‘POLLI-Bricks’ Are Turning Plastic Bottles Into Green Architecture

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The POLLI-Brick is made entirely of recycled materials and offers passive cooling, natural ventilation and even integrated solar/wind powered LED lighting. Created by miniWIZ, POLLI-Bricks are a genius example of recycled bottle architecture.

The brick features a unique interlocking cylindrical shape and each brick is created from around four recycled PET plastic bottles. Continue Reading →

Amazing Graphics by Kiwi Designer Glenn Jones

Glenn Jones is an amazing freelance graphic designer from Auckland, New Zealand. He started his career by designing corporate identities and designs for packaging.

‘GLENN’ from ‘NZ’ = GLENNZ. GLENNZ was his username on T-shirt design site Threadless.com, which is where this all started. Continue Reading →

Nokero’s LED Solar Light Bulb

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Nokero recently announced the release of the Nokero N100, the world’s only solar light bulb™. While LED light bulbs are only just emerging in Europe, Asia and North America, Nokero is working on versions designed for use in rural Africa and India.

The vision is to provide solar light bulbs capable of replacing kerosene lanterns now in wide use throughout the world.

The innovative N100 bulb offers an affordable, clean and safe lighting solution to 1.6 billion people worldwide – a quarter of the human population – who live without electricity and rely on fossil-fuel lanterns for lighting. Continue Reading →

‘Tourbillon’ Whirlwind Vase by A+A cooren

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French design studio A+A cooren has created ‘Tourbillon’ (vortex) vase, which evokes the water cycle, a snapshot of subtle natural harmony. The dynamic of the water is accentuated by the rigidity of a glass bubble that surrounds it. The vase’s central form appears like a vortex funneling down into the bottom of the vessel. Continue Reading →

‘Darwin Chair’ by Stefan Sagmeister

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‘Darwin Chair’ designed by New York-based Stefan Sagmeister for Dutch design company Droog is constructed from a free swinging structure that includes about 200 sheets of attached prints. Like a pad of paper, as the top sheet gets dirty or tired, the user can simply rip it off, revealing the layer below, and quickly transforming the appearance of the chair. Continue Reading →

‘Lightleafs’ OLED Bookmark by Valentina Trimani

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Lightleafs‘ is an illuminated OLED bookmark by designer Valentina Trimani that provides just enough light for reading in the dark.

The light is ideal for reading in bed but would also come in handy when reading maps or in the event of a power failure. Continue Reading →

The New Eco-Friendly Samsung Reclaim Phone

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The new Samsung Reclaim is no ordinary phone. Designed with more eco-friendly components and packaging, you can go “green” without sacrificing the advanced features you love – full QWERTY keyboard, instant access to social networking sites and personal and work email, Sprint One Click, 2.0 MP camera, Stereo Bluetooth® and more.

Made from 80% recyclable materials with 40% of the casing made from corn-based bio-plastic. Continue Reading →

Unusual Paint Advertising

Belgian paint manufacturer Levis (AkzoNobel) has come up with a bit of an urban paint advertising installation. Conceived and put into practice by Belgian firm King George, the installation consists of an XXL Levis paint pot mounted onto an existing lamppost eight meters above the ground so it appears to be floating.

The post itself has been painted red, creating a stream of paint that looks like it is coloring the car park where it is situated. Continue Reading →