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- Nina+Co sustainably furnishes a zero-waste London restaurant Sat, 2 May 20, 4:30amIn an industry notorious for food waste, award-winning chef Douglas McMaster has achieved the seemingly unattainable — Silo, the world’s first zero-waste restaurant...
- Demand for sand: the largest mining industry no one talks about Fri, 24 May 19, 1:30amThe world’s largest and perhaps most destructive mining industry is rarely discussed. Approximately 85 percent of all material mined from the earth is a simple and widely available resource: sand. Because it is so cheap...
- Artist installs nature-inspired tiny house made out of recycled glass and plastic in Times Square Wed, 22 May 19, 6:30amBrooklyn-based artist Fernando Mastrangelo has combined his passion for art and sustainability into one gorgeously green tiny home. The artist, who is known for using unique materials in his work, has just unveiled Tiny...
- Recycled glass tiles offer a dual exploration of beauty in the discarded Sat, 2 Apr 16, 8:22amRESALVAGE: A Dual Exploration of Beauty in the Discarded Artaic’s latest designs examine the concept of reuse through patterns and textures of discarded material created in 100% recycled glass tile...
- 17 green gifts for the home Fri, 4 Dec 15, 2:01amA house becomes a home when it's filled with the energy of those who live there, and the houseware items we've put together for this year's gift guide can help make a home as luminous and eco-friendly as possible...
- Artist Nikki Ella Whitlock recycles wine bottle fragments into ethereal mosaics Wed, 4 Feb 15, 5:00amBritish artist Nikki Ella Whitlock takes recycling to ethereal levels, by transforming old glass into stunning mosaics. With a mix of tiles and glass mostly from used wine bottles, the Derbyshire-based artist has created...
- 18 Green Gifts for the Home Mon, 1 Dec 14, 1:15amA house becomes a home when it's filled with the energy of those who live there, and the houseware items we've put together for this year's gift guide can help make a home as luminous and eco-friendly as possible...
- Transglass Recycled Glass Tableware by Tord Boontje and Emma Woffenden Wed, 12 Nov 14, 4:20amTranglass is one of our favorite recycled-design projects of all time. Contradicting the old notion that recycling in design equals handicrafts made from buttons and popsicle sticks, the Transglass project proves once and...
- DIY Hostess Gift Idea: Homemade Pesto in Gourmet-Looking Recycled Glass Jars Sat, 24 May 14, 3:00amMATERIALS: For the packaging: A glass jar (we used a stout artichoke jar but you can use any jar you like) A rubber band A square of recycled fabric or tissue paper that will fit over the lid A ribbon (we used one that...
- Lucirmas Launches ‘Handy’ Line of Recycled Glass and Cork Office Accessories Tue, 14 May 13, 7:00amHandy is a new line of sustainably crafted office accessories by Barcelona-based design studio Lucirmas. The versatile, modular desk set is made from recycled glass and cork. It comprises a pencil and business card holder,...
- Imperfect Design’s Beautiful Home Decor Combines Dutch Design and Traditional Craftsmanship Fri, 5 Apr 13, 8:00amFrom recycled glass vases from Guatemala to skillfully crafted lacquerware trays from Vietnam, the hand of the maker is always visible in the products of Imperfect Design...
- Jonathan Fuller’s Beautiful Sea Glass Mosaics Pay Tribute to the Power of the Ocean Wed, 3 Oct 12, 3:20amRead the rest of Jonathan Fuller’s Beautiful Sea Glass Mosaics Pay Tribute to the Power of the Ocean Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: cornish, detail, eco-art, glass beach, jonathan fuller,...
- Amber Cowan Creates Eerily Beautiful Recycled Glass Sculptures From Thrift Store Trinkets Tue, 31 Jul 12, 5:40amRead the rest of Amber Cowan Creates Eerily Beautiful Recycled Glass Sculptures From Thrift Store Trinkets Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: amber cowan, amber cowan art, amber cowan glass, Art, eco...
- World’s Largest Building Made of Recycled Beer Bottles Opens in Las Vegas! Wed, 11 Jul 12, 7:20amThe Morrow Royal Pavilion in Las Vegas just claimed the title of the world’s largest building made from recycled bottles! Created by Las Vegas Entrepreneur Scott McCombs, the 30,000-square-foot manufacturing facility...
- Morrow Royal Pavilion: World’s Largest Building Made of Recycled Beer Bottles Opens in Las Vegas! Wed, 11 Jul 12, 5:35amThe Morrow Royal Pavilion in Las Vegas just claimed the title of the world’s largest building made from recycled bottles! Created by Las Vegas Entrepreneur Scott McCombs, the 30,000-square-foot manufacturing facility...