Design

The LABOR OF LOVE series stands for the small businesses and designers who are still creating and constructing products in America instead of opting for oversees manufacturing like many competitors. The video above features Lauren Junker, creator of Totally Tubular Designs, who gets her kicks from foraging through trash to… Read the rest

When surfer Kevin Cunningham saw trash and debris washing up on shore, he took it. And he put it–plastic bags, bottles and glass–into the surfboards he crafts by hand.
Cunningham began Spirare Surfboards as a way to explore “innovative surfboard design using alternative materials and methods to make highly functional… Read the rest

Riding your bike to the store, as innocent of an act as it may be, has some inherent liability written into it. It’s altogether possible that you’ll park your bike outside, lock it up, go in to do your shopping, and come out to find that it (or any of… Read the rest

It often seems as though throughout the multiple facets of possible transportation, the train is most always an afterthought. At least that is the case for me here in the United States; however, Spain has administered a revolution in travel by train with the AVE (Alta Velocidad Española). This train… Read the rest

These bracelets, made from repurposed camera parts, are perfect for travel savvy, eco fashionistas. They’re made in Australia by designer Craig Arnold and are part of his re:vision line, which ranges from thin bangles to wider cuffs. Definitely a conversation starter.… Read the rest

Street art is some of our favorite, mostly because it’s accessible to everyone who’s strolling by. The SkipWaste project, launched by British artist/designer Oliver Bishop-Young, aims to bring more people out in the street as well as “encourage the re-use of resources,” by turning old dumpsters into creative, but usable,… Read the rest

If you study or work at a design school, you should probably expect your surroundings to have a nice aesthetic, and that goes for everything; even the bike racks. That’s why at the Ontario College of Art and Design is holding  a contest for students to design a new bike… Read the rest