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		<title>GIANT STATUTE IN SOUTH AFRICA MADE FROM 4,200 COCA-COLA CRATES</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:57:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Named Elliot, the giant lives at Cape Town&#8217;s V&#38;A Waterfront. Coca-Cola has commissioned several crate man throughout South Africa, but Elliot, who is nearly 60 feet tall and weighs a whopping 27 tons, carries a special message. Made out of 4200 plastic Coke crates, the recycled structure sports signs preaching the importance of recycling to passersby who stop for a closer look. This is just one of the firms important recycling projects in South Africa. PETCO is a plastic recycling program initiated by Coca-Cola, which also supports Collect-a-Can — a project that rewards people who recycle aluminum cans. During the World Cup, the firm gave away 20,000 tickets in order to encourage visitors to recycle their plastic bottles. We think Elliot and the initiative are both great, and Coca-Cola is among one of the consumer giants that appears to genuinely support more sustainable packaging, but we feel it’s necessary to point out that Coca-Cola is also responsible for generating the waste in the first place! Read more: Giant Statue Made From 4,200 Coca-Cola Crates Preaches Recycling in Cape Town, South Africa &#124; Inhabitat &#8211; Green Design Will Save the World &#160;</p>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Named Elliot, the giant lives at Cape Town&#8217;s <a href="http://www.waterfront.co.za/Pages/home.aspx">V&amp;A Waterfront</a>. Coca-Cola has commissioned several crate man throughout South Africa, but Elliot, who is nearly 60 feet tall and weighs a whopping 27 tons, carries a special message. Made out of 4200 plastic Coke crates, the <a href="http://inhabitat.com/reconfigured-ecologies/">recycled structure</a> sports signs preaching the importance of recycling to passersby who stop for a closer look. This is just one of the firms important recycling projects in South Africa.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.petco.co.za/flash.html">PETCO</a> is a plastic recycling program initiated by Coca-Cola, which also supports <a href="http://www.collectacan.co.za/">Collect-a-Can</a> — a project that rewards people who recycle aluminum cans. During the World Cup, the firm gave away 20,000 tickets in order to encourage visitors to recycle their plastic bottles. We think Elliot and the initiative are both great, and Coca-Cola is among one of the <a href="http://inhabitat.com/coca-cola-unites-with-other-consumer-giants-to-promote-sustainable-packaging/">consumer giants that appears to genuinely support more sustainable packaging</a>, but we feel it’s necessary to point out that Coca-Cola is also responsible for generating the waste in the first place!</p>
<p>Read more: <a href="http://inhabitat.com/giant-statue-made-from-4200-coca-cola-crates-preaches-the-3rs-in-cape-town-south-africa/#ixzz1liglNnJj">Giant Statue Made From 4,200 Coca-Cola Crates Preaches Recycling in Cape Town, South Africa | Inhabitat &#8211; Green Design Will Save the World</a></p>
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		<title>GUATEMALAN SCHOOLS BUILT FROM BOTTLES!</title>
		<link>http://greenjar.net/2011/09/guatemalan-schools-built-from-bottles/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 08:09:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>The cost of building new classrooms and schools shouldn&#8217;t prohibit students in the developing world from accessing a quality education, but new construction, even using inexpensive materials like cinder block, can run up a five-digit bill in construction costs. Now, Hug It Forward, a nonprofit in Guatemala, has figured out how to build new schools on a shoestring budget by turning the plastic bottles that litter the countryside&#8217;s villages into raw construction materials. A plastic school might sound like it&#8217;s better suited for Barbies than for people, but the technology—developed by the Guatemalan nonprofitPura Vida—is actually quite clever and allows for schools to be built for less than $10,000. The plastic bottles are stuffed with trash, tucked between supportive chicken wire, and coated in layers of concrete to form walls between the framing. The bottles make up the insulation, while more structurally sound materials like wood posts are used for the framing. One added bonus of the nonprofit&#8217;s work is educating local children about the environment by helping them gather the bottles that end up in their schools&#8217; walls. &#8220;They create the school that in turn creates opportunities for them,&#8221; Hug It Forward staff write on the group&#8217;s website. A two-classroom... </p>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The cost of building new classrooms and schools shouldn&#8217;t prohibit students in the developing world from accessing a quality education, but new construction, even using inexpensive materials like cinder block, can run up a five-digit bill in construction costs. Now, <a href="http://hugitforward.com/">Hug It Forward</a>, a nonprofit in Guatemala, has figured out how to build new schools on a shoestring budget by turning the plastic bottles that litter the countryside&#8217;s villages into raw construction materials.</p>
<p>A plastic school might sound like it&#8217;s better suited for Barbies than for people, but the technology—developed by the Guatemalan nonprofit<a href="http://puravidaatitlan.org/english.html">Pura Vida</a>—is actually quite clever and allows for schools to be built for less than $10,000. The plastic bottles are stuffed with trash, tucked between supportive chicken wire, and coated in layers of concrete to form walls between the framing. The bottles make up the insulation, while more structurally sound materials like wood posts are used for the framing.</p>
<p>One added bonus of the nonprofit&#8217;s work is educating local children about the environment by helping them gather the bottles that end up in their schools&#8217; walls. &#8220;They create the school that in turn creates opportunities for them,&#8221; Hug It Forward staff write on the group&#8217;s website. A two-classroom schoolhouse built by Hug it Forward in Granados used up 5,000 bottles, which otherwise would&#8217;ve kicked around the town&#8217;s street or ended up in a trash heap. Hug it Forward has already built 12 schools around the country, with four more in the works.</p>
<p><em>Photo courtesy of <a href="http://hugitforward.com/">Hug it Forward</a></em></p>
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		<title>9/11 MEMORIAL &amp; MUSEUM USES SUSTAINABLE DESIGN</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Sep 2011 23:49:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>From a green roof to locally harvested trees, the National September 11 Memorial and Museum opens on the 10th anniversary of the attack on the World Trade Center with a dedication and much media coverage of every angle, including Steven Spielberg&#8217;s The Rising: Rebuilding Ground Zero. Despite delays, this moving site centers on two dramatic waterfalls and reflecting pools in the footprints of the Twin Towers as the focus on the 16-acre site for contemplation and the commemoration of 9/11. The sustainable features in the design were intended to be viewed as a sign of hope. The 9/11 Memorial designed by architect Michael Arad and landscape architect Peter Walker, their proposal was selected from 5,200 submissions from 63 countries in a global competition. Bronze panels are inscribed with the names of those who died on September 11th and the 1993 bombing at the World Trade Center, surrounding the two 60-foot deep pools &#8212; described as &#8220;large voids, open and visible reminders of the absence.&#8221; A grove of more than 400 swamp white oak trees on the Plaza creates a peaceful green space that serves as a green roof for the 9/11 Memorial museum, the train station and other facilities 70-feet below street... </p>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>From a green roof to locally harvested trees, the <a href="http://www.911memorial.org/">National September 11 Memorial and Museum</a> opens on the 10th anniversary of the attack on the World Trade Center with a dedication and much media coverage of every angle, including Steven Spielberg&#8217;s <a href="http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/rising-rebuilding-ground-zero-new-world-trade-center/"><em>The Rising: Rebuilding Ground Zero</em></a>. Despite delays, this moving site centers on two dramatic waterfalls and reflecting pools in the footprints of the Twin Towers as the focus on the 16-acre site for contemplation and the commemoration of 9/11. The sustainable features in the design were intended to be viewed as a sign of hope.</p>
<p><a href="http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/rising-rebuilding-ground-zero-911-museum/">The 9/11 Memorial</a> designed by architect Michael Arad and landscape architect Peter Walker, their proposal was selected from 5,200 submissions from 63 countries in a global competition. Bronze panels are inscribed with the names of those who died on September 11th and the 1993 bombing at the World Trade Center, surrounding the two 60-foot deep pools &#8212; described as &#8220;large voids, open and visible reminders of the absence.&#8221;</p>
<p>A grove of more than 400 swamp white oak trees on the Plaza creates a peaceful green space that serves as a green roof for the 9/11 Memorial museum, the train station and other facilities 70-feet below street level. The selection of these durable deciduous trees are meant to represent the renewal of life in their natural cycles, from full foliage to turning various colors in autumn to leafless in winter.</p>
<p>The water-conserving irrigation system includes <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/04/dinkins-gardens-new-york.php">stormwater capture</a> in underground storage tanks to saves energy and resources. A suspended paving system supports the trees with soil-filled troughs and pavement for walking. The space is seeking LEED Gold certification. The plaza also meets the environment-conscious practices required by New York State Executive Order 11 and the <a href="http://www.renewnyc.com/">WTC Sustainable Design Guidelines</a>.</p>
<p>In addition, <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2006/04/greener_offices.php">one new structure at the World Trade Center site</a> that has replaced a fallen building, features a sophisticated system that generates off-peak electricity and composts paper waste.</p>
<p>The trees were harvested from within a 500-mile radius of the World Trade Center site, with some from locations in Pennsylvania and near Washington, D.C.&#8211; areas also impacted on September 11th. Growing to different heights and up to 60-feet, the trees are reminders that they are living individuals. The Plaza&#8217;s urban woods accompanies nearby green spaces from Battery Park to City Hall Park, churchyards as well as the upcoming Liberty Park south of the Memorial, a respite in the city, albeit a solemn one that seeks to be uplifting.</p>
<p>An impressive slide show of the museum and plaza is available on the <a href="http://www.911memorial.org/museum">September 11 Memorial &amp; Museum website</a> as well as visitor&#8217;s passes to this free public place.</p>
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		<title>PUBLIC ART FROM &#8216;THE KNOWHOW SHOP&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://greenjar.net/2011/07/public-art-from-the-knowhow-shop/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 15:20:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Check out The Knowhow Shop &#8211; a new collaborative design and fabrication co-op located in Los Angeles.  The 1,800-square foot space offers woodworking machines, a CNC router, a laser cutter and perhaps the most important tool of all: education. Founded by Kagan Taylor, Justin Rice and Joshua Howell, the shop operates on a punch card system. DIY crafters pay only for the time they use, and they get access to all of the equipment. Kagan points out that Knowhow is as much about bonding as it is about building: “It’s a great way to develop a network of people who are interested and excited about making things.” This 400 pound comb-shaped bike rack was created at Knowhow for the city of Roanoke as a piece of public art. It was handcrafted with Mangaris hardwood decking and powder coated steel.  Somewhere out there is a Claes Oldenberg-loving, fixie-riding barber who is having an eyegasm. Very cool stuff. Hit From: Maqet Blog &#160; &#160;</p>
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<p>Check out <a href="http://www.knowhowshopla.com/" target="_blank">The Knowhow Shop</a> &#8211; a new collaborative design and fabrication co-op located in Los Angeles.  The 1,800-square foot space offers woodworking machines, a CNC router, a laser cutter and perhaps the most important tool of all: education. Founded by Kagan Taylor, Justin Rice and Joshua Howell, the shop operates on a punch card system. DIY crafters pay only for the time they use, and they get access to all of the equipment. Kagan points out that Knowhow is as much about bonding as it is about building: “It’s a great way to develop a network of people who are interested and excited about making things.”</p>
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<p>This 400 pound comb-shaped bike rack was created at Knowhow for the city of Roanoke as a piece of public art. It was handcrafted with Mangaris hardwood decking and powder coated steel.  Somewhere out there is a Claes Oldenberg-loving, fixie-riding barber who is having an eyegasm. Very cool stuff.</p>
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		<title>Dutch Ink&#8217;s New &#8216;Reverse Graffiti&#8217; Exhibit</title>
		<link>http://greenjar.net/2011/07/dutch-inks-new-reverse-graffiti-exhibit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 04:29:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Dutch Ink is a group of South African &#8220;reverse graffiti&#8221; artists with a green ethos. Group members include: JP Jordaan, Nick Ferreira, Stathi Kougianos and Martin Pace, who are all Vega graduates, a brand communication school in South Africa. The group’s surprising and thought-evoking eco art is designed to draw attention to our ever-increasing alienation from nature. Instead of painting new images on degraded municipal walls and other infrastructure, the group enhances them withclean, temporary graffiti. While tagging is technically illegal, authorities are battling to pin down how exactly these “urban vandals” are doing harm. Doesn&#8217;t sound like harm to me! Sound interesting? Check out their latest reverse graffiti exhibit. Called &#8220;Flight 101,&#8221; the &#8220;clean tags&#8221; are created by scrubbing dirty walls with steel brushes and depict birds in flight in an area of the country well-known for its biodiversity. The birds are etched into the Umgeni road interchange that spans a section of the Umgeni river in KwaZulu Natal. This is the latest in a series of clean graffiti pieces throughout the region that has perplexed local authorities tasked with managing &#8220;fringe&#8221; urban art projects. Hit From: Inhabitat.com</p>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div>Dutch Ink is a group of South African &#8220;reverse graffiti&#8221; artists with a green ethos. Group members include: JP Jordaan, Nick Ferreira, Stathi Kougianos and Martin Pace, who are all Vega graduates, a brand communication school in South Africa. The group’s surprising and thought-evoking <a href="http://inhabitat.com/eco-art-plastic-bottle-installation-in-nyc/">eco art</a> is designed to draw attention to our ever-increasing alienation from nature.</div>
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<div>Instead of painting new images on degraded municipal walls and other infrastructure, the group enhances them with<a href="http://inhabitat.com/reverse-graffiti-south-african-artists-tag-walls-by-scrubbing-them-clean/">clean, temporary graffiti</a>. While tagging is technically illegal, authorities are battling to pin down how exactly these “urban vandals” are doing harm. Doesn&#8217;t sound like harm to me!</div>
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<div>Sound interesting? Check out their latest <a href="http://inhabitat.com/reverse-graffiti/">reverse graffiti exhibit</a>. Called &#8220;Flight 101,&#8221; the &#8220;clean tags&#8221; are created by scrubbing dirty walls with steel brushes and depict birds in flight in an area of the country well-known for its biodiversity. The birds are etched into the Umgeni road interchange that spans a section of the Umgeni river in KwaZulu Natal. This is the latest in a series of <a href="http://inhabitat.com/eco-art-mosstika-gathers-more-moss/ecoart_mosstika_may09_7/">clean graffiti pieces</a> throughout the region that has perplexed local authorities tasked with managing &#8220;fringe&#8221; urban art projects.</div>
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		<title>CURRENT TREND: SALVAGED WOOD HEADBOARDS</title>
		<link>http://greenjar.net/2011/06/current-trend-salvaged-wood-headboards/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 03:21:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[GREEN JAR]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Art/Architecture/Design]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ana White]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DIY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Furniture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jamie Baratta]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Modern Country Designs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Salvaged Wood Headboards]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Call it recycling, upcycling, reclaiming, or salvaging. No matter how you define it, building furniture out of old wood is a major trend at the moment. In the past few days alone, I&#8217;ve seen a sofa made out of wooden pallets at a chic restaurant and a bench made from wood from a barn&#8217;s haymow. There are plenty of ways that you can adapt the trend in your home, but headboards are currently topping my list. I&#8217;ve seen so many beautiful uses of reclaimed wood in the bedroom, and even better, many of these projects are relatively easy to DIY yourself. Come along for a peek at some inspiring DIYs (oh, and you can always just buy it readymade, too). Over on Modern Country Designs, there&#8217;s a lovely roundup of salvaged wood headboards made from plans designed by Ana White. HIT FROM: TREEHUGGER &#160;</p>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Call it recycling, upcycling, reclaiming, or salvaging. No matter how you define it, building <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2011/06/recycled-farmhouse-beams-farmpunk-furniture-unite-two-design.php">furniture out of old wood</a> is a major trend at the moment. In the past few days alone, I&#8217;ve seen a sofa made out of wooden pallets at a chic restaurant and a bench made from wood from a barn&#8217;s haymow. There are plenty of ways that you can adapt the trend in your home, but headboards are currently topping my list. I&#8217;ve seen so many beautiful uses of reclaimed wood in the bedroom, and even better, many of these projects are relatively easy to <a href="http://www.casasugar.com/tag/DIY">DIY</a> yourself. Come along for a peek at some inspiring DIYs (oh, and you can always just buy it readymade, too).</p>
<p><a href="http://greenjar.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/woodenheadboards.barndoors.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-3336" title="woodenheadboards.barndoors" src="http://greenjar.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/woodenheadboards.barndoors.jpg" alt="" width="970" height="500" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://greenjar.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/woodenheadboars.palet_.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-3337" title="woodenheadboars.palet" src="http://greenjar.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/woodenheadboars.palet_.jpg" alt="" width="970" height="500" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://greenjar.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/woodheadboard.buy_.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-3338" title="woodheadboard.buy" src="http://greenjar.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/woodheadboard.buy_.jpg" alt="" width="970" height="500" /></a></p>
<p>Over on <a href="http://www.moderncountrydesigns.com/2011/05/farmhouse-bed.html">Modern Country Designs</a>, there&#8217;s a lovely roundup of salvaged wood headboards made from plans designed by <a href="http://ana-white.com/">Ana White</a>.</p>
<p>HIT FROM: TREEHUGGER</p>
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		<title>Sarah Kauss&#8217; &#8216;The Swell Bottle&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://greenjar.net/2011/06/sarah-kruss-the-swell-bottle/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jun 2011 18:51:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[GREEN JAR]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Sarah Kauss spent a year designing, developing and testing the S’well Bottle, and her diligence in creating a more sustainable steel bottle isn’t lost on us. But athletes and travelers aren’t the only ones to benefit from the non-leaching, non-toxic bottles: women and children in rural areas are to have improved water sanitation thanks to the company’s partnership with WaterAid. Insulated to keep beverages hot or cold, the “hydration vessel” ($35) is a colorful and stylish way to combat the $7 billion that people spend on bottled water annually.</p>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sarah Kauss spent a year designing, developing and testing the <a href="http://www.swellbottle.com/">S’well Bottle</a>, and her diligence in creating a more sustainable steel bottle isn’t lost on us. But athletes and travelers aren’t the only ones to benefit from the non-leaching, non-toxic bottles: women and children in rural areas are to have improved water sanitation thanks to the company’s partnership with <a href="http://www.wateraid.org/" target="_blank">WaterAid</a>. Insulated to keep beverages hot or cold, the “hydration vessel” ($35) is a colorful and stylish way to combat the $7 billion that people spend on bottled water annually.</p>
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		<title>Artist Kylie Stillman Carves Stacks of Books Into Classic Natural Imagery</title>
		<link>http://greenjar.net/2011/06/artist-kylie-stillman-carves-stacks-of-books-into-classic-natural-imagery/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jun 2011 18:45:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>We are all aware that books come from trees, but artist Kylie Stillman readapts them by turning them back into a version of their original form through sculpture. Carving carfeully into stacks of books, Stillman creates these beautifully delicate inverted reliefs that brings us a whole world of trees and birds through thoughtful silhouettes. Stillman’s artwork moves away from the boundaries of the books by crafting them into a new life, distorting their original form and use. She engraves the book like a slab of stone, as opposed to using it as a two-dimensional canvas. The works create a reminder of how objects we use each day come from the natural world and have been reconstructed to become something artificial. For example Little Room, her 2007 installation, provided a new natural habitat for the book creatures and forms through the collection of book images. Read more: Artist Kylie Stillman Carves Stacks of Books Into Classic Natural Imagery &#124; Inhabitat &#8211; Green Design Will Save the World &#160;</p>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We are all aware that books come from trees, but artist Kylie Stillman readapts them by turning them back into a version of their original form through sculpture. <a href="http://inhabitat.com/artist-brian-dettmer-carves-old-books-into-intricate-narrative-sculptures/">Carving carfeully into stacks of books</a>, Stillman creates these beautifully delicate inverted reliefs that brings us a whole world of trees and birds through thoughtful silhouettes.</p>
<p>Stillman’s artwork moves away from the boundaries of the books by <a href="http://inhabitat.com/upcycled-booklight-gives-new-life-to-discarded-literature/">crafting them into a new life</a>, distorting their original form and use. She engraves the book like a slab of stone, as opposed to using it as a two-dimensional canvas.</p>
<p>The works create a reminder of how objects we use each day <a href="http://inhabitat.com/stunning-virtue-of-blue-chandelier-made-from-500-fluttering-solar-butterflies/">come from the natural world </a>and have been reconstructed to become something artificial. For example Little Room, her 2007 installation, provided a new natural habitat for the book creatures and forms through the collection of book images.</p>
<p><a href="http://greenjar.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Hanging-basket-537x403.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-3235" title="Hanging-basket-537x403" src="http://greenjar.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Hanging-basket-537x403.jpg" alt="" width="970" height="728" /></a></p>
<p>Read more: <a href="http://inhabitat.com/artist-kylie-stillman-carves-stacks-of-books-into-classic-natural-imagery/#ixzz1PqNTgjRi">Artist Kylie Stillman Carves Stacks of Books Into Classic Natural Imagery | Inhabitat &#8211; Green Design Will Save the World</a></p>
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		<title>Artist For Humanity Youth Develop Plastic Bag Bar Stools</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jun 2011 18:33:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[GREEN JAR]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Plastic Bags]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>From Artists of Humanity comes an innovative design that turns more than 200 plastic shopping, dry-cleaning or newspaper bags into a colorful plastic bar stool, called &#8220;ReVision.&#8221; Made by inner-city youth in Boston, Massachusetts, the stools received the Social Responsibility Award by the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) at the 2011 Architectural Digest Home Design Show in New York City. Photos: Besides fast foot chains, AFH is the largest youth employer in Boston, where they are based. They provide employment to more than two hundred inner-city teenagers per year, many of whom are under-served, in commission projects including painting, video, animation, sculpture, 3D design, graphic design and screen printing. The youth work with mentors and develop entrepreneurial skills. And they work out of a Platinum LEED-Certified building, called the Epicenter, which was designed in part by former participants of their programs. The new plastic stool tops are the brainchild of Jamison Sellers, AFH&#8217;s 3-D Studio Project Coordinator, who developed the idea while working on his senior thesis at the Rhode Island School of Design two years ago. The first layer of the stool top is created by fusing colored bags with an iron then placing it at the bottom of... </p>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>From Artists of Humanity comes an innovative design that turns more than 200 plastic shopping, dry-cleaning or newspaper bags into a colorful plastic bar stool, called &#8220;ReVision.&#8221;</p>
<p>Made by inner-city youth in Boston, Massachusetts, the stools received the Social Responsibility Award by the <a href="http://afhboston.blogspot.com/2011/03/afh-wins-award-at-nyc-architectural.html">American Society of Interior Designers</a> (ASID) at the 2011 Architectural Digest Home Design Show in New York City. Photos:</p>
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<p>Besides fast foot chains, AFH is the largest youth employer in Boston, where they are based. They provide employment to more than two hundred inner-city teenagers per year, many of whom are under-served, in commission projects including painting, video, animation, sculpture, 3D design, graphic design and screen printing. The youth work with mentors and develop entrepreneurial skills. And they work out of a Platinum LEED-Certified building, called the Epicenter, which was designed in part by former participants of their programs.</p>
<p><a href="http://greenjar.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/ReVision_Stools.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-3229" title="ReVision_Stools" src="http://greenjar.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/ReVision_Stools.jpg" alt="" width="970" height="794" /></a></p>
<p>The new plastic stool tops are the brainchild of Jamison Sellers, AFH&#8217;s 3-D Studio Project Coordinator, who developed the idea while working on his senior thesis at the Rhode Island School of Design two years ago.</p>
<p>The first layer of the stool top is created by fusing colored bags with an iron then placing it at the bottom of the round plastic bag press, which makes it easy to create specific branding or patterns.</p>
<p>The project has no plans of slowing down. They&#8217;re currently working on developing a mold for plastic top side tables, larger tables, benches and, <a href="http://afhboston.blogspot.com/2011/03/afh-wins-award-at-nyc-architectural.html">according to Jamison</a>, &#8220;the possibilities are endless.&#8221;</p>
<p>AFH accepts custom orders for the plastic bag stools which retail at $400 each. Visit <a href="http://www.afhboston.com/">Artists for Humanity</a> for more.</p>
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		<title>&#8220;I AM NOT A PAPER CUP!&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://greenjar.net/2011/05/i-am-not-a-paper-cup/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 14:16:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Coffee]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>This is the absolute greatest cup I have seen in a minute. As a tea and coffee drinker I give credit to a good mug when it&#8217;s due. Wanna add some flavor to your J.O.B., buy a reusable porcelain coffee cup. Looks just like the ones you buy from the carts on the streets! Either the Graham Hill designed New York version or James Burgess’ more minimalist ‘I Am Not A Paper Cup’ will do. Besides, a reusable cup might negate the bad eco-karma of his next Starbucks purchase.</p>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is the absolute greatest cup I have seen in a minute. As a tea and coffee drinker I give credit to a good mug when it&#8217;s due. Wanna add some flavor to your J.O.B., buy a reusable porcelain coffee cup. Looks just like the ones you buy from the carts on the streets! Either the Graham Hill designed <a href="http://www.momastore.org/museum/moma/ProductDisplay_New%20York%20Coffee%20Cup_10451_10001_16678"><strong><span style="color: #2079a6;">New York version</span></strong></a> or James Burgess’ more minimalist <a href="http://www.momastore.org/museum/moma/ProductDisplay_I%20Am%20Not%20A%20Paper%20Cup_10451_10001_55657"><strong><span style="color: #2079a6;">‘I Am Not A Paper Cup’</span></strong></a> will do. Besides, a reusable cup might negate the bad eco-karma of his next Starbucks purchase.</p>
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