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Pablo Fernandez Is Creating Useful Products From Trash At His ReBorn Recraft Atelier In Barcelona.

March 5, 2013 by

ReBorn Recraft Atelier in BarcelonaFair Companies’ lastest post, “Tinkerers’ workshop: slow furniture recrafted from trash,” is about Pablo Fernandez and his efforts to recraft stuff people throw out into useful products at his Reborn Recraft Atelier in Barcelona. Pablo points out in the video that he can not find as many useful things to work with on the streets in his native Columbia as he can in Barcelona. In his shop, he has drinking glasses made from bottles, pallets turned into wine racks / glass holders and much more. [*faircompanies]

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Repurposing And Upcycling Wood Pallets Into Furniture And Shelving.

March 5, 2013 by

DIY Wood Pallet Coffee Table

Wood Pallet Coffee Table

We wrote about repurposing wood pallets for wedding tables in our post “And I Pronounce You Jubbling” back in 2011. Here are so more ideas from RenewPurpose that don’t require instructions; viewing the final repurposed pallet-product and adding a little stain or paint is all you need to duplicate these ideas. If you get a chance, check out their iDevice cases and handbags made from repurposed tire rubber. Pretty cool stuff. [RenewPurpose via Good]

DIY Wood Pallet Couch

DIY Wood Pallet Couch

DIY Pallet Home Theater Seating

DIY Pallet Home Theater Seating

DIY Wood Pallet Shelving

DIY Wood Pallet Shelving

DIY Wood Pallet Shelving

DIY Wood Pallet Shelving 2

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Mini-Tables Made Out Of Wine Bottles And Scrap Wood From Tati Guimarães.

February 10, 2013 by

Empty wine bottle table.This is a project that even a non-DIY’er could complete. Designed by Tati Guimarães of Brazil, the mini-tables are made out of scrap wood and wine bottles. A nice bonus: the tabletops work as serving trays too. [Unconsumption]

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To Keep Future Energy Costs Predictable, IKEA Decides To Double-Down On Renewable Energy.

January 23, 2013 by

IKEA solar panelsIkea has always tried to simplify the furniture assembly process. Following that same path, Ikea is now working to simplify how they’ll get their future electricity by doubling their investment in renewable energy to $4 billion. From Ikea CEO and President Mikael Ohlsson (Bloomberg):

“I foresee we’ll continue to increase our investments in renewable energy… looking at how quickly we’re expanding and our value chain, we will most likely have to double the investments once more after 2015.”

Ikea’s goal is to get 100% of the power for their stores from renewable sources by 2020. Ikea’s stores currently get 34% of their electricity from 250,000 solar panels they own and from 126 wind turbines they’ve invested in. [Bloomberg]

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Ariel Rojo’s Pig Lamp Requires Energy-Saving Corkscrew CFL Light Bulb For Its Tail.

January 16, 2013 by

Ariel Rojo designed Pig LampThe ceramic Pig Lamp from Ariel Rojo doesn’t want to be considered an energy hog and that’s why its tail has to be a low-power consuming corkscrew CFL light bulb. At $88, the Pig lamp is out of my price range but its Jubbling sentiment is undeniable. [Gizmodo]

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$1300 iRock Electricity Generating Rocking Chair: Nothing Better Than Making Grandma Charge Your iDevice.

October 30, 2012 by

iRock Rocking Chair iPad RechargerThe iRock developed by Micasa Lab is a rocking chair that uses its own rocking motion to generate renewable power. Rocking in the iRock for 60 minutes will charge an iPad 3 up to 35%. The iRock has built-in speakers so you can rock out as you rock out and it’s expected to sell for $1300. In other words, it’ll sell for $1250 more than I’d want to spend on a rocking chair. [Core77]

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