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DIY Chair

Chair redesign by Jetske Groot.  Jetske finds old chairs, carefully disassembles them and recycles them into new chairs that reflect their past history. Jetske calls her series “Multiple Family”
Date :14 Aug ’10
Posted By :maria rogal
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Fabric Love: Cradle to Cradle

The Loop By the Yard concept takes an industrial material with incredible characteristics and turns it into a product that consumers can customize. Its durability and unlimited applications guarantee that the product will be re-used, while existing recycling infrastructure helps...
Date :29 May ’10
Posted By :maria rogal
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AfriGadget » Blog Archive » Re-using plastic containers in Kenya

some really wonderful examples of what people do to re-use plastic bottles. i love the garden. i’m sorry i just recycled today. via afrigadget.com
Date :1 Feb ’10
Posted By :maria rogal
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AfriGadget

via afrigadget.com Website showing how people solve “everyday problems with African ingenuity” – this is their quote, not mine. However, I’ve seen so many examples of poor and marginalized people being creative with what’s around them.
Date :1 Feb ’10
Posted By :maria rogal
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renourish: green tools for the graphic designer

(case study on christmas cards) Re-nourish is dedicated to helping the graphic design community grow into a more sustainable industry. Whatever your experience level, you can use our tools and information to expand your knowledge and build aMore » more sustainable practice.
Date :29 Dec ’09
Posted By :maria rogal
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IDEO's guide to designing for social impact

The recent collaboration of IDEO with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, IDEO, Heifer International and ICRW has inspired a new application of Human-Centered Design (HCD) — a system used by multi-national corporations to develop design solutions at the intersection of...
Date :7 Sep ’09
Posted By :maria rogal
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solar vintage, we will become silhouettes

by Elena Corchero. A collection of accessories for the eco-fashion-minded in which technology meets tradition. Explores delicate ways of incorporating organic solar cells and other electronic components into textiles. Embroideries and prints recall endangered birds. The pieces...
Date :14 Feb ’08
Posted By :maria rogal
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Smart fabrics hit the catwalk

As well as showcasing computer graphics, the Siggraph exhibition has also hosted a fashion show featuring garments augmented by technology. The aim was to show that the merging of textiles and technology can be elegant and need not resemble a robot’s cast offs. The suit...
Date :14 Feb ’08
Posted By :maria rogal
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