Recycled Paper Greeting Cards by Binth
An old college friend is running the Chicago marathon next weekend, and we thought it would be fun to send him the Windy City one since we won't be there to cheer him on. The cards are cosmopolitan ...
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Grasshopper 510
1944 North Damen AvenueChicago, IL 60647(773) 292-0510www.grasshopper510.com Curious about the name? The grasshopper symbolizes prosperity, wisdom and a leap of faith; 510 represents the wavelength m...
The New Organic by Stanley Ruiz
Going out on a limb—quite literally—designer Stanley Ruiz works a creative combination of branches and metal for a modern-meets-folk look, and plaster with post-consumer waste to create spooky Got...
New Products from Branch
As we're sure you've noticed, we here at AT are big fans of San Francisco-based Branch. It'd been awhile since we'd checked the site out, so when we visited it this morning we were happy to see that ...
Minimahuella
A light bulb vase... furniture made of recycled materials... zip ties instead of energy intensive metal connectors. Buenos Aries-based Minimahuella is full of good, green ideas....
Wooden Postcards from Night Owl Paper Goods
Night Owl's retro postcards are definitely more symbolic of green than actually green, but we do like the designs and the aesthetic of these letterpress prints on real birch wood. We'd rather use the...
Recycled Magazine and Newspaper Vases at MNL Style
Back in our summer camp days, we made friendship bracelets and rolled beads out of tiny scraps of paper. But never did we think beyond jewelry. Well, artisans in the Philippines have taken the idea to...
Ortolan Pillows
If you are looking for an alternative to the typical down pillow, may we suggest kapok? It's a fiber obtained from the seed pods of the Kapok tree, and is used as the filling for all Ortolan pillows. ...
Green at CB2
We spotted a few green items in the new CB2 catalog, along with a few wood items that made us wonder. For example: should "plantation grown" and "sustainable" be used together?...
Water Bottle Notebooks by Rajana
(Hello to Jen, one of the writers trying out for a spot on the Re-Nest editorial team. Comments are welcome!) "Don't drink the water." During a recent trip to Siem Reap, Cambodia, we learned that man...
Galya Rosenfeld: Reclaimed "Puzzle" Pillows
Galya Rosenfeld's lovely modular series pillows are a great green addition to any home and are available for purchase at Branch......
Color Block Bottle Vase by Jerry Kott
We've posted a few things lately from designers using recycled bottles, and here's another one: these Color Block Recycled Wine Bottle Vases by artist Jerry Kott......
Candela Lights
We're off to Mexico for a week and know we'll be looking for ways to remember the warmth and sun as soon as we come back. Actually, we're not sure if warmth and sun will have the same appeal after a ...
Landing Strip Solution:
KangaRoom 3 Pod Bamboo Charging Station
Problem solved. We've been keeping an eye out for a solution like the 3Pod Bamboo Charging Station so we jumped on the opportunity to test it out. An added bonus was that it fit perfectly into the I...
Husque Recycled Macadamia Nut Bowls at Inhabitat
We're really enjoying the form and color of Mark Harrison's playful Husque bowls, made from pulverized Macadamia nut husks (they're coated with "a polymer," so there's at least some plastic involved.)...
The Honeycomb Vase by Studio Libertiny...and Honeybees
Studio Libertiny has collaborated with 40,000 honeybees to create this piece. A reaction to and comment on mass-production, it "concedes the human manufacturing process to something simpler and more b...
Enviro-Log
Leslie at AT:SF reviewed Java-Logs a while back, and now there's another option in the un-wood-log category. Instead of coffee, this one's made of recycled waxed cardboard....
Recycled Lanterns at CB2
We're ready for spring, and in the spirit, we're building an imaginary patio this week. The centerpiece is the FSC-certified furniture we blogged yesterday. We'll dot the edges with these super cool...
Green House Framing
Remember the Good Question about green framing? We've found another option!...
San Francisco Recycled Paper Bowl by Picapicadesign
Picapicadesign created this San Francisco Recycled Paper Bowl by hand molding it from paper pulp made from recycled paper grocery bags. An old map of San Francisco is on the interior of the bowl....
Environmentally Friendly Flensted Mobiles
Flensted mobiles have been our favorites for some time, but we were even happier to discover that they're made in Denmark in a very unusual, low-carbon manner. As Flensted's distributor explains,...
Bamboo Screen from Gaiam
This bamboo screen from Gaiam reminded us a little of the Eames Molded Plywood Folding screen, but it's available at a much lower price tag of $269. Click below for links......
This Just In! Umbra Greens Up
We just heard some good news about perennial design favorite Umbra: Umbra's cans are made of DEGRADABLE PLASTIC (with the exception of the Step Can). The GARBINO can in black and green is made of ...
The Modern Minimalist's Christmas Tree
Who says you have to go the route of tradition and put up a typical Christmas tree? For those looking for a more minimal and modern contemporary spin on the old yuletide decoration, why not take a c...
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