Ecofriend

Eco Factor: Lamps made from recycled cassettes. With cassettes being replaced with better technology such as CDs and PMPs, designers in different parts of the world are working to prevent old cassettes from being disposed in landfills. The...

Eco Factor: Streetlamp concept composts trash for energy. A major percentage of the total amount of electricity consumed by a city is used up by lighting systems. Industrial designer Haneum Lee has come up with a concept lighting system that not...

Eco Factor: DIY lamp made from thousands of old screws. Recycling junked objects for something new always results in a product that’s unique to the core and one-of-a-kind. Creating inimitable products is usually the driving force for most...

Eco Factor: Lamps and chandeliers made from recycled Epson ink cartridges. Chandeliers and lamps made from rejected materials aren’t often an expensive way to add some green sense to your décor, however, if termed as works of art, they do fetch.

Eco Factor: Lamps created from recycled cassette tapes. Cassette tapes, though obsolete in the era dominated mainly by digital audio players, hold nostalgic value for some. If you too want cassette tapes to always be a part of your living room,...

Eco Factor: Solar-energy harnessing indoor lamp. Of all the products that keep lurking in the minds of industrial designers, the most common ones are those that in some way or the other are inspired from natural forms. Recently we showcased an...

Eco Factor: A series of lights made from recycled objects. Anne-Cécile Rappa, a Swiss designer, has come up with a series of lights called Najah, Lazara and Ilham. These lights are made by enclosing objects in knitted plastic bags. These lights...

Eco Factor: Solar powered camping lamp doubles as a cellphone charger. Marred by the unavailability of sunlight 24 hours a day, ecofriendly gadget designers mostly integrate a backup mechanism that lets you charge the product using the dependable..

Eco Factor: Lampshade made from recycled toothpicks. Be it junked objects, street trash or landfill waste, green designers have no shortage of raw material which can be crafted into stunning forms using the finest of creative skills. Daisuke...

Eco Factor: Lamps crafted from recycled carpets. Green artists always see an opportunity in everything that is trash and junk for all others. We recently showcased some bizarre products made from junked objects, but designer Aaron Petersen has shown...