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		<title>recycled stuff gets Groovy design touch</title>
		<link>http://www.alternativeconsumer.com/2009/11/03/recycled-stuff-gets-groovy-design-touch/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:57:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rd</dc:creator>
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Israeli design shop, Studio Groovy, transforms recycled items into functional products imbued with new-found style and funky flair, (car rim fruit bowl, above).

A telephone handset gives birth to a retro-designer bottle opener for a different kind of communication.

Moroccan themed end tables created from laser cut vinyl record albums.

This lighting fixture (above) was created from 4 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;we can make it&#8217; lightbox by Munstre</title>
		<link>http://www.alternativeconsumer.com/2009/10/22/we-can-make-it-lightbox-by-munstre/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:56:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rd</dc:creator>
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Every once in awhile something just catches our eye&#8230;this antique image of a man walking hand-in-hand with a tiny bear says a lot of different things about our relationship with nature and other creatures.  The 8&#8243; x 8&#8243; handmade lightbox is back lit by an energy efficient 40w compact fluorescent bulb.  Hang it on a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ore Containers recycled steel garden installations</title>
		<link>http://www.alternativeconsumer.com/2009/10/14/ore-containers-recycled-steel-garden-installations/</link>
		<comments>http://www.alternativeconsumer.com/2009/10/14/ore-containers-recycled-steel-garden-installations/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:01:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rd</dc:creator>
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Owner/designer Shane Larson&#8217;s Ore Containers creates modern, functional, and sustainable, containers, seating and firepits from recycled steel and aluminum.  The Salt Lake City design firm makes durable garden products that have a minimal impact on our environment.  Ore utilizes sustainable raw materials such as recycled steel, recycled aluminum, reclaimed hardwoods and eco-friendly de-greasers which makes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>stanker mixmob dj mix stand</title>
		<link>http://www.alternativeconsumer.com/2009/10/09/stanker-mixmob-dj-mix-stand/</link>
		<comments>http://www.alternativeconsumer.com/2009/10/09/stanker-mixmob-dj-mix-stand/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:43:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rd</dc:creator>
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Designer Francois Royer&#8217;s Stanker Collection always features something cool created from reclaimed and rehabilitated shipping containers.  Francois created the custom MixMob mix stand for DJ Martin G.  The base is formed by two recycled steel barrels.

Related:  previously on altCon
Stanker Boozbox (10.7.08)
Stanker Collection Updated (5.7.09)

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		<title>Space Baby Beebo sculpture &#8211; recycled stuff</title>
		<link>http://www.alternativeconsumer.com/2009/10/05/space-baby-beebo-sculpture-recycled-stuff/</link>
		<comments>http://www.alternativeconsumer.com/2009/10/05/space-baby-beebo-sculpture-recycled-stuff/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:50:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mr. happy</dc:creator>
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Ah&#8230;an eclectic assortment of funky recycled objects converge to become art.  Here&#8217;s a new member of Reclaim2Fame&#8217;s Tin Type Robot series made from recycled and salvaged items, including: in Space Baby Beebo&#8217;s case, a vintage alarm clock helmet, an American tin canister for its body and a bunch of other stuff. Each little oddity in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>upcycled art from cardboard &amp; toilet paper rolls</title>
		<link>http://www.alternativeconsumer.com/2009/09/16/upcycled-art-from-cardboard-toilet-paper-rolls/</link>
		<comments>http://www.alternativeconsumer.com/2009/09/16/upcycled-art-from-cardboard-toilet-paper-rolls/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:24:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rd</dc:creator>
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It&#8217;s always great to see art rise up out of our consumer debris. French artist Junior Fritz Jaquet creates the figures (above) from pieces of recycled cardboard.  The masks at right are created from upcycled toilet paper rolls.
via: recyclart
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		<title>Defy &#8211; recycled billboard bags with killer style</title>
		<link>http://www.alternativeconsumer.com/2009/09/03/defy-recycled-billboard-bags-with-killer-style/</link>
		<comments>http://www.alternativeconsumer.com/2009/09/03/defy-recycled-billboard-bags-with-killer-style/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 19:12:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rd</dc:creator>
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Chicago&#8217;s Defy Bags makes great looking bags from an eco-friendly combination of recycled materials and great graphic art.  Each handmade, small-run bag keeps a chunk of a vinyl billboard out of a landfill and gives you the opportunity to add that touch of arty style you may be currently lacking.


The water resistant bags come in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ABOVE Magazine</title>
		<link>http://www.alternativeconsumer.com/2009/08/27/above-magazine/</link>
		<comments>http://www.alternativeconsumer.com/2009/08/27/above-magazine/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:29:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rd</dc:creator>
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We just got our hands on the first issue, (summer &#8216;09) of the reborn ABOVE Magazine and it&#8217;s a beauty.  Nicolas Rachline has transformed the former glossy fashion mag into a stylish statement on sustainability &#8211; with a focus on eco-friendly art, fashion, design and innovation.
The 240-page, book-like issue is brimming with tightly written, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Project 30-90: Sound + Sustainability</title>
		<link>http://www.alternativeconsumer.com/2009/08/27/project-30-90-sound-sustainability-sold-out/</link>
		<comments>http://www.alternativeconsumer.com/2009/08/27/project-30-90-sound-sustainability-sold-out/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:35:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maureen</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.alternativeconsumer.com/?p=16694</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Concert goers today can green up their acts a bit, if show producers have their green acts together.

Case in point:  New Orleans-based, Don Kelly Productions&#8217; upcoming Project 30-90, dubbed the intersection of sound + sustainability, scheduled to take place in New Orleans on September 5th.  Gates open at noon, music begins at about 2:30 and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>recycled bike chain ring wall clock</title>
		<link>http://www.alternativeconsumer.com/2009/08/12/recyled-bike-chain-ring-wall-clock/</link>
		<comments>http://www.alternativeconsumer.com/2009/08/12/recyled-bike-chain-ring-wall-clock/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 01:12:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mr. happy</dc:creator>
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Take one gnarly looking bike chain ring add a heaping helping of recycled wood-grain fabric and you&#8217;ve got the perfect timepiece for that Lance Armstrong-inspired man-cave of yours.
32 very reasonable bucks @ the 1byliz etsy shop
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