In the eyes of Illinois-based product designer Brian Lilly, childhood fort constructions could benefit from a little more structural stability so he developed Buildies, a kit of cardboard blocks and connectors designed to teach kids about engineering, all while letting their imaginations run wild.
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The recently-opened Austin, Texas-based Container Bar brings sustainable building and alcoholic beverages together at last, and provides a fine example of upcylced architectural design along the way.
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UK-based Green Spirit Creations is the latest team to try its hand at paper-based lighting solutions. Seeking out discarded materials from local shop-owners, its stylish household lamps are made from 100 percent recycled cardboard (bulbs, wiring and switches aside).
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Oregon boat builder Brian Schulz has turned his carpentry skills towards creating the Japanese Forest House – a 200 square foot (18.5 sqm) home built from predominantly reclaimed wood and salvaged materials. A geodesic greenhouse dome that doubles as a boat building workshop is next.
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The team at Signal Snowboards is always getting up to some crazy stuff on its Every Third Thursday show. Previously, we featured the crew's all glass snowboard, and now they are showing off a board made of 100 percent recycled cardboard.
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Karton, a cardboard furniture company offering everything from beds to room dividers, aims to go beyond the novel and make its paper constructions a charming and practical part of your living solution.
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As the holiday season gets into full swing, there's bound to be a great deal of waste paper. One plan to cut down on this waste comes via Eden's Paper, which is billed as a "100 percent plantable wrapping paper."
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Nike has teamed up with Taiwan-based design and architectural company Miniwiz to produce a new concept retail store, dubbed X158 Hyper Nature. Its interior is constructed using materials recycled from DVDs, water bottles and beverage cans.
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Australian company Zeo has developed and patented a glue-free process that creates a strong, versatile new building material out of just cellulose and water. The resulting hardwood-like material known as Zeoform can then be sprayed, molded or shaped into a range of products.
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Take a pleasure cruise up the Harlem River this month and you surely won't miss the 24-ft diameter Harvest Dome 2.0 which floats on the waters near Spuyten Duyvil Creek at the north tip of Manhattan, New York.
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