Art and design are a part of anything we build, but these designers and artists are particularly informed by the natural order and chaos that surrounds us in our daily lives. Some draw on recycled materials while others find meaning in environmental patterns – some are focused on sustainability with a message and others are interested in aesthetics.
These 17 fashion designs, from totally wearable honeycomb dresses to amazingly weird moose-shaped hair hats, were inspired by the animal kingdom.
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Click Here to Read More »»Derek Diedricksen builds incredibly ingenious tiny houses from reclaimed 'junk' like washing machine parts and plastic jugs for as little as $200 each.
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Click Here to Read More »»These 12 designs for jewelry, furniture, home decor and even entire residential towers all take visual and symbolic inspiration from bees.
Click Here to Read More »»Chinese artist Kefeng Zhu has crafted over 600 Transformer sculptures, up to 20 feet tall, from junk yard waste for the theme park 'Mr. Iron Robot'.
Click Here to Read More »»A Dutch designer reprogrammed an old industrial machine to create 3D-printed chairs from old refrigerators that would otherwise have ended up in landfills.
Click Here to Read More »»These 14 tiny house designs, from backyard offices to fully-functional self-contained residences, prove that living small can be chic and modern.
Click Here to Read More »»Environmental artist Aganetha Dyck has an unlikely collaborator in her sculptures - swarms of bees, which add their honeycomb to her figurines.
Click Here to Read More »»Take a cue from Portlandia and Put A Bird On It. These 15 bird-shaped and bird-inspired home decor and furniture items are too cute to resist.
Click Here to Read More »»Artist Barry Underwood captures stunning nature scenes that he augments with light painting techniques to create surreal, magical photographs.
Click Here to Read More »»The Golden Gate is an unusual-looking geometric camper, hand-made using plywood and bicycle parts. It runs on electricity and gets 10 miles per charge.
Click Here to Read More »»These 10 cute, cool and caffeine-free tea infusers add a dash of sustainable fun to your pukka cuppa while mellowing out tea parties of all persuasions.
Click Here to Read More »»An art installation in the woods of England places giant turnkeys on trees, turning the forest into one big music box.
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