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Farrow & Balls New York Gift-wrapped Store is on Our Christmas List Date: 12/12/2011
Christmas has come early to Farrow & Ball’s new store in New York’s Upper East Side, with its refurbishment and new look leaving it prettily wrapped in the company’s splendid Lotus wallpaper . All of the Spencer Swinden staff are in love! Now, how do we get a gift like this for Christmas?
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The Eco Christmas Tree by Buro North Date: 21/11/2011
Australian graphic designers Buro North claim their plywood Christmas tree is “80% more environmentally friendly” than a traditional fir or spruce. Available in three sizes, the flat-packed tree can be used year after year. Buro North state their ‘Green’ christmas tree is 80% more environmentally friendly as it is made with environmentally aware ingredients, that are CNC routered (a low-energy production technique) with waste material minimised by design. The designers boast that the flat-packed tree is emissions-efficient to transport and can be used for many a christmas to come.
We agree that in place of plastic artificial trees this is a great improvement environmentally, but how can a plywood tree be better for the environment that a spruce or fir that adds to the environment when composted and recycled?
A copy of the life cycle assessment report can be downloaded from the website. We’re not sure this is the future of sustainable living but we love the design!
Recycled Plastic Amorph Lamp: Frozenplastic Studio Date: 14/11/2011
Tel Aviv-based designers, frozenplastic studio have ingeniously reused plastic waste, collected from an Israeli recycling plant as the base material for their designs.
Their work is founded on deformities and abnormalities which sometimes happen in the plastic industry. To create 'amorph lamp', special moulds are used, that allow spontaneity in the process of shaping each individual piece which is unique in its colour and shape.
A UV protector is added to the low density polyethylene that is used to ensure longevity and sun protection for the product. Designboom have documented Frozenplastic Studio's initial experimentation with this process here .
All images courtesy of Frozenplastic Studio.
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