WaterWorld

For Centuries human settlements developed and expanded  near waterfronts. When roads were primitive, rivers were the highways for people and goods transportation.  No wonder most of the world greatest cities are built along major rivers and seashores. Bangkok, London, Paris, Venice, like many others waterfront cities have developed over the centuries to become major metropolitan thanks to their access to …

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Recycled Fabric=ART

After writing about recycling paper, plastic, glass, aluminium, and tires, my thought went to the everyday clothes we wear, the upholstery we use, the many things that is made of fabric in our lives. What do we do with them once they’re old? Either we throw it out or donate clothes to charity for the people who need them. There …

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Recycled Tires=ART

In my  last articles, I have written about  simple objects we use at home that accumulate in our trash bins and ultimately accumulate in landfills such as glass, paper, plastic and aluminium. These are everyday objects that can be recycled very easily and we can manage on a day to day aspect. However there  are other objects, as well that …

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Recycled Aluminium=ART

In every household we have an abundance of paper, plastic and aluminum. Aluminum products come in various forms, from the basic cans, foil to wiring, eyeglass frames, bicycle, some car parts, trays, ladles and other utensils. In this series we have been discussing several materials that can be recycled and Aluminum is no exception, it is a very recyclable material.An …

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Recycled Plastic=ART

We live in a world of “Plastic”’ everything around us is plastic. From our phones, to the fabrics that we use, the bottles of water of water we drink , everything we use is plastic. The beauty of plastic is that it makes the product more economical . It can be mass produced and everyone can afford it. How are …

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Recycled Paper=ART

We use tons of paper every day, from newspapers, magazines, stationary, and for designers like us, sketches, drafts, briefs and printouts of plans are cluttering every design studio! Paper is still widely used considering that offices and schools are going paper free. We do our best to minimize our carbon footprint and try to use the least amount of paper …

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Recycled Glass = ART

As I  work on my blog this afternoon, I look at my glass of water and see how pretty glass is and how many uses glass has.  It has been used for tens of thousands of years, as an object of beauty to adorn oneself, it has been used to help steer ships by stars,  and today it is used …

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Recycling; designers and consumers

Environmentally Friendly, Sustainability, Green, Eco-friendly, eco-green, are all words and philosophies that designers are using to help “save the environment” by using and implementing ideas in their projects, architectural, interior, fashion, industrial or product wise. It is our social and moral obligation to help conserve and  preserve the environment around us. How a designer creates something helps dictates how the …

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Greening our offices

Every morning when I go to work, I park my car close to my work and walk for a good 8 mins to work. This 8 minute walk I get, is past some homes where their gardens and trees are abundant. I walk past the fragrant trees and bushes and know that I’ve received my green and sunshine for the …

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Greening our Spaces

In my last article I had written about greening our interiors and the benefits of some of the plants for our surrounding environment. Both Interior and our exterior spaces  should be green and if we can all use green elements to design interesting interior and exterior  spaces we are contributing towards a cleaner air and a fresher environment. Plants have …

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