German airline Lufthansa knows the value of its airplanes and the effort it takes to dispose of them, possibly why it has repurposed a decommissioned plane into furniture and other items. They have launched the Lufthansa Upcycling Collection comprising travel ...
Most of us have seen table fans with fan guards. But did it ever occur to you that it can be used as a side table as well? You’d say that’s a strange way to look at a table fan, ...
Bicycle sharing companies have made a huge presence in China, but the trend has also brought along the problem of disposing of the old, broken bikes. These discarded bikes are usually dumped onto streets or in graveyards that are filling ...
European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company aka Airbus has launched its own online shop “A Piece of Sky”. The shop sells one-of-a-kind furniture and lighting products made from end-of-life aircraft parts. Airbus employees Anaïs Mazaleyrat and Jérémy Brousseau came up ...
Paul Firbank and Lizzie Gossling of London-based The Rag and Bone Man transforms vintage machinery, vehicle parts and scrap into lighting, furniture, accessories and other bespoke objects. Whether it is an aircraft radial engine turned into a chandelier or some ...
When it comes to furniture made from reclaimed materials, many of us do not prefer showing it off in our living room. All those who think along the same lines can give recycled aircraft furniture a try. Made out of ...
Yardbird, a Minneapolis –based startup founded by Jay Dillon creates outdoor furniture from intercepted ocean plastic. With an aim to offer affordable outdoor furniture and minimize the environmental footprint of the business, Jay had the idea of recycling ocean plastic ...
Danish design brand Mater has launched the Ocean Collection that re-imagines the original 1955 chair and table design by the renowned designer couple, Jørgen and Nanna Ditzel. With regard to its sustainability, the collection is made largely from ocean waste ...
For the last few years, famous international architecture and interior design firm Snøhetta has been working on a project to utilize plastic as a design material. Together with furniture manufacturer Nordic Comfort Products (NCP), they have finally created a chair ...
There are many examples of big companies turning plastic or ocean waste into furniture and other household items. We have also seen a number of individuals turning discarded materials into useful products. Another eco-enthusiast going in the same direction is ...
