http://www.psfk.com Your Go-To Source For New Ideas And Inspiration Wed, 15 Feb 2012 20:15:17 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.psfk.com/2011/12/piers-fawkes-for-a-green-future-electronics-need-to-be-disposable.html Wed, 07 Dec 2011 15:30:33 +0000 Consumers need to face up to their throw-away tech-habit and expect at-home recyclable materials in their gadgets.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/06/simple-cardboard-packaging-houses-one-of-the-worlds-most-expensive-olive-oils.html Thu, 16 Jun 2011 14:39:52 +0000 An unassuming cardboard design houses one of the most expensive virgin olive oil products in the world. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/03/upcycling-common-materials-into-minimalist-furniture-pics.html Thu, 31 Mar 2011 14:50:53 +0000 Georg Muehlmann illustrates the pleasing aesthetic results that can be achieved through combining cheap materials.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/09/cardboard-origami-shelters-for-the-homeless-and-victims-of-natural-disaster.html Wed, 22 Sep 2010 16:13:10 +0000 While studying at USC's School of Architecture, Tine Hovsepian came up with the idea to create durable, inexpensive shelters that can be easily transported.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/09/pics-recreating-the-magic-of-old-cameras-using-cardboard.html Wed, 15 Sep 2010 15:05:49 +0000 Artist Kiel Johnson creates replicas of classic technology.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/cardboard-package-doubles-up-as-record-player.html Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:24:48 +0000 GGRP Sound has developed a special cardboard package that doubles up as a record player.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/02/cardboard-cassette-tapes-and-street-art-interventions-takahashi-naoko-at-imt.html Mon, 15 Feb 2010 15:38:42 +0000 TakaHashi mixes unconventional materials with an outsider's perspective to narrate an foreigner's view of London. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/08/cardboard-at-copenhagen-design-week.html Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:36:26 +0000 Meeting the brief of saving energy, minimizing waste and working with materials already in abundance, cardboard seems to be the choice du jour.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/07/freshdirects-mission-for-box-efficiency.html Wed, 29 Jul 2009 19:04:15 +0000 FreshDirect, New York City’s popular online grocer, has reduced the number of cardboard boxes it uses by 1.5 million over the past year through a combination of software and packing optimizations.  Their cardboard footprint went from 3.5 boxes per order to 2.7 boxes per order after they acted on complaints from customers who were receiving orders with a single cheese product in a big box and a half full box of meat.  FreshDirect’s 300,000 square-foot headquarters in Long Island City are divided into three packing areas, one unrefrigerated, one for produce and dairy and another for meat and fish.  TheRead more...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/03/cardboard-advertising-agency.html Wed, 11 Mar 2009 14:28:53 +0000 A designer in Holland has revamped the interior of Amsterdam ad agency Nothing with interlocking cardboard. The office redesign by Joost van Bleiswijk used 500 square meters of reinforced cardboard and did not to use any glue or screw to interconnect the 1500 separate pieces. More Photos on Jaachim Baan’s Flickr Nothing Joost van Bleiswijk [via Dezeen]]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/02/mark-langan-turning-cardboard-into-art.html Mon, 09 Feb 2009 21:18:07 +0000 Artist Mark Langan has figured out a beautiful way of reusing corrugated cardboard as a medium for his artworks. Using only found cardboard, non-toxic glue and cutting tools, Langan creates intricate three dimensional pieces that recontextualize the unique qualities of the different kinds of packing materials into new meanings. Mark Langan [via Treehugger]]]>