, jewels and ornaments.

Anne Schwegmann-Fielding has been creating artworks for public spaces and private clients for the last 15 years.

The core of her work lies in reuse and recycle with a sense of history and ancient craft of mosaic and thus “the ordinary is made extraordinary.”

At the moment I wish to be in London as I want to see Anne’s work at the exhibition organized by The European Commission Representation in the UK

‘REINCARNATED’

A series of objects transformed by Anne Schwegmann-Fielding

(Time and Date: 10am-6pm, 9 to 19 December 2008 – Monday-Friday,

Venue: European Commission, 8 Storey’s Gate, London SW1) 

 

If I could afford to buy her artwork I would go straight for these stunningly beautiful spoons as my all time favourite Christmas gifts. 🙂

Continue reading for more of Anne’s work …..

 

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Bricks & Bags

Brick Bag (prototype)

material: cable, textured paper cardboard

Designer: Inna Alesina @ Alesina Design

“Multipurpose, thief deterrent, humourous, stylish handbag.

All rolled into a pile of bricks”!!!

? This are designer’s words and  I don’t feel like adding a single word!

Alesina Design produces innovative, award winning and environment friendly designs and products.

(This is a new series Brick Lane – yes innnovative something about bricks and things!)

Soccer, Soccer

Suzukikegroup, soccer, football, reccos, furniture, chair

reccos sofa

Designer: Suzukike Group

Going soccer crazy?

Come cool down have a seat on these footballs sofa and chairs!

Presenting here these cool chairs and accessories made of soccer balls and/or steel frame made by

Suzukikegroup.

But to get to the real meaning of Reccos chairs you have to do a reverse reading!

Suzukikegroup, soccer, football, reccos, furniture, chair

reccos chair

And I know you remain glued to TV while watching Euro Cup 2008 matches!

Hey! Don’t build up a strong defence and do not also make short passes!

Cause I make all the right kicks and make all the goals! 🙂

But free kicks disallowed here!!

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