We love recycled airplane architecture , but (not surprisingly) real-life examples of it are pretty hard to find! That’s why we were stoked when we saw this awesome “ Wing House ” right in the hills of Malibu. Check out all the details of how this retired 747 was transformed into a high-flying new home for some very lucky residents! READ MORE > Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: David Hertz , found materials , francie rehwald , malibu , Recycled Materials , studio of environmental architecture , sustainable design , wing house
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We love recycled airplane architecture , but (not surprisingly) real-life examples of it are pretty hard to find! That’s why we were stoked when we saw this awesome “ Wing House ” right in the hills of Malibu. Check out all the details of how this retired 747 was transformed into a high-flying new home for some very lucky residents! READ MORE > Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: David Hertz , found materials , francie rehwald , malibu , Recycled Materials , studio of environmental architecture , sustainable design , wing house
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I’ve heard of using recycled materials to build a house before. Recently we even featured an article about a hotel made from garbage found on the beach ; however, I’ve never heard of a house being built from a Boeing 747! Francie Rehwald, who lives on 55 acres in Malibu Hills, California recently bought a 35-year-old retired 747 airplane for $200,000.
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The top 25 entries of the Electrolux Design Lab 2010 competition are out. Participants were asked to focus on “The 2nd Space Age” by designing a home environment for the year 2050 when 74% of the world’s population is expected to live in urban areas. Entries addressed the areas of food prep and storage, as well as laundry and dish washing
Continue Reading →The top 25 entries of the Electrolux Design Lab 2010 competition are out. Participants were asked to focus on “The 2nd Space Age” by designing a home environment for the year 2050 when 74% of the world’s population is expected to live in urban areas. Entries addressed the areas of food prep and storage, as well as laundry and dish washing.
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Build Your Own Thrifty T-Shirt Printer It is great to see someone putting discarded inkjet printer hardware to good use. The guys at Hackaday have published a step-by-step tutorial on how to take an old printer, and turn it into your very own t-shirt factory
Continue Reading →Build Your Own Thrifty T-Shirt Printer It is great to see someone putting discarded inkjet printer hardware to good use. The guys at Hackaday have published a step-by-step tutorial on how to take an old printer, and turn it into your very own t-shirt factory. The process is referred to as Direct To Garment (DTG) printing, and becomes surprisingly accessible thanks to fabric friendly inks that can be used in standard inkjet printers.
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[this fun diy idea comes from kathy beymer at merriment design . thanks to kathy for sharing it with us!] I found a pile of buttermilk, chocolate milk and orange juice vintage bottle caps tucked away in a cardboard box in a lovely antique store in Savannah, Georgia
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This kind of materials combination is often a great choice and almost always delivers beautiful result: wood, bricks and glass. Of course that the architects talent has a considerable part on the projects result, but here we have nothing to say. Archoffice did a great job on the Birkenhead Library and Civic Centre, at New Zealand
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Ego is a luxury notebook PC. Designed to be carries like a bag, each unit is produced with some of the most premium materials and precious accents such as leather, titanium, chrome, platinum, gold, Swarovski crystals, and diamonds. See more photos here
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