Not in the funereal sense, as in passing on a link, about passing stuff on… http://www.commonresource.net/van Common Resource are offering a van for only the cost of the driver and fuel for freecycle members shifting bulky items. Their words… The fabulous Freecyle van is now available to transport goods exchanged through freecycle around Camden and [...]
Archive for June 2008
Passing on
June 29, 2008Wooden handlebars
June 27, 2008Not yet in production, but www.fastboyfenders.com say they have a waiting list. Why mine for metal when you can use a sustainable resource, no more cold handlebars in the winter, and they are beautiful to boot.
Sign my name…
June 24, 2008As part of a research project, designer Nadine Jarvis has prototyped (well, I assume mocked up given the content) a beautiful way to dispose of human remains. I would do it. From http://www.nadinejarvis.com/projects/carbon_copies Carbon Copies Pencils made from the carbon of human cremains. 240 pencils can be made from an average body of ash [...]
The Birds, Bats and Bees
June 22, 2008Phillips de Pury are to auction prototypes for bird, bat and bee houses, each created by a renown designer or artist. Above is Gavin Turk’s Radiator Hive, 2008, Abandoned radiator and wood. http://www.phillipsdepury.com/auctions/online-catalog.aspx?sn=UK050408 The official blurb… “Commissioned by Phillips de Pury & Company and Adventure Ecology, internationally renowned artists, designers and architect s have created bird/bat/bee houses [...]
