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Hand made birdhouses and bird feeders.
The Cubano (featured) is hand-made from a recycled cigar box and finished with a soy based oil which protects against water, mildew, and UV rays. It reminds us of those summer camp projects with bow tie maccaroni and gold spray paint. This one has no toxicity, so it wont hurt the birds and it's a great looking re-use design.
Shiner International, the Atlanta-based furniture line launched by designer Joe Manus, transforms landfill-destined materials into killer, one-of-a-kind pieces for the home. The organic, flowing lines of Shiner's Pant Rocker & Ottoman combo make the pieces stand out among plenty of great items in the company's Etsy shop. The rocker/foot stool features upcycled lumber mill hardwoods (a......read more
With five locations in the Los Angeles area, Urban Home offers basic, affordable furniture pieces to homes around SoCal. Luckily for the folks who don't live nearby, the company also takes orders over the phone. The store's abundant array of distressed pieces made from salvaged wood are tops in our books. Like this rustic Remington Coffee Table, a great looking piece for the living room.......read more
Spinning sun and wind into wattage, Ikea's newly released Solvinden (Swedish for "sun-wind") Pendant Lamps provide a smart and sustainable source of illumination for the home. Solar-powered lamps are nothing new, but Solvinden spins in the slightest breeze, generating enough battery juice to keep it charged for up to 12 hours. The whimsical design comes standard......read more
Let's get this straight. Soaps that smell like spice, or musk, or -- god forbid -- cucumber, have no business in a real man's bathroom. Duke Cannon's bullshit-free Big Ass Brick Of Soap is soap stripped down to its bare essence. Designed as an homage to the rugged, brick-style soap used by GIs during the Korean War (and manufactured in the same Memphis, TN plant that made......read more
Scott A. Sant'Angelo is maybe best known as the founder of Arkitip, the longstanding Los Angeles art magazine that's always on the front lines of cultural influence. But he also happens to be an accomplished photographer. Flipping through Scott's portfolio, it's clear that he has distinct photographic interest in plants. We pulled a small selection of them here, some warm and......read more
Generating fresh organic produce for the table isn't the only reason for gardening. In fact, the latest rage in growing isn't food-related at all. Trend Central points to the booming number of planters that are cultivating ingredients for all-natural dyes. In Brooklyn, a new CSA project from Sewing Seeds -- a Textile Arts Center initiative promoting the use of natural......read more
Created by Brooklyn filmmaker Keith Ehrlich, the excellent web series Made By Hand profiles various pockets of artisinal activity around New York City. The latest episode departs from the black-and-white look of the first two episodes, with a beautifully shot, sun-soaked view of a rooftop beekeeping operation in Brooklyn. Local farmer Megan Paska has witnessed beekeeping as it......read more
Surprising as it may seem, these astronautical planter figurines are not in fact from Mars. They come from Nove, a northern Italian town that's well-known for ceramics. Designed by Italian artist Matteo Cibic, the terrariums are made from hand-cast porcelain and mouth-blown glass, so no two are alike. And unlike the labor-intensive process of making the terrariums -- which explains the lofty......read more
