Fonderie 47 was started to provide a powerful means toward a stable and prosperous Africa free from the fear of assault rifles. The company, which was founded by humanitarian and activist partners, confiscates AK47s from African war zones and transforms them into limited-edition jewelry — such as the mechanical cufflinks above. In collaboration with renowned […]

Wood Thumb, a San Francisco-based start-up, is inspired by wood. The eco-friendly company manufactures ties built from reclaimed wood. Using material culled from places like demolition projects or construction development, the team crafts each tie by hand. Though made out of recycled wood, sections of these ties are put together to make for a lightweight […]

Italian designer Paola Mirai is doing her best to re-purpose all that tech garbage piling up in her nearby landfill. Cirkuita is a jewelry collection she’s created by taking old gadgets and adding them into her new transparent and light material called orotransparante, upcycling discarded motherboards, chips and obsolete circuitry into rings and bracelets. As […]

I’ve got some friends (I’m looking in your direction, Elf) for who this “Life After Corkage” Bar Stool and Ottoman would be a dream come true. Not only are you encouraged to drink wine on them (they are bar stools, after all), but then every cork you dispense with you upcycle, and fill up your […]

Obviously the plastic problem in the world’s oceans is an immense issue — that Texas-sized “floating island” of plastic in the middle of the Pacific is no myth. It’s a gigantic polyethylene polymer middle finger to Earth, and we just keep making more plastic — cos Gatorade Arctic Freez is so damn delicious! Electrolux is […]

Here one man’s trash is truly another mans treasure. After trying to come up with a creative way to find seating for a close friend’s wedding, Adrian Johnson merged two found treasures into one luxurious couch. Roaming the dump for something to inspire him, Johnson came across a a vintage BMW two-door coupe which happened […]

For me the ideal modern product not only looks visually engaging, and ads some aesthetic enjoyment to your life, but also does so while being sustainable…or at least doesn’t club pandas in the Arctic while doing so. Which is why I dig product designer Lori Weitzner‘s wallpaper made of 100% up-cycled newspaper print. Her Newsworthy […]