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Rima Malallah Brings Handmade Art and Love on a Bike to Amman

Rima Malallah, a young woman living and creating in Amman, Jordan, is bringing her colorful handmade art to the Ammanian masses.  Different from other...

Transform junk mail into beautiful envelopes

Whether we like it or not, many of us get bombarded with junk mail.  And try as we might to remove ourselves from junk...

Think Again: Make a Last Minute Gift Bow with Reused Paper

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Think Again: How to Fuse Your Plastic Bags so You Can Make… Fill in the Blank

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Tali Gordon Bleicher Puts Her Money Where Her Upcycled Plastic Bag Wallet Is

We've seen the upcycled wallets that Tel Aviv-based designer, Amit Brilliant, creates out of product packaging.  And just a couple weeks ago we saw...

Studio Mesila is Paving the Track to Sustainable Design

Would you guess that the lamp above is made out of 80% recycled materials?  Just one of the many light fixtures that Tel Aviv-based...

Think Again: Turn Old T-Shirts Into Drawstring Bags

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Lebanese Eco Designer Ziad Ghanem Creates Recycled Couture

London fashion week show viewers may have been shocked earlier this week when London-based Lebanese designer Ziad Ghanem's line came down the runway.  Initiated...

Limor Matityahoo Thinks the Sky Is the LIMITZ For Designer Recycled Products

Tel Aviv based designer, Limor Matityahoo, has been involved with crafts for as long as she can remember.  Among her many skills, Limor is...

Think Again: Fill All Those Empty Glass Jars with Light

Think Again is a series that provides fun ideas for how to reuse items in your home that you would normally throw out or...

Cecilia Cohen's Recycled Artwork Teaches Us That When the Beer Bottle is Empty, the Possibilities Are Full

If asked whether the glass is half empty or half full, we're pretty sure that Israeli artist Cecilia Cohen would say full.  Full of...

New ideas for dusty kitchen curios

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Amir Zinaburg's Recycled Designs Can-Can

So far on Green Prophet we've seen aluminum soda cans transformed into flowers and window store displays.  But we've never seen them transformed into...

Think Again: Strike Up a Matchbox Inspired Recycled Notebook

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Think Again: What to Do With That Old Pair of Jeans

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