Georgie Cummings Kangaroo Leather Goods

Wallets, totes and more handmade from carefully selected hides

Melbourne, Australia-based Georgie Cummings makes leather goods—from tote bags to tiny coin purses—that are entirely handcrafted from kangaroo hide. While all the products are made from carefully selected, sustainably sourced kangaroo leather, there are plenty of other materials involved: canvas, linen and cotton, ceramic and wood. Each addition lends a little extra to the beautiful, yet understated designs. Throw-away habits have also taught us to …

Nockstone Modular Building Blocks

A clever and colorful modular system that can turn anybody into an architect

Nockstone is a concept stemming from a collaboration between two Dutch designers, Melle Koot and Volken de Vlas. It’s a modular building block that can be interlocked together with other Nockstones without the need for auxiliary joiners like glue or nails, making it very accessible for anybody who has the desire to create—not just a designer or architect. The building blocks are made from a …

Petit h by Hermès

The iconic luxury brand reveals their newest up-cycled objects, made from discarded and hoarded materials

A giant orange, geometric calfskin bookcase may best embody Hermès designer (and great-great-great-granddaughter of Thierry Hermès) Pascale Mussard’s goals in creating Hermès‘ up-cycled collection of one-of-a-kind objects known as Petit h. Mussard was often teased for her hoarding as a child, but now her insatiable desire to save and reuse has led to a line of new goods made from the left-over and discarded luxury …