May 2010
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WatchD.I.Y.-ers of all skill levels will find this “how-to” stop-motion video charming.
From Upcycle It! [described on its Web site as a project organized by Kulturlabor Trial & Error (Berlin, Germany) and Ye too ponese (Asturias, Spain)]
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“Levi Strauss has started the Care Air Design Challenge, which seeks the most...”
– Mixed feelings. I get that air-drying is good. I’m not sure how I feel about a “covetable solution” that’s basically … an alternative to the clothesline?? Just use a clothesline! Am I wrong?
Care Air Design Challenge
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Watch3,615 pounds of textile waste is created by New Yorkers every five minutes.
Unconsumption has posted about Derick Melander previously; an accomplished sculptor, his medium of choice is not iron or plaster, but clothing. Here’s a video depicting his process and ideas. You’ll find more information on his site & his Vimeo.
“People who have begun to live like this have more time affluence in their lives...”
– That’s Juliet Schor in an interview about her new book Plenitude, which I gather is about recalibrating consumption and work habits.
I like the concept of “time affluence.”
Step back and explore the plenitude | Marketplace From American Public Media
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Last Year's Model: Get Great Gadgets. And Keep... →
Wow do I like this:
“We love cool gadgets as much as anybody else. We just want to be thoughtful about the stuff we’ve bought. Even the most cutting-edge, tech-savvy geeks in the world are choosing to hang on to their phones or their iPods that still work just fine….
“Choose to hang on to a gadget or technology product that you own, instead of just buying a new...
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Give Your Stuff Away Day – Triple Pundit →
“This Saturday, May 15, is Give Your Stuff Away Day.
The event (formerly called Curb Day) is the brainchild of Mike Morone, who says Give Your Stuff Away Day could benefit millions of people, boost the economy, help shrink landfills, generate a sense of community and reduce household clutter.”
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A great example of shipping container reuse:
“As the efforts to rebuild Haiti after its devastating January 12 earthquake inch along, a medical clinic is headed to the island nation that can be set up quickly and opened straight away.
Pre-built inside a pair of 20-foot-long steel shipping containers that can be loaded onto boats, the clinic is set to arrive in Port-au-Prince around the...
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Recycling Soap and Saving lives →
Clean The World is a non-profit charity organization that collects left over soaps from hotels and donates them to be distributed among impoverished people around the world.
Clean the World via PSFK
Understanding the environmental impact of your... →
“It’s not always easy for the people doing the plugging in get the big picture linking the cost, electricity use and fuel consumption of all their electronic stuff. GE is trying to help clear that up, infographic style. Their new, interactive chart allows you to pick the common electronics you own and see the impacts of each appliance in watts, dollars, gallons of gas or what they can...
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WatchStephen Wilkes photographed a Wal-Mart for 24 hours straight and has compiled this time-lapse video of what continual consumption looks like. Photos from the project are published in the most recent issue of Fortune Magazine.
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