Rematerial: From Waste to Architecture

Alejandro Bahamón, Maria Camila Sanjinés


Earlier this spring we featured The Art of Solid Waste, a public art project at a solid waste transfer station in Phoenix, Arizona, by photographer Paho Mann, that illuminates the nature of what we throw away.

http://places.designobserver.com/entry.html?entry=13838

Trash Me lamps by Victor Vetterlein

American designer Victor Vetterlein has made a lamp out of egg boxes. http://www.dezeen.com/2010/06/02/trash-me-lamps-by-victor-vetterlein/

VOTE NOW On Inhabitat’s 2010 Spring Greening Finalists!

-Jill Fehrenbacher
And now the moment that you’ve all been waiting for! After weeks of deliberation on an incredible array of creative reuse projects we’re thrilled to announce the finalists of our 2010 Spring Greening Design Competition…. http://inhabitat.com/2010/05/25/vote-now-on-inhabitats-2010-spring-greening-finalists/

Lalanne: The Cat’s Meow?

François-Xavier Lalanne’s 1968 Chat Polymorph, to be offered at Christie’s New York design auction on June 17, 2010, with a presale estimate of $500,000-$700,000 http://www.artnet.com/magazineus/reviews/mason/design-onscreen5-27-10.asp

Henri Cartier-Bresson The Modern Century

Through June 28 at MoMA

"It is through living that we discover ourselves, at the same time we discover the world around us"

-Henri Carier-Bresson, 1952
http://moma.org/interactives/exhibitions/2010/henricartierbresson/#/

Infectious Ideas...

Hospital room with sani-station and touch-point hardware: grab bar, faucet, and light switch.
Alice Ro writes on behalf of Pensa, where she is director of research and strategy. http://www.core77.com/blog/featured_items/infectious_ideas_using_antimicrobial_copper_alloys_in_hospitals_by_alice_ro__16508.asp

Domestic Detox: Extreme Home Cleaning

By Penelope Green

A New York “building biology” consultant can evaluate apartments for environmental hazards, checking everything from scented candles to shower heads. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/27/garden/27clean.html?ref=style