Love that corrugated cardboard look? Wellboard is made of 100% wood pulp, hotpressed to corrugated boards without the admixture of adhesives or binders. It is strong enough to work like wood.... Read the full story on TreeHugger [ Read More ]
Two neat things I discovered today: Isabel Quiroga's design of a bookcase made of old tables, called "Storyteller" and an entire website devoted to "good products that are made from re-cycling, re-using, up-cycling,etc." Recyclart writes of the Dutch designer's work... [ Read More ]
Photos: Courtesy of Gruba. Argentine design studio Gruba (which we've talked about before) has come up with a set of very cool chairs, table and benches made with reclaimed materials that are also entirely recyclable at the end of their (second) lifetime. [ Read More ]
Today I was pushing my new son around in his stroller to lull him into sleep, when I happened upon a a steel frame house going up. Now I know there is often a goodly amount of recycled steel in such frames and they are very termite resistant. But still it got me pondering that old debate - steel or timber framed buildings? And I remembered a report I saw last month in The Age newspaper that suggested that timber frame houses were excellent carbon sinks. Not a trick that steel can replicate. [ Read More ]
Kirei (pronounced “key’-ray”) is a company which produces modern, innovative, eco-friendly materials. The word represents the Japanese character meaning “beautiful” or “clean.” Although this material has been covered on TreeHugger before, it's environmental benefits have never been truly explored. It really is a remarkable material. Kirei Board was the companies first product, developed for architects and interior designers as a low-impact, nontoxic material. It's made of Sorghum Straw, KR Bond adhesive, and Poplar wood. Kirei Board has been in use for wall coverings, cabinetry, furniture, flooring, and other decorative and finished products...... [ Read More ]
