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Custom Glasses Recycled from Your Very Own Wine Bottles

If you’re looking for a great personalized gift for someone special (or for yourself), these custom glasses from Re: Modern are just the thing! They’re made of your very own wine bottles, cut down and polished to commemorate a special event or just a fun night when you drank a lot of wine with your [...] If you’re looking for a great personalized gift for someone special (or for yourself), these custom glasses from Re: Modern are just the thing! They’re made of your very own wine bottles, cut...

Ecopod Recycled and Biodegradable Coffins for a Green Afterlife

If you’ve resolved to be more eco-conscious in your everyday life, why stop in the afterlife? The Ecopod is a coffin made of 100% recycled newspaper, finished with a colored sheet made of recycled silk and mulberry leaves. It’s available in four different colors: blue with doves, green with a Celtic cross, red with an [...] If you’ve resolved to be more eco-conscious in your everyday life, why stop in the afterlife? The Ecopod is a coffin made of 100% recycled newspaper, finished with a color...

Recycled Chairs Make for Chic Clothes Hangers

Looking to make an eco statement in your entry closet? Why not try these super-chic clothes and coat hangers made out of recycled chair backs. Designed by Antonello Fusè, the Abitudini series of recycled chair hangers, takes playful old chairs and transforms them into sturdy hangers that look so good that you’ll hate to close [...] Looking to make an eco statement in your entry closet? Why not try these super-chic clothes and coat hangers made out of recycled chair backs. Designed by Antonell...

Funky Stools and Tables Made of Recycled Pieces of Waste Wood

If you’re looking for a side table or stool with some edge, then the Stump just might be just the piece to show off your inherent flair for funkified style. Ubico Studio sources discarded hardwood pieces from carpenter studios surrounding their factory and transforms the smallest bits of scrap wood into sustainable, sturdy, and decorative [...] If you’re looking for a side table or stool with some edge, then the Stump just might be just the piece to show off your inherent flair for funkified ...

WALL TEARS: Elegant Wall Art Blown from Recycled Glass

Want to add some artistic flair to those blank walls? Brighten them up with these fabulous and colorful glass globes from Esque. Not only are they hand-blown from recycled glass, they’re also processed in an electric furnace that’s powered by wind energy. They’re available in white, cream, red, orange, pink, chartreuse, gray, and turquoise. Each [...] Want to add some artistic flair to those blank walls? Brighten them up with these fabulous and colorful glass globes from Esque. Not only are t...

100% Recycled Weld Vases Add Graphic Pop to Any Space

What do you get when you combine a Mondrian with a Monet in a 3D medium? We’d guess something similar to Phil Cuttance’s amazing Weld Vases. With a visual effect referencing the geometric assembly of a modernist, fused with the nature loving sensibilities of an impressionist, the Weld Vase is the perfect way to add [...] What do you get when you combine a Mondrian with a Monet in a 3D medium? We’d guess something similar to Phil Cuttance’s amazing Weld Vases. With a visual effect referencing ...

Wine Rack Made from Recycled Bottle Corks

Starting your own wine collection, but have yet to reach full scale? Here’s a great piece from one of our favorite eco-designers that gives you a way to store some bottles before you open up a full-on cellar. A simple project designed by Deger Cengiz, the Wine Rack is made from 100% from waste material [...] Starting your own wine collection, but have yet to reach full scale? Here’s a great piece from one of our favorite eco-designers that gives you a way to store some bottles before you open...

Beautiful Tyhee Deck Chairs are Locally Made and Sustainable

Gallant & Jones is in the business of making beautiful handmade goods that are Earth-friendly and completely sustainable. The Vancouver, Canada based workshop consists of a pair of young women interested in bringing back age-old traditions and skills and implementing them into modern design. One wonderful piece that comes just in time for summer is [...] Gallant & Jones is in the business of making beautiful handmade goods that are Earth-friendly and completely sustainable. The Vancou...

Incredible Upcycled Gown Made From 1,000 Newspaper Cranes

Origami is one simple skill that took Yuliya Kypro a long way. For her latest design, Kypro turned 1,000 paper cranes into an incredible bustier gown, complete with a flowing peacock train that would give even Valentino a run for his money. Not only stunning, but completely Earth-friendly, Kypro painstakingly folded each and every one of [...] Origami is one simple skill that took Yuliya Kypro a long way. For her latest design, Kypro turned 1,000 paper cranes into an incredible bustier gown, ...

Molly Dilworth’s Daily Practice Prints Made from Salvaged Textiles

You may have seen artist Molly Dilworth’s impactful rooftop paintings before, and now her more human-sized works are up for sale on ArtWeLove. Entitled “Daily Practice,” the prints are done on paper made from tree-free cotton linters salvaged from the textile industry, and (this caught our attention) are incredibly affordable for such lovely, custom eco [...] You may have seen artist Molly Dilworth’s impactful rooftop paintings before, and now her more human-sized works are up for sale on Art...

ElasticShelf Made From Bike Tire Tubes Up for Auction on eBay!

Our ElasticShelf auction ends tomorrow – bid now! What city dweller isn’t crying out for more storage space these days? Well, forget about those boring stacked shelves, and display your books and baubles in this super stylish ElasticShelf! Designed by SystemDesignStudio, this simple system is made by stretching recycled bike tire tubes between a couple of [...] Our ElasticShelf auction ends tomorrow – bid now! What city dweller isn’t crying out for more storage space these days? Well, forget ...

Beautiful Recycled Soda Bottle Lamps Up for Auction on eBay!

Transform your living space with this dazzling Recycled Soda-Bottle Lamp designed by Sarah Turner. A stunning piece created with intricate cuts and careful assemblage, Sarah took some unwanted plastic bottle waste and turned it into gorgeous and eco-friendly decorative lighting suitable for any interior space. The Grand Prize winner of our amazing Spring Greening 2010 [...] Transform your living space with this dazzling Recycled Soda-Bottle Lamp designed by Sarah Turner. A stunning piece crea...

Vibrant Folding Chairs Upcycled from Old Shipping Pallets!

These colorful Fold-out Pallet Chairs from Gas & Air Studios combine strength-of-form with environmentally-aware design. Each chair is hand made from a single recycled wooden pallet – thousands of which continue to fill landfills across the UK each year. No extra treatment is used on the wood during the production process, and the paint used [...] These colorful Fold-out Pallet Chairs from Gas & Air Studios combine strength-of-form with environmentally-aware design. Each chair is hand...

Inhabitat’s Spring Greening Contest Winners on Sale!!!

Read the rest of Inhabitat’s Spring Greening Contest Winners on Sale!!!http://www.inhabitat.com/wp-admin/ohttp://www.inhabitat.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=better_feedptions-general.php?page=better_feed Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: ebay, Ebay Auction, green design, green design competition, inhabitat, inhabitat green design competition, recycled design, Recycled Items, recycled products, Spring Greening Competition, sustainable design, sustainable design compe...

Inhabitat’s Spring Greening Contest Winners on Sale!!!

Inhabitat is auctioning off some of our fabulous finalist designs from this year’s Spring Greening Competition, giving readers the opportunity to buy the pieces they voted for!!! The proceeds go back to the designers, helping them to continue to develop their up-cycled ideas that turn trash into treasure. Both the Cola Bottle Lamp [...] Inhabitat is auctioning off some of our fabulous finalist designs from this year’s Spring Greening Competition, giving readers the opportunity to buy the pi...