HavvAda

Dror presents a self-sustaining island concept for 300,000 residents off the coast of Istanbul

In the process of digging the Turkish government’s proposed Canal Istanbul project one billion cubic meters of soil stands to be displaced. Turkish developer Mister Serdar Inan commissioned multidisciplinary designer Dror Benshetrit to apply a greater design vision to the overall initiative, and on 29 September 2012 he unveiled his spectacular concept for the three-kilometer island community of HavvAda. Blending the most innovative practices in …

Yours to Care For

Supercyclers reinvent plastic drinking straws as elegant little vases

Liane Rossler and Sarah Kings’s latest project, “Yours to Care For,” transforms approximately 1,000 recycled straws into charmingly simple, single-stem vases. The crafty concept is one of several sustainably-minded ideas they have brought to fruition while working under the moniker Supercyclers, a collaborative group they co-founded last year. Sydney-based King and Rossler are acutely aware of the damaging effects plastics have on the world’s oceans, …

Table of Contents

Portland gets a high-design shop with an editorial bent

Table of Contents, a recently-opened concept shop in Portland, Oregon, is a quiet refuge within the bustling Old Town neighborhood. Located just off Burnside Street in Chinatown, Shu Hung and Joseph Magliaro’s new venture is a welcome departure from the eclectic mix of dive bars, arcades, Internet cafes and thriving restaurants. You’ll notice its tranquility even upon entering, where, next to the door rests a …