ScrapHouse: San Francisco: Home, Sweet Recycled Home (Video)

ScrapHouse: San Francisco documents the creation of a home built entirely of recycled and salvaged materials as part of a World Environment Day challenge, and the film is now available to watch online for free until October 31st. I’m always impressed when designers and architects find creative and stylish ways to repurpose building materials that would otherwise be sent to a landfill, especially when the recycled objects become affordable housing . The ScrapHouse Design Team, which inclu

Two Year Anniversary Event for Award-winning Eco-friendly Jewelry Designer, Alberto Parada

Something brilliant and green is transforming the world of fine jewelry. Emeralds have been around for centuries…but eco-friendly jewelry is something new. Some of today’s smartest, most innovative designers are making their mark with “green” designs. Alberto Parada is at the forefront of this trend, creating one-of-a-kind eco-friendly jewelry for select clientele worldwide. Parada’s multicultural heritage and his commitment to everyday style are the hallmarks of his eye-catching work

Environmentally-Friendly Kit Homes

With the increasing environmental awareness of people all over the world, more and more households are opting to build environmentally-friendly homes, most commonly known as eco homes or green homes. This article is about Disaster Accident, eco homes, environment, Environmentally, friendly, green homes, kit homes, QLD, Queensland. Manufacturers, designers, and suppliers of kit homes in [...] Related Articles: Is Bio-Diesel Really Environmentally Friendly? This article gives a brief summa

Weekly Wrap-up: New Furniture Design Inspired by Old Objects

These days, it’s an extremely popular branding strategy for many of the design companies out there to label their products with descriptors such as “eco-friendly”, “green” and/or “sustainable” - what do these adjectives actually mean and how can we separate the greenwashed products from those that actually are not? For these designers, the “proof is the pudding” so to speak, evidenced by work that undeniably re-purposes old objects into fresh and inspiring work. These are the ones that makes

PSFK Review: New York (Capsule) Show

While we were unable to catch them in Paris , this week’s New York (Capsule) show proved that good things do come to those who wait. The event, which expanded this year to include a neighborhood wide celebration , pop-up gallery, and furniture by Design Within Reach , was definitely not to be missed. Held in the elegant Angel Orensanz center , the two-day trade show featured the creme of the crop in up-and-coming brands from around the world, with cutting-edge indie menswear designers f

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