recycled – Product by Process

Discarded Wood-Shavings chair

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“It’s no surprise to learn that hardwood furniture factories aren’t the most sustainable of operations. But it is a shock to hear just how wasteful. According to two students at London’s Royal College of Art, as much as 80% of the timber used in the average factory ends up in the trash, in the form of wood chips and shavings. So for every chair produced, nearly the same amount of wood ends up discarded. Marjan van Aubel and Jamie Shaw see no reason for the waste. As part of a group…

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surfboard with reclaimed wood by Schwood

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Shwood founder Eric Singer teams up with friends to create a unique wooden surfboard. Watch how Singer and company process and shape this functional one-of-a-kind board using reclaimed wood found on the Oregon coast. The construction process was guided by the expertise of Joe Blecha, a bona fide virtuoso of custom surf and snowboard construction. blechaboardshop.com Kahana Kalama, professional surfer turned shop-owner (alohasunday.com), was there to test the limits of the handmade board upon its completion. Based in Portland, Oregon, Shwood creates handcrafted wooden eyewear using fine exotic hardwoods. Shwood’s in-house…

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Carolina Fontoura Alzaga – Salvaged Bicycle Chandeliers

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Carolina Fontoura Alzaga’s (facaro.etsy.com) social and political consciousness are reflected in the salvaged bicycle chandeliers she creates. Read the Etsy blog post: etsy.me/facaro.

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Cardboard bicycle

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Film-maker & producer: Giora Kariv. gigicom77@gmail.com Photography: Uri Ackerman For more information and content about this project: erb.co.il/en/aboutus.asp?p=yxdn-vrjd-ufzg-ukyv

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Nudie Jeans “Post Recycle Dry” Denim

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Old worn-out Nudie Jeans have been cut into pieces and recycled into new denim. Watch the movie to see how it is done. Cotton fibres actually last much longer than we normally tend to use, or wear them. In 2007, Nudie Jeans started the Recycle Denim Maniacs programme, in which a number of textile students were chosen to create new designs out of old, worn-out jeans. As an extension of this idea, together with ISKO(tm) we recycle old worn-out jeans in order to manufacture new denim. The garments are cut…

graypants cardboard lamps

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Scrap Lights, made by Graypants, Inc. are fashioned from recycled cardboard into pendant lamps reminiscent of George Nelson’s Bubble Lamps