Made from deadstock linen tinted with low-impact dyes and with an LA-made insert, this body pillow from Lindsay Rose Medoff’s sustainable sewing and production shop, Suay, is a design-forward, cozy home addition. Featuring patchwork in three different colorways (oatmeal, mustard or indigo), the pillow transforms upcycled materials into a lush way to lounge.
There are 50 million tons of electronic waste produced per year, including computer chips which are made from un-recyclable plastic. Within each chip, the substrate—an insulating and cooling layer that transmits data—is the most difficult to recycle, but scientists are trying to remedy that. Martin Kaltenbrunner at Austria’s Johannes Kepler University and his colleagues built a biodegradable electronic substrate using the skin of the ganoderma …
Crafted from kitchen plastic scraps and renewable sugarcane, the reBoard from Material Kitchen adds a pop of color to the kitchen while its circular cutout makes it easy to hang and save countertop space. The board is available in a range of colors and sizes (and can be combined to create a playful array), with 50% of the proceeds from the pale pink color—To Pó-Po, …
