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In a summer season filled with outdoor BBQ’s and picnics in the park, a level of convenience and disposability goes a long way. Unfortunately, for most of us that generally means trash bags overflowing with plastic cups and utensils, paper plates and napkins destined for the dump.
Enter Branch’s Biodegradable Party Kit, an all-in-one package with everything [...]
Foot Pump Phone Chargers
Festival goers at Glastonbury, in the U.K., can charge their cell-phones through using a standard airbed foot pump, the type normally found all over festival sites. The Orange Gotwind power pump’s turbine is rotated at speeds of up to 2000 rpm from the air flow generated by the foot pump, this turbine [...]
Jeff Klarin and Rebecca Johnson make up BUGHOUSE design. The duo creates limited edition furniture (amongst other artistic pursuits) that subvert the traditional expectations placed on functional objects. Upcycling and remixing elements from such diverse areas as pharmacology, DJ culture and the occult, BUGHOUSE makes extremely unique furnishings that give new life to common objects.
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When we saw these ‘wooden utensils’ in Anthropologie on 5th Avenue in New York recently, we wondered if the retailer was engaging in a bit of greenwashing. Sure, the bundle of eight knives, forks and spoons may be made from sustainably grown birch but is it really “sustainable” when they wrap it all in non-biodegrable [...]
21st Century Plowshare went on a mission this past April to transform the urban landscape of Bed Stuy, Brooklyn. The group set out to plant wildflower seeds on every single patch of abandoned soil within the neighborhood, creating a massive”urban meadow”. We’ll keep an eye out to watch the results of this interesting rewilding project.
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Students at the Shenkar Academy of Design in Tel Aviv were directed to scrutinize and reexamine the ways in which coffee and tea drinkers interact with their beverage, in terms of materials, taste, and ritual. The results are visually arresting and for the most part functional, and without a doubt a thoughtful, refreshing step beyond [...]
PSFK is happy to announce the publication of our newest book, PSFK Snapshot Brooklyn. From the more obscure corners of the borough to just off the G train, we’ve gathered over 40 of the most inspiring shops, restaurants, galleries, venues, movements and happenings from around the diverse neighborhoods of Brooklyn, New York.
PSFK Snapshot Brooklyn [...]
Mapumental is a web service (currently in private beta) that helps London commuters take some of the guess-work out of deciding where to live, based on how long of a commute they’d like to deal with. Combining data from the UK’s various public transportation services, Mapumental can highlight the boundaries of potential towns you may [...]
Ikea has become known for innovative digital campaigns: Open Kitchen was one of their most recent successes, a site that allowed users to upload images of their kitchens with the chance to win back the cost of their Ikea kitchen. Their latest one is Bedroom Secrets, where apart from winning a similar prize for uploading [...]
Platypus has designed a simple, ingenious way to transport wine without having to deal with bulky glass bottles, or boxes. The PlatyPreserve can hold an entire bottle of wine, is flexible, leak-proof and airtight. Due to the container’s ability to keep out the flavor-killing oxygen, the container can also be used to preserve wine for [...]
Wooly Pockets are an interesting modular system for creating indoor and outdoor gardens. Constructed out of a soft, felt-like material made out of recycled plastic bottles, the pockets can be hung and stacked to create space-saving vertical wall gardens, and the flat syle allows for a more traditional flexible plant container. The material breathes, keeping [...]
Japanese artist Hiroshi Sunairi has conceived a new twist on the idea of seed bombing by sharing seeds from Hibaku trees that survived the bombing of Hiroshima with gardeners from across the globe. The curated project, titled Leur L’Existence (Tree Project), offers seeds from numerous varieties that include Round Leaf Holly, Persimmon, Chinaberry, Firmiana simplex, Japanese Hackberry and Jujube.
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Much like the ear-inspired radio chip we mentioned last week, Herman Miller’s new Setu chair defers to human physiology for expertise and inspiration. Designed by Studio 7.5, the chair is an answer to uncomfortable seating that pushes the human body into uncomfortable, unnatural, and ultimately unhealthy positions. The design team wanted to create a seat [...]
Re-Surface, a Brooklyn-based design studio and factory, recently produced a series of D-Light Pillar Candles with urban art in mind (and a nod towards seven-day votives). The eleven unique designs take their names from Brooklyn streets, but it’s unclear whether the images were inspired by actual graffiti found at these locations. The interesting cylindrical glasses can [...]
Furniture company Wintercheck Factory offers designs they hope will appeal to customers who are seeking “a unique product that is sturdily made, intelligently designed and moderately priced.” Their pieces are modern to a tee; sharp, clean, minimal, and bright. What differentiates Wintercheck Factory from any other number of furniture companies that proffer high quality modern [...]
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