Reminiscent of the Serif Tote Bag we covered by Little Factory , this Bio Bag from Danish designer Thorbjørn Ankerstjerne aims to remind the consumer of his actions as explicitly as possible. In bold graphics it reads: “6 billion plactic bags are being used every year in the UK. The envirionment suffers enormously from it, […]
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Jan
An explicit message in sustainability
16
Dec
Madman Mundt’s epic-poem-length review of the most anticipated movie of the year
Anyone who reads this site with any regularity knows that I’ve been anticipating Avatar with my Geek Phaser set on Mutilate. It’s fair to say that this is the most energized I’ve felt waiting for a film since the first X-Men (Bryan Singer helming my favorite childhood comic) or even Terminator 2 (Cameron’s follow-up to […]
17
Nov
A massive use of plastic waste
We’ve had our eye on Chilean designer Rodrigo Alonso for a minute now. The last time his work caught our attention was with his super playful line of jewelry dubed Jocale. And now we’re obsessing over his recycled plastic furniture. He used 100% waste obtained from random electronic devices, toys, drink trays, stadium seats and […]
12
Nov
A feature-length documentary about our complex relationship with manufactured objects and the people who design them
Just noticed Plexifilms recently released Objectified by Gary Hustwit. Same director behind Helvetica. Objectified takes a look at the creativity at work behind the objects we use on a daily basis…everything from toothbrushes to tech gadgets. It’s about the designers who re-examine, re-evaluate and re-invent our manufactured environment on a daily basis. It’s about personal expression, […]
