sasja saptenno: bike tire jewelry

Sasja Saptenno, a jewelry designer from Holland fashions some very intricate necklaces from blown bike tires. All of her accessories are all made from recycled materials including her shawls made from recycled PET.

single sock bunnies: gooder goods

Sewn out of a single, unloved sock these bunnies from Gooder Goods make a wonderful easter surprise.

recycled fabric spring dresses: starbugaloo

Starbugaloo

the old cinema: antique, vintage & retro furniture

The Old Cinema

blu homes: prefab

Prefab by Blu Homes, small homes with multi use spaces.

seven ply: recycled skateboard designs

Seven Ply rescues broken skateboards by turning them into a unique piece jewelry, pocket mirrors and belt buckles. "Turning Thrash’n into Fashion"....perfect for your shredder.

repurposed lighting from strainers & colanders, etc..

Can't get enough repurposed lighting....ever.
Georgiosi

Nadia Belalia

Garbage-Vpot

energy saving, fast recharging batteries

Wired
Energy-saving battery technology will enable lithium batteries to recharge in mere seconds.

The researchers associated with the discovery knew that lithium ions do move very quickly in lithium iron phosphate, a material commonly used in batteries. However, they only do so if the ions are directly in front of the tunnel accessed from the surface. Things start to go bad when the ions are misplaced and are prevented from reaching the tunnel entrance. The problem was solved by developing a new surface structure that does allow the lithium ions to move quickly around the outside of the material, allowing an ion traveling along this beltway to be instantly diverted into the tunnel, rather than preventing it from doing so.

Apart from easing the charging time of batteries, this new material doesn’t degrade with charging and discharging cycles and could lead to smaller and lighter batteries. The technology is fully developed and researchers believe that the work could make it into the marketplace within two or three years.

robot girls: recycled kitchen gadgets

Lipson Robotics

wrecords by monkey: record jewelry

W Records by Monkey is a Williamsburg Brooklyn-based design company by partners Patrick Chirico and Brian Farrell. Using reclaimed vinyl records repurposed as artist enhanced jewelry, the duo have created a niche product for vinyl and music lovers. The low carbon footprint process creates a product with many artistic variations. WBM’s full line includes bracelets, necklaces, earrings, rings and t-shirts.

& made: lost and found- stools and tables

Haute furniture repurposing by & made.

loop collection: eco stationary

My new very favorite stationary company made with recycled paper is Loop. Swoon.

leanne marshall: eco wedding dress

Leanimal, remember her from Project Runway? You should remember her for your eco wedding. Luscious dress....

skinny skinny: organic soaps & skincare

Found some amazing organic soap by Skinny Skinny that is wrapped in the most exquisite eco manner--with reycled pages of magazines. I think that this is the most brilliant idea besides being recycled it is also colorful and interesting. Each soap ends up being unique! Skinny Skinny recently won the award for Best Green Packaging from the HBA-IPDA for their Organic Soap Set. Well deserved indeed! Soaps available for sale here.

ashley watson: recycled handbag love

Still totally in love with Ashley Watson's recycled leather handbags! at Kaight Shop...bet you are too!

melissa kirgan: eco jewelry

Tried to find this lovely recycled glass and crocheted hemp necklace elsewhere by Melissa Kirgan, but this was the best photo I could find. Lovely collection of eco designs at Eko-Laborative exhibition, presented by Eko-Lab and Ekovaruhuset. But the fave is that yummy necklace!

via Treehugger

bus cozy: mexico city

Amazing bus "cozy" in Mexico City, one of the projects headed by Magda Sayeg and her crew Knitta Please.
via Pret a Voyager

fierce hugs: organic baby fashion

Organic cuteness in the form of onesies by Fierce Hugs!

caitlin holcomb: doily lighting

Caitlin Holcomb makes excellent use of granny's old crafts by refashioning a feminine lampshade from doilies. I have a massive doily obsession--these little treasures took someone hours and hours to make--they are like materialized snowflakes.

kwangho lee: knit lighting

My heart skips a beat when I look at these lovely knitted lights by Kwangho Lee. These hang throughout the ballroom of the Gladstone Hotel in Toronto during the Come Up To My Room exhibition. I think his craft just keeps getting better! More lovely photographs of his work at his site.

ex libris anonymous: recycled book journals

I love this book cover reuse idea by Ex Libris Anonymous--much like the record album cover book journals here. Other book journals by ReBound and book handbags by ReBound.

shixie: recycled tin

Adorable objects from recycled tin at Shixie.

imotime: repurposed clocks

Imotime, perfect for being on time.