tranSglass is a really cool recycled glass design project.  With the help of Aid to Artisans, a non-profit organization that provides assistance to artisans across the Globe, Artecnica collaborated with Guatemalan craftsmen to bring designers Emma Woffenden and Tord Boontje’s designs to the market.  These pieces combine old world craftsmanship with modern and sustainable design to create a beautiful and affordable art out of trash. 

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These striking pieces from One Eighty Designs are made form reclaimed washers that were found at the junkyard, and the wall hanging vase was made from a recycled wine bottles.  This just goes to show that one mans junk can be another mans treasure.  These designs will ad an interesting and eclectic flavor to your decor while reducing the waste building up in our landfills.  My favorite, the washer pendant light will throw interesting shadows across your walls and ceiling creating a truly unique ambiance. 

Designer Andy Gregg has combined two things we love, Cycling & Recycling, to make a third, well designed functional furniture!   A cyclist & a bike mechanic with a fine art degree, Gregg has been creating comfortable and durable furniture out of old bike parts since 1990.  He’s now incorporating parts and pieces from other transportation industries like train windows and seatbelt webbing. 

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Deck out your digs with some eco-friendly original artwork. Impress your friends, your hippy sister, your sweat heart, even the landlady with your immense sensitivity and appreciation for the finer fruits of life’s labors. Racheblue’s artwork strives to promote ethical and sustainable lifestyles. Working to promote green charitable organizations and give social commentary on the choices we make toward the environment, blueAngeldesigns is perfect blend of creativity and conscious. The work runs the price gambit from simple greeting cards to full size canvases.