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Not Made in China, Designer Guillem Ferran Proves a Point with Products Made from Used Pallets (Photos)

VII, a table. Image Credit: Guillem Ferran Here is a series of objects with the unusual label “not made in China”. The Catalan designer Guillem Ferran, whose Where Memory Used To Sit chair collection, Distendido and La Pell leather project we wrote about before, made it his mission to make objects from used pallets locally in Spain. Ferran … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Eco Reminders; Wall Stickers with a Poetic Message Help You Get Rid of Bad Habits (Photos)

Hu2 wall stickers Stickers can be fun, but how eco-friendly is this new craze for decorating walls? We have found two brands that claim their vinyls to be eco-chic, and some even come with decorative eco-reminders; very clever! Hu2 in the UK has just launched the first Flat Sharing Rules wall stickers that don’t just help keeping everybody sane, but also saving energy and water…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Eco Reminders; Wall Stickers with a Poetic Message Help You Get Rid of Bad Habits (Photos)

Humidifier and Air Purifier Powered by… Your Cat?

Images via Tuvie Well here’s one very interesting (and sketchy way) to charge your air purifier. Design student Yuan Gu must have a really hyperactive cat to dream up the Wool Ball Hybrid Humidifier. To make a product that is both “eco friendly and energy saving,” Gu decided it would be great if the energy your cats put into playing with balls of wool were instead put toward batting this thing around the living room floor, drawing up enough charge to filter out the dust…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Flatpack Never Looked Better Than Joe Doucet’s Screwtop Table

Louis Sullivan said “Form Follows Function” and designer Joe Doucet listened. He has designed a flatpack table that proudly shows how it is put together. Core77 writes that it “wears its joinery method on its sleeve, so to speak.”… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Zaishu Stool: Eco-Friendly Flat-Pack Furniture As Social Art Project

Images: Zaishu Design Studio Designed with economy of materials, transportation and assemblage in mind, we’re big fans of flat-pack furniture that’s done well, especially when it’s got a bit of pizzazz to it. The Zaishu Stool by Australian design duo Matthew Butler and Helen Punton scores on all these points, but goes even further: it’s conceived not only as an eco-friendly product but also as a wider, participatory social project and collaboration with artists and non-profits around the world. How can a simple stool do so… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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