Created from recycled truck tires, this ottoman can provide some additional seating when guests drop by and stay for dinner. The tire treads bring an additional design sense to the 40” diameter piece. In addition, the stools work perfectly and will never wear out! The stools are topped with removable cushions covered with reclaimed kilims.
Ottoman is $849.00 and Stools are on sale for $79.00 at
Viva Terra
These fun little eco friendly magnets make great little gifts when you want to reach out to someone special. Made from recycled phonebooks, magazines and waste paper, they are not only fun and whimsical they provide incomes to 12 Bangkok women who transform discarded paper into colorful creative creations! Available are dragonflys, gekkos, lobsters, turtles and frogs.
$3.95 at World of Good
Such strong graphic design! on this bag made from discarded plastic litter. Created by artisans in New Delhi, these fabulous bags are fair trade and absolutely unique. Save the planet while saving the world….did I not mention looking great while doing it?
$39.95 at World of Good
From Indonesia, this recycled glass lamp is made up of small strips of recycled glass held together with bailing wire. The aqua color glass is a beautiful effect with or without the light turned on. Handcrafted.
$72.99 at Overstock
A new group to keep a watch on: The Etsy Trashion Team—they are a group of 70 artists from all over the world turning trash upside down and inside out! On Friday, July 27th, they will be hosting a trunk show at the Etsy Labs in Brooklyn NYC. (325 Gold Street, Brooklyn NYC.) The trunk show is FREE and open to all ages, plus the first 25 people through the door will receive a FREE trashion team gift bag. RSVP via email at rsvp@etsy.com.
The bracelet above is a great sample of their wonderful wares …created from four pieces of broken zipper parts; tied together with silver wire, results in stunning beauty and fun.
$20.00 at Etsy Trashion’s Shop created by Paulina a DIY pantheist socialist feminist socialist posthumanist idealist, craft artist, journalist and a cultural studies practioner, and a mum, from near the North Pole, Helsinki Rock City in Finland.
