Getting Creative with the 3Rs

This is the first entry by our Interior Designer-In-Residence, Janna.  She'll be blogging occasionally about green concepts, products, and of course, design.  We are really looking forward to her contributions on the blog and to bGreen.



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So many of us equate the idea of living green with a method of disposing our trash - the green bin for recyclables and the blue bin for trash (Newton residents are blessed with single-stream recycling).  Living green goes far beyond the way we trash things...  Remember the 3Rs?  That's Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle for those needing a refresher ;)



Recycling is a given - that's the easy part!  Reducing and reusing aren't as easy, but they're higher in terms of waste hierarchy.  I'm amazed at the innovative ways people go about reusing...







via http://www.foldschool.com

Cardboard furniture hand-crafted by none other than - YOU, the consumer!  Architect Nicola Enrico Staubli is inspired by bringing together product and user at an affordable price.







via http://www.paulvillinski.com/

Artist Paul Villinski breathes new life into found beer cans from the streets of New York.  He hand cuts the aluminum trash and creates these airy gorgeous installations - amazing.







via http://www.gizmodo.com/

This is more theory than anything... but creativity credits galore to the hungry nerd who thought this one up!







via http://www.treehugger.com

Not to be tried at home because this one is definitely not up to building code.  Nonetheless, this image is just a glimpse as to how we can reuse just about anything in architecture and design.  Us designers are in the forefront, and often leaders, of the green movement.







via http://www.casasugar.com

Where do these go once their ink runs dry anyway?  Trash.  Unfortunately it's well known that BIC tests on animals, but if you happen to have some of these empties lying around (and are a master glass blower) then go for it!