I went down the Pinterest rabbit hole and found this. I don't know anything about it except it was posted on Knithacker by someone (hopefully the artist?) named Elayne. Miss Elayne, if this is your creation, we salute your genius. Miss Elayne, if this isn't yours, we salute your excellent taste. I love this as is and I love the artistic possiblities of modern needlework overlaid on vintage globes. I want to see more.
Off to google knitted globes....
Images from Knithacker. Via Pinterest.
One of the best things about the global maelstrom of images is that when people are showing off their new awesomeness in Italy, bloggers share that with the world. I find this piece so lovely, delicate, modern, and retro all at the same time.
There's nothing really green about it except the simplicity and minimal use of materials (and let's be honest, I'm not posting it because it's simple. I'm posting it because the design my heart go all a-flutter).
File under inspiration.
Via Apartment Therapy.
I am completely blown away by this deck of playing cards printed on reclaimed NYC Metro cards. From the spades inspired by manhole covers to the Coney Island joker, every MetroDeck card is a mini work of art featuring iconic New York details.
I love the obsessive nature of collecting cards for over 2 year, and I am inspired by the dedication it must have taken to make even one set, much less complete 40 or so decks worth of cards. Even the packaging details are spot on.
A full set will run you $550, but if you have a favorite card, you can get smaller sets at the shop. Personally, I'm digging those sewer spades. My latest lab crush....sigh. There are lots more photos and details at NOTCOT and the MetroDeck site.
Images from Metro Deck. Via NOTCOT.
Designer Amanda Loos takes seed beads and recycled silver and turns then into summery loveliness. I love the signature hexagonal clasp on the bracelet and the sharp right angles on those quill earrings.
See more of her charming KYYOTE jewelry here.
Images from KYYOTE. Via Fab.
NPR's All Things Considered did an interview with seventeen-year-old Maura Pozek. In the style of the best Project Runway episodes, Pozek created her own prom dress out of cardboard and paper bags. That's charming in its own way, then it gets better. She reveals that this is the third prom dress she's created from reclaimed materials. The first one was made from Doritos bags, and the second was made of pop-tops woven with pink ribbon.
It's worth listening to the whole interview. She's fantastic--doesn't come at it with an idealistic green point of view. She just thought it would be fun to make. My favorite is the Doritos one, but she's adorable in all three. You can listen here.
Images from NPR (top = Doritos bags, middle = cardboard, bottom = pop tabs).
I discovered the lovely work of Amira Mednick (top photo), and got to thinking about modern macrame, and how it might be used with recycled and found materials. The challenge is to do it in a contemporary way, without the hemp rope and owls of the 1970s version.
Berenice of Lunatic Arts uses reclaimed silver and waxed cotton thread to make her hybrid rings and bracelets.
Take this as just a little inspiration for your toolbox. Enjoy!
Images from Amira Mednick and Lunatic Arts's Etsy shop
Ariele Alasko is, of course, in Brooklyn, but we could be such good friends. Her work is all salvaged wood awesomeness, and it's just stunning. I am (uncharacteristically) speechless. Choosing 3 photos to share with you was almost impossible. Please, click over to her blog, Brooklyn to West, and admire the work.
For you West Coasters, she designed her father's restaurant in Pacific Grove (il vecchio), if you want to see some of those amazing tables in person. Next time I take the kids to the aquarium, you can bet we'll be eating here.
Images from Ariele Alasko. Via Design Sponge.
My latest Fab discovery--Language jewelry. These are geometric and modern and crave-worthy. I love the pieces built from tubing and bars. My favorites by far are the caged ball pendants, like this one. I keep thinking of other spheres that might like to live in that gilded (OK, brass) cage. These tubing necklaces that use silk cord instead of chain are also so simple and charming.
Aside from some use of reclaimed brass and materials, there's not much overtly green about the language designs. Still, they are lovely and inspiring.
Images from Language Jewelry. Via Fab.
Tricia and I were prowling the White Elephant Sale, and we came across a stack of pressed glass platters. On their own, a bit dull and dated, but there were so many of them, and we've been wondering what they want to be (besides platters). We did some quick sketches, then I turned to the interwebs and discovered the work of Massachusetts-based Daniel Maher Stained Glass Studio.
These glass panels are made of plates, bottles, lids, and other found objects. They were too stunning to just tuck away in my sketchbook, so I wanted to share with all of you. Enjoy!
Images from Daniel Maher Stained Glass. Via Inspiration Green.
