There is lots of beauty in materials. We as a consuming species are creating an enormous amount of waste in all types of production processes. ‘Bits of Wood’ is a reaction on handling these leftovers. Pieces of wood in this case; leftovers from the sawmill. All the different pieces are modified to fit in a mold where molten tin embraces them and holds them together.
The appearance of these Whisper panels can be changed with the choices of different colours, sizes and thicknesses giving a three dimensional effect to the panels. Almost unlimited choices make it possible to create an individual panel installation for different interior solutions.
Furniture combing the cast aluminium and wood.The negative factor of burnt wood is transformed into aesthetic and emotional value. Preservation of the natural form of the tree trunk within the explicit boundaries. The general,squared form intensifies the artificial feeling, and in the same time keeps the memory of the material.
Plastic waste obtained from electronic devices, toys, drink trays, stadium seats, etc, etc. is used in very few end products due to the complexity of separating the various categories, leading only to generate poorly esthetic products. The Rotomoulded technique, with its beauty and simplicity, allows this to take over, transforming the result in a different, identifiable real object. What you get are beautiful, durable and new conceptually pieces.
Made from recycled, double-wall cardboard, Nomad is a modular architectural system that can be assembled into freestanding, temporary partitions without hardware, tools or damage to existing structures.
Karpenter designed a collection of repurposed teak wood furniture that has the presence of rustic and vintage style with a twist of modern appeal. The collection provides innovative storage solutions where chest and shelf units are all on wheels so you can easily move them around.
Rattan is a material that usually is associated with baskets or rattan furniture for which is commonly used. In my project I have decided to use rattan for the same purpose – creating a stool, but in a totally different way then usually. The effect is unexpectedly different in comparison to regular rattan weaving technique.
The idea was to create a structure made out of cardboard. I have decided to use cardboard because it is totally recyclable, and reusable material – to make model I used only cardboard that I have found on the street
One of my brother’s neighbors peeled the birch bark off of a dead birch tree he had seen. Jared cut them to the right size we wanted, and using a leather punch he cut holes on each end of the “lampshade”.
In 2001, top chef Gert Jan Hageman, who had earned a Michelin star in Dutch haute cuisine, found a new direction for his own career and a new purpose for the old greenhouse that belonged to Amsterdam’s Municipal Nursery.
This gorgeous handmade stool is knitted from thick pure wool.
Hangelier 2.1 from wooden hangers, bike rims, chainrings and zipties.
ECO Table is designed to be multi-use and can be combined with the ECO Chair to become a bench, lounge chair or bookcase. Made using several layers of machine cut recycled corrugated cardboard, lending strength and stability to the design.
Parsons Table crafted from 100% salvaged and re-purposed wood. This one of a kind table was created with several dozen individual found, salvaged, traded, and reused pieces of lumber. The individual members create a surface of evolving colors and textures. It is truly an interactive surface that you want to slide your hand across to feel.
I took the pages from an old paperback, cut the pages in half and then trimmed off the corners to make one side a semi-circle. Add a paper lantern, and my trusty glue gun and I was off to the races. I decided to glue the pieces on so that every other scallop was on top, and every other scallop was underneath. It was a tiny bit more complicated this way, but I felt that the visual look was worth it.
This unique sustainability fast food restaurant interior design concept is located in Hamburg’s city centre German. Designed by Ippolito Fleitz group, this sustainability restaurant concept pervades the entire technical restaurant equipment – from energy-efficient kitchen technology, to the team uniform made from FAIRTRADE-certified materials, to economical hand dryers in the toilets. The designer manage to translate the principle of sustainability into an overriding architectural concept.
