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Will Bridges of Recycled Plastic Work in Middle East?

Maurice Picow - December 27, 2011

A bridge like this of recycled plastic could also work in the Middle East A bridge from recycled plastic, and strong enough to support a...

Design

Ugly Plastic Window Shutters Become Chic, Minimalist Furniture Pieces

Karen Chernick - December 27, 2011

These plastic window shutters by Kulla Industrial Design can still be used to sit on. Finding new uses for old wooden window shutters has been...

Design

Biodegradable Orange Peels Make Fragrant and Functional Tableware

Karen Chernick - March 17, 2014

Orange peels are already the perfect shape for a mug or small bowl, so Israeli designer Ori Sonnenschein helped them transform. Oranges are in season...

Design

Raw Bamboo Bench is Green, But Is It Comfortable?

Karen Chernick - December 17, 2011

Bamboo is universally praised as a sustainable material, but when used in its rawest form is it comfortable? Beauty has been said to increase sustainability,...

Design

Make Your (Book) Mark With Plastic Bags

Faisal O'Keefe - December 23, 2011

Get one up on Rumpelstiltskin by turning plastic shopping sacks into uber-artsy bookmarks. I really hate giving cash gifts. Gift cards aren't much higher on the...

Design

Playful Packaging From Gugu Design

Karen Chernick - December 16, 2011

The packaging from Gugu Design's games is not merely protective, but actually another game. Two games for the price of one package! We've seen sustainable...

Design

Folded Paper Jewelry That Makes Origami Look Chic

Karen Chernick - December 16, 2011

Hila Rawet Karni's jewelry items look so luxurious, you'd never guess they're made of paper. As an accessory that often falls victim to changing fads...

Design

Sanserif Creatius Brings Recycled Cardboard Furniture to UAE

Karen Chernick - December 17, 2011

Thanks to a recent feature in Sadiyaty Magazine, residents of the UAE may soon be interested in recycled cardboard furniture. The latest issue of Sadiyaty...

Design

Aya Kaya’s Online Upcycling Tutorial For Turning T-Shirts Into Bags

Karen Chernick - December 12, 2011

Before grabbing another polluting plastic bag, learn how to easily make a cloth bag out of items you already have lying around. Sustainable Israeli designer...

Design

Paper Carton Furniture Is No Pulp Fiction

Karen Chernick - December 12, 2011

Paper pulp furniture is stronger than it looks. Bamboo has been praised for several years as the most sustainable material for furniture (due to its...

Design

Hannukah Workshop To Teach the Miracle of Upcycled Lighting

Karen Chernick - December 11, 2011

Sustainable designer Aya Tager will teach upcycling workshops this month so that the lighting miracle of Hannukah can continue beyond the holiday's 8 days. The...

Design

Ancient Middle East Craft is Knitting Bridges

Faisal O'Keefe - September 4, 2014

Often-ridiculed craft with ancient Middle Eastern roots serves as gentle conduit to change. It’s pretty much agreed that the origins of knitting are placed somewhere in...

Design

Fair Trade Bike Chain Menorah Good for Environment and for Artisans

Karen Chernick - December 9, 2011

Made by artisans who receive fair wages while upcycling metal products, this bike chain menorah is sustainable for people and the environment. In our recent...

Design

Modular Flower Store Keeps Shoppers on Their Toes

Karen Chernick - February 13, 2023

Shoppers at Zerim-Liftan's specialty store will never know what layout design to expect, as it is modular and ever-changing. The modular design concept - which...

Design

Miraculously Sustainable and Upcycled Hannukah Menorah Designs

Karen Chernick - December 6, 2020

Can't find your old Hannukah menorah? Israeli designers come up with clever alternatives. With the Jewish Hannukah holiday only a few weeks away, many Jews...

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