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As one of Tel Aviv’s most thought-provoking new companies, Junktion is a young, edgy and innovative design studio, is breathing new life into the trash the city has cast aside. The company began in 2008 and has made their presence know in the contemporary furniture market with their unique approach to function and unwavering conviction to challenge how people regard junk.
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America suburbs are filled with foreclosed houses - and in each one, there's an opportunity. When people leave their homes, they also leave behind a staggering amount of used stuff. Picking through the rubble of abandoned homes is daunting both physically and psychologically. People leave their baby and family pictures, their furniture, appliances, the baby's toys, even their vehicles.
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A exhibition in Melbourne Australia combines sustainable innovations with a temporary cafe that's designed to demonstrate creative ways to put eco ideas into practice.
The Greenhouse is slated to disappear at the end of January, without a trace but it's scheduled to reappear at the Milan Furniture Fair next year.
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Product designer Ryan Frank is a perfect example of creating furniture from junk. Working out of his studio in east London, he salvages wasted surfaces such as old wood, industrial hooks, burlap bags and even tagged surfaces and morphs them into stunning home products and furniture.
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A new chair is made from the remnants of old to produce a unique piece, full of character. Drawers are constructed out of discarded pieces, found and rescued from flea markets. Reuse pieces from different origin and assemble them into new functional and distinct items, giving new life to discarded furniture.
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The innovative people over at MotoArt recycle old airplanes into functional art. This small international company is located in Southern California, at Torrance Airport. They salvage airplane parts - propellers, engines, wheels, doors - into furniture. Last year the company sold $1.5 million worth and business is soaring.
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Forget the neo-hippy fairs and eco chic enclaves, why not just make an entire mall eco-friendly? Chicago will do just that with the Green Exchange, which has been hyped as the world's first eco mall, when it opens sometime this year. The 250,000 square foot building will hold approximately 100 vendors. Asides from retailers, there will also be an organic cafe and restaurant, sustainable furniture store, service providers and designers.
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Would you like a tub sofa or a shopping cart chair? Reestore takes everyday waste objects and cheerfully turn them into charming and functional pieces of furniture and accessories. Founded by UK product designer Max McMurdo, the company produces a line of green products based on the recycling of old home products.
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Many ski resorts replace ski equipment every two to three years. This continuous turn over of equipment of the sports industry leaves manufacturers and ski shops with an immense amount of product that isn't suitable for its intended use. Once considered junk and heaped into landfills, the combination of an environmentally friendly use for discarded product and fun, functional designs provides a funky product line that you're sure to enjoy.
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Heritage Salvage has a lumberyard on the river in Petaluma, CA selling reclaimed wood and milled windfalls, custom furniture, repurposed paraphernalia and building consultation. 100% of the wood products are sourced from windfalls or existing structures; chicken shacks, barns, houses, water tanks and other buildings destined for deconstruction.
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