Zeega: A New Web Storytelling Tool
Every few months, I get an email about a new online storytelling tool. I have tried some, but few of them seem to provide an experience that is visually interesting. I’m not exactly sure how I ended up on the Zeega website, but I was immediately drawn in to click on and watch a piece called KOSMO KAT – Silk [...]
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El Arbol – The Bike Tree
El Arbol, the Bike Tree, is a unique bike that looks like a large green tree on wheels (with two people pedaling on the structure.) The bike was made by Rock the Bike, a group which originates in Berkeley, CA and is comprised of bike users and advocates who create unique bikes and events in order to get people in [...]
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Butt x Better – Upcycling and “Trashion” in Berlin
Ever see someone wearing a cardboard box, a paper outfit, or an acrobat on tightrope wearing a outfit made of upcycled materials? The fifth Butt x Better will be held on July 7th in Berlin, which is an event for alternative designers, artists, and activists to use creativity and upcycling to bring attention to some of the negative practices in [...]
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Food Font and Kbaumlier Have Relocated to North Carolina
What fits into a box and an orange tube, and moved from Cleveland, OH to Durham, NC? Food Font! Well, sort of. The project is bigger than two boxes, but the materials used for live events (minus the table and tent) are currently packed in one box and a tube. Kristen Baumlier, the founder of Food Font has relocated to [...]
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LightWall: An Upcycled Studio Space That is Up for Auction
ReSpace is a competition that aims to raise awareness of reuse materials while showcasing creative and successful space designs. For 2012, the challenge was to design a small flexible space that could be used as a workshop, studio space, shop, or community space that was made out of reused and upcycled materials. There were over 30 entries, and the winning [...]
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