3:11 pm in artists, crafts, designers, recycled, recycled consumer goods, san francisco by TreeHugger
Photos: Ben Venom
Like combining
heavy metal and vegan cuisine, the tough masculine image of this extreme musical genre may seem at odds with the folksy domesticity of quilting. Yet American artist
Ben Venom skillfully reconciliates these two opposites, using vintage heavy metal t-shirts as the raw material for his incredible quilts. Similar to traditional quilts which commemorate a family history by stitching together salvaged pieces of fabric, Venom's insane patchwork quilts offe...
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3:16 am in artists, arts, bees, birds, Cattle, crafts, Culture & Celebrity, Design & Architecture, designers, exhibits, materials, rivers, science, Science & Technology, spain by TreeHugger
Photo Credit: Gerard Moliné
When I entered the
Gallery Art & Design in Poblenou, Barcelona, it was the odd smell I noticed first. Very faint, but it reminded me of something far away. Large pieces of art are scattered around the big white gallery space, made up of thick earthy colours and rough textures. I wasn't sure what exactly I was looking at until
Gerard Moliné himself told me the story of how, when he was 7 years old in his village in the Catalan country side, he placed
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8:00 am in chile, crafts, Design & Architecture, designers, furniture, lighting by TreeHugger
Photos: Paula Alvarado.
Made in mimbre is another great example of fruitful collaborations between designers and traditional craftsmen, so common in Latin America over the past years (with cases like
Quinua in Argentina or
Oficina Nomade in Brazil, to name a few).
The project -developed by
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5:15 am in architects, architecture, buildings, crafts, decorating, Design & Architecture, designers, energy efficiency, green building, interiors, less is more, materials, prefab, prototypes, recycled, recycled building materials, small spaces, spain, urban life, wood by TreeHugger
Image Credit: 5º Pino
Here is the last part of from this beautiful collection of wood design from Spain, put together by
Confemadera. Check out the privious posts about
a fun wooden bicycle and the stunning heritage ceilings from the South, and
last week's Fab Lab House and micro-islands along the Spanish coast. This week it's about wooden graffiti, 3D wood typographies and energy-efficient modular prefab h...
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8:09 am in alternative energy, appropriate technology, architects, architecture, beaches, biodegradable, buildings, crafts, Design & Architecture, designers, downloadable design, flooring, green building, materials, mediterranean, music, oceans, prefab, renewable energy, Science & Technology, solar, solar energy, spain by TreeHugger
Image Credit: Vicente Guallart
Last week I posted
a stunning wooden bicycle, and the beautiful heritage of wooden ceilings in Andalusia from a series of wood design from Spain that
Confeadera put together. Other works include
the Fab Lab House, some micro-islands perfect for sunbathing on rocky beaches and of course, the Spanish Guitar!...
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Walking around any city or small town in Latin America, you'll usually find at least one of these laying on the street somewhere: small religious metal figures used as offerings or tokens of gratitude to saints.
Mexican designer 
'Projet Nid de Poule.' Photo: 
