* Isave
Posted on October 27th, 2008 by alessio.
Apply Isave on a faucet or on your shower and it will tell you how many litres of water you are consuming.
Isave it is easy to install and it doesn’t require external energy as long as it uses an internal turbine which activates when the water pressurise it.
Designer: Reamon Yu
* Jarst – Mini composter
Posted on October 27th, 2008 by alessio.
Make your own compost!
Put your organic waste inside Jarst and after 5-6 months, when the compost is ready, it will be released through a diaphram.
Designer: Leonardo Fortino & Andrea Bartolucci
* Junktion Studio
Posted on October 24th, 2008 by alessio.
Great examples of Re-use by Junktion studio, Tel Aviv
‘gas clock’, made from old stove parts
’suitcase closet’, suitcase, wooden shelves
‘kitchen lamp’, cooking pot, flexible metal pipes, teapots
* Mugs are great
Posted on October 24th, 2008 by alessio.
* Lost & Found’s Upcycled Furniture
Posted on October 24th, 2008 by alessio.
* Flytipped Furniture
Posted on October 23rd, 2008 by alessio.
Alexena Cayless gives new life to old found furniture evoking their past life through imprint pictures.
You can see other great works on Farm Design website, a british design collective formed by Giles Miller, Guy Brown, Sebastian Hejna and Alexena Cayless
* Hal 9000
Posted on October 23rd, 2008 by alessio.
* Terra Grass Chair
Posted on October 23rd, 2008 by alessio.
Grow your own chair in the garden.
Cheap, easy to use, sustainable and definitely uncommon.
Assemble the cardboard frame, fill it with soil and seed it with grass.
In a couple weeks you can enjoy a soft and green seat.
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* Pratone Chair
Posted on October 21st, 2008 by alessio.
Pratone (that in italian means “Big lawn”) was designed in 1966 by Gruppo Strum (abbreviation for “architettura strumentale”, instrumental architecture).
Their main concept was partecipating to the social and radical protests of those years through architectural and design projects.
Pratone is a clear example of “satire” applied to industrial design.
In expanded polyurethane ‘foam’ painted with Guflac (waterproof paint). W:140 x D:140 x H:95 cm.
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