Recyclable stool made from potato scraps and sawdust can be used for firewood
There are plenty of designs that advertise being sustainable, but many of them stop halfway through the product’s life cycle. They are usually made from…
waste
Odd sustainable stool concept prioritizes minimizing materials over recycling
The majority of sustainable designs today focus on using responsibly sourced or biodegradable materials as well as the ability to recycle components at the end…
These beautiful tiles are actually made from fish scale waste
Humans eat a lot of food that comes from plants and animals, but not all the parts of these living creatures are deemed edible or…
This tiny black cabin is built from felled oak trees acquired from a home’s construction waste!
Studio Padron designed and built a tiny cabin entirely from mature felled oak trees acquired from another home’s construction waste. As the old saying goes,…
Sustainable tiles made of recycled glass gathered from old appliances are reducing electronic waste!
Everyone is chasing the next sustainable material that will change the design industry, from seaweed to mushroom no stone (or plant) is left unturned given…
Artificial wood made out of Kombucha brewing waste wins the 2021 USA James Dyson Award
Winning the US-leg of the James Dyson Award, Pyrus™ (a kombucha-based wood-alternative) now progresses to the international stage of the James Dyson Award to compete…
This handheld composting machine works just like a coffee-grinder, turning waste into nutrient-rich pulp!
No, this doesn’t mean your coffee-bean grinder can help you make compost! The ReGreen is a nifty little handheld device that’s designed to speed up…
Made using 3000 Nespresso pods, this installation transforms ocean waste into art
The Superegg Installation is a comment on our capitalist tendencies and its effect on nature. By combining consumerism and creation into one hard-hitting sculpture, the…
This colorful, marbled speaker is made from non-recyclable plastic waste
While plastic waste, to a certain degree, can be recycled, it’s just a small percentage of the total waste out there. Certain polymers grow past…
Turning Plastic Trash into Fantastic Tiles!
https://youtu.be/GRq59yPcXrM?list=PL1ksFH4IfpGaWEC2fwzdTqvVLTplqG12l After stunning audiences in Beijing, Shanghai, and most recently in London, the Trashpresso makes its way to the Milan Design Week. The massive machine,…
Littertainment!
If I told you that a garbage bin won a design award in Sydney and the coveted IxDA interaction design award, you’d wonder what I…
Trash Never Looked So Good
Call it a garbage can, trashcan, whatever you want… the bottom line is, they’re generally so U.G.L.Y. that you want to put them in the…