Posted by Callie
Sun, 07 Jan 2007 22:00:19 GMT
Motherboard Gifts offers recycled products to display and store your business cards. Both the business card case and the business card caddy are made from recycled circuit boards. These devices let you keep your professional look with your eco-friendly vibe.
Business Card Case – ( $24.99) Created from recycled circuit boards is slim and holds about 15 cards.
Business Card Caddy – ($11.99) Created from recycled circuit boards and available in 3 different colors!
Posted in Art | Tags computer parts, eco, eco-friendly, green, recycle | 12 comments
Posted by Callie
Tue, 19 Sep 2006 17:58:53 GMT
Founded in 2003 and headquartered in New York City, Beck(y) is a shrewdly designed collection of handcrafted,
one-of-a-kind bags and accessories constructed with recycled skateboards and plush, high-end fabrics.
Beck(y)’s handbags named sk8bags are hand made, and a very time-consuming. She washes
the decks and removes the grip tape, but makes a clear conscious effort to alter the decks as little as possible
because she strives to always uphold the integrity
of her source material.
Recycled skateboards are vital to Beck’s operation, and she’s fortunate to have a handful of generous supporters
who send her used and warranty boards on a regular basis. Beck currently receives decks from 5boro Skateboards,
Giant Distribution, Zumiez, Simi Valley’s Skatelab Skatepark, Old Star Skateshop, ZJ Boarding House, among others.
To keep the recycled decks coming her way, and to give back to the skateboarding community at the same time, Beck
established the Boards 4 Bowls program. For every used board she receives Beck donates $3 to a variety of non-profit
organizations dedicated to building and maintaining public skateparks across the country. Beck currently works with
the Tony Hawk Foundation, Jeff Anderson Memorial Fund and Elemental Awareness.
You can find Sk8bags available at “Kül“:http://www.houseofkul.com/, 1303 Main Street, The Davis Building, Downtown Dallas (214-745-5585)
or you can purchase online at beckycity.com
Posted in Art, Fashion | Tags design, fashion, handbags, recycle, sk8bags | no comments
Posted by Callie
Wed, 23 Aug 2006 21:43:51 GMT
A couple years ago while cleaning up around her workbench, Dana Roth was shocked to discover just how many beer cans littered the space. A different person might have used the moment to question their alcohol consumption, but Dana decided to crack open another beer and make some jewelry. First in Oregon, now in Vermont, she’s taking on the world one cold one at a time.
In the spirit of recycling & creating less waste, D-Licious has made available aluminum can jewelry.
All of their Beer-Can-Jewelry is made of sterling silver & aluminum beer or soda cans that D. Roth (or a close friend) has personally drank from. The
aluminum is secured to the jewelry with sterling rivets & protected from damage by ledges (on the rings) or caps (at the end of the bracelets).
Retailers in TX:
HIGH GLOSS
Houston, TX
OCTOBER
GALLERY
Houston, TX
Posted in Fashion | Tags beer-can-jewelry, design, jewelry, recycle | 1 comment
Posted by Callie
Thu, 17 Aug 2006 21:44:50 GMT
Amy Pfaffman creates jewelry out of functional objects. This ring is made from the eyes of a Teddy Bear.
Amy Pfaffman’s degree in industrial design from Rhode Island School of Design in 1990 cemented her appreciation for functional objects. In her jewelry she turns functional objects into art using cold connections and mechanical joints paired with sterling silver. She has a way of making ordinary things, many people generally would throw away, into something to appreciate and admire. She hopes to inspire others to appreciate the beauty in the things they use every day and know that great thought was put into their design.
You can find earrings, bracelets, necklaces made out of almost anyting imaginable, chopsticks, coffee beans, fuses, guitar picks, vinyl records just to name a few.
You can purchase her jewerly at many museum gift shops and other fine stores located across the U.S.
In Texas:
- the Kimball Art Museum (Fort Worth, TX)
- Austin Museum of Art (Austin, TX)
- Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (Houston, TX)
- High Gloss (Houston,TX)
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