New Eco
New Eco / Botanical shoe design by Kristen Dill
February 9, 2012 | New Eco | by KD |
If Tim Burton had an eco-fashion line for Target, here is what it would look like. Kristen Dill’s designed creations include found botanical stems, leaves, even dried turnips. Read more
February 2, 2012 | New Eco | by Camilla Pistilli |
The barrel oak recycled from discarded wine casks is a ‘green’ material vastly appreciated by innovative furniture designers. But what about the hoops? Stil Novo Design’s Orbit lamp offers a solution that not only makes use of the metal bands from the used barrels, but it also creates a fresh design that complements the contemporary trends of urban and industrial flavor. Steel never looked so handsome. Read more
February 2, 2012 | New Eco | by Camilla Pistilli |
If you have romantically fantasized about been buried under a tree (people fantasize about that too, right?), italian project Capsula Mundi will push it up a notch. Picture it: an egg shaped container in which your dead body is put in a fetal position. Capsula Mundi is planted like a seed in the soil, and a tree is planted on top of it. The tree is chosen when you are alive and looked after by relatives after burial. Cemeteries will become forests and so the world will be a much greener place. Right?
New Eco / Fly Canvas bags
January 20, 2012 | New Eco | by Kira Heuer |
Fly Canvas’s brilliantly designed carry bags with a conscience begs the question: ‘what do you carry in your bag?’ While you list the goodies you would put in these rootsy-chic numbers, I can only list what the bags themselves carry. A message to empower through education. We can learn a lot from these guys and look good too which isn’t such a bad thing.
January 7, 2012 | New Eco | by Gerry Mak 
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In energy news, researchers have apparently created a bionano device that mimics photosynthesis except that it does it twice as efficiently as any plant cell.
New Eco / Upside down Sky Planter by Boskke
December 17, 2011 | New Eco | by Sarah Pinch |
Boskke defy gravity with their upside down ‘sky planter’ designed to save space, conserve water and trip me out. How do they do it? Something about a locking mesh disc which holds the soil in place. Sir Isaac Newton is rolling in his grave.
New Eco / 100 percent duct tape wallets
December 14, 2011 | New Eco | by Low Lai Chow |
I love duct tape. I love duct tape so much that when my pleather boots started peeling, I duct-taped them to death. Since then, I don’t think I’ve loved another pair of shoes quite as much. From Denver, Ducti makes wallets entirely out of duct tape with nickel plated gommels, and come in a variety of cuts ranging from bi-fold wallets for everyday troopers to ID holders for barhopping troopers. One more thing to like about these duct tape wallets: unlike DIY-ed duct tape wallets, these won’t start peeling sticky mess.
New Eco / Recycle My Bag
December 10, 2011 | New Eco | by Cary Polkovitz |
Want to look funky and feel green? Migdalia Pace’s upcycled products are, well, both sassy and incredibly fun. Pace’s personality comes through with every bag, which add an element of sexy whimsy to your day.
New Eco / Adopt a Koala this Christmas
December 7, 2011 | New Eco | by Agnes Samour |
Be original this Christmas and forget about the usual chocolate box/book/perfume. From $25 per month, you could support the Australian Koala Foundation by adopting a cuddly marsupial as a gift. How about Rocky or Serenity, or maybe Rose? They are all so cute that it’s impossible to choose only one.
New Eco / Filz Felt: an eco felt company
November 25, 2011 | New Eco | by Sandy Carson |
When I think of felt, I think of the wee furry animals we played with in junior school. But now we’re all grown up, we can still enjoy felt, thanks to this Boston-based eco felt company. They makes choice custom home décor for your office or lounge that’s both sustainable and biodegradable. My cats approve and so do I when my visitors need floor space to crash at SXSW.
New Eco / One-Person Mini Electric Car
November 11, 2011 | New Eco | by Michael DAntuono |
I seem to come down with a bad case of Tourettes every time I gas up my car. The alternative is a motorcycle, which is a little uncomfortable in inclement weather. This one person car seems like the perfect solution for solo trips year-round. It’s probably a real chick magnet, but where would you put them?
New Eco / Woodzee Sunglasses
November 9, 2011 | New Eco | by Michelle Wilding |
Save the world and look good doing it with these green-friendly Woodzee shades. Each pair is constructed from either dark wood, zebra wood, pear wood or bamboo. And the lenses? They’re polycarbonate to ensure you protect your eyes as well as the environment. Cute! Read more
November 9, 2011 | New Eco | by Christin Boggs |
Hosting a party this holiday season? Check out Susty Party’s 100 percent biodegradable, compostable tableware, made from materials like bagasse: the remains of sugarcane stalks. Their products include plates, cups, bowls and flatware.
October 27, 2011 | New Eco | by Gerry Mak |
Blue Forest is a company that specializes in building eco-friendly, luxury tree-houses. I have no hope of ever affording one of these, but I hope someone in my life will get one so that I can hang out in it all the time. Read more
New Eco / Salvaged wood lamp by Luke Lamp Co
October 19, 2011 | New Eco | by Gerry Mak |
Luke Lamp Co out of Mamaroneck, New York, makes awesome lamps made from salvaged material. Check him out on Etsy.
Poster art company Old Red Jalopy re-imagined a bunch of iconic movie vehicles as characters in the Pixar film franchise Cars. The General Lee looks like someone I’d like to have a beer with. Read more
John Lennon was right, these are ‘strange days indeed’. Mind you, he also claimed to have seen ‘a UFO over New York’ and ‘Nazis in the bathroom, just below the stairs’, so he may not have been the most reliable witness. Read more
Artist David Shrigley’s animated music video for Blur is so simple, so sweet, so perfect. I don’t know how many times I’ve watched it, yet it still makes me cry every time.
This isn’t an outdoor art installation, but it is still somewhat curated. Or maybe hoarded is a better description. Somewhere in the inner western suburb of Sydney’s Summer Hill, there is a brightly coloured collection of garden gnomes on display. The owner of the home is yet to be seen, but there are hundreds of gnomes, side by side, all with equally dopey expressions on their faces and accompanied by a second fixation: caterpillar soft toys. There are so many gnomes, the garden is no longer visible. Maybe it’s an Amelie style prank that has just piled up over the years? Read more
The sky is falling. The world is ending. How do we deal with it? Since we can’t nail the CEOs and bankers that got us into this mess (instead, we’re bailing them out), let’s make light of the misery of people who make a living abetting the broken system.
With Lungfish guitarist Asa Osborne’s latest project, Zomes, he continues to explore loops and cycles with endlessly repeating musical phrases, this time played on circuit-bent keyboards. The resulting tracks sound at times like medieval court music at others like the soundtrack to a Hal Hartley movie.
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Fred Perry has, with the consent of her family, just released a very mod collection created in collaboration with Amy Winehouse before she died. The proceeds from the collection’s sales will be donated to the soon-to-be-created Amy Winehouse Foundation.
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Communication prosthesis by Sascha Nordmeyer
This ‘communication prosthesis’ by designer Sascha Nordmeyer is hilarious and awesome. I want to wear one to a job interview.
Michelle Blade’s psychedelic artwork
Michelle Blade’s washed out paintings are deceptively simple, her washy acrylics creating psychedelic textures and conjuring ghostly figures from the past. Read more
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