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Cardboard scraps brilliantly repurposed as light fixtures
Seattle-bred design collective Graypants turns heads with their handmade Scraplights, which proudly tell the story of the journey from dull, discarded cardboard box to stunning, unique light fixtures. The Scraplights come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes to fit any space. Here we feature our favorite, the Disc-16, which instills a curvaceous new spirit into salvaged pieces of corrugated cardboard.
Dimensions: 16.5" diameter x 7.5" height
For the perfect living room blanket, look no further than this organic cotton throw from the trusty designers at Coyuchi. The chunky, textured weave offers just the right amount of warmth and comfort for napping on the sofa or snuggling in front of a movie. It comes in nine different muted colors to suit any space. Dimensions: 47" x 60" Made in India....read more
The work of Los Angeles-based interior designer Kristen Penfold is informed by eco-friendly principles, from the materials she uses through to the way she produces her furniture. Penfold's minimal Revelation Desk adds clean, modern lines to her sustainable design approach, with a raw wooden tabletop--made of reclaimed fir from an old whiskey warehouse--resting upon a stainless steel base that......read more
This iPad sleeve from Mujjo's Originals collection is another nice win for Dutch product design. The minimalist design is comprised of wool felt and hand-dyed, veggie-tanned leather, with a simple closure to keep your iPad or iPad 2 snug and protected. An additional storage department offers ample space for plugs, headphones and documents. From the designers: Wool felt is a sustainable......read more
Looking like scenes from some fairy tale and/or acid trip, the swirling landscape works of Charles Jencks are in fact informed by big scientific ideas like fractals, genetics, chaos theory, and waves. Take, for instance, The Garden of Speculation, in Scotland, where a Jencks designed a terrace that shows the distortion of space and time caused by a black hole, a "Quark Walk"......read more
Here's another cool green design project from (surprise!) Holland, where designers Rikkert Paauw and Jet van Zwieten offer a hefty dose of symbolism by transforming old garbage dumpsters into functional mini-buildings. Dubbed "Recykiosks," the structures were built using dumpsters filled with discarded construction waste. The "recyclitects" erected the kiosks in three different......read more
As laptop bags go, this handmade joint from English Retreads is a solid utilitarian design, with everything you need to keep your on-the-go stuff safe and secure. Abundant pockets, magnetic closures (nice touch), and a padded shoulder strap make for a functional daily carrier, and since it's made from recycled PET and reclaimed inner tube rubber, the eco angle is fully......read more
After a 3-year run launching Bowery Lane Bicycles in New York City, Michael Salvatore headed to Chicago to set off another bike project in his hometown. The result is Heritage Bicycles, a line of vintage-inspired lifestyle cruisers and everyday commuter bikes, made in Chicago from American steel. The Daisy mixte, the company's flagship model, is a classic-styled daily ride that is......read more
We're not shy about sharing our love for Peg and Awl, the Philly-based husband-and-wife design team whose handmade goods are equal parts smart sustainability and quality craftsmanship. The pair have added another hit to their collection with this Waxed Canvas Tote, which is basically the ultimate unisex carryall. Here the classic waterproofing material is supplemented with vintage fabric......read more
