Trash comes alive

We produce more than we can imagine amount of trash every day. Sometimes we just don’t think what we can do with it so we throw it away. But if you can be creative and think of an alternative way to use it again, you might be able to bring trash alive, and even become a great business.

http://www.urbanremade.com/catalog/

Above and Below London design this truly unique and exciting footwear - the collection exclusively incorporates iconic retro textiles from the 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's and 90's reclaimed from seats on London's Underground tube carriages and buses.

www.freitag.ch/

Freitag design products made from original recycled materials – used truck tarps, used car seat belts, used air bags and used bicycle inner tubes. They produce messenger bags, wallets, backpacks, etc. And because it is made from an original piece of tarp, every single product is unique. And by knowing the materials, you will know that the products are tough too.

http://weburbanist.com/2008/07/13/7-more-examples-recycled-urban-architecture/

Besides fashion, there’s also re-use example in architecture. The Nomadic Museum designed by Shigeru Ban is one of the most innovative shipping container architecture projects. The building spans 45,000 feet in length. It used the cargo containers to make up its structure. It can be easily demolish and rebuild, therefore it can be display in various cities around the world.

Cube

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0123755/

http://www.sschemata.com/works/

Looking at the photos of this project, they reminded me the film Cube. The film starts with a man waking up in a foreign, cube-shaped room with six doors, one at each face of the cube. He then starts opening the doors and enters into another cube. The story goes on with this man meeting other people and they all try to escape from this cube maze. This film is a combination of psychological thriller, horror and science fiction. This film is very impressive to me and for a short while after watching this, I would be feared even imagining myself living in a cube.

However, Japanese architects Jo Nagasaka and Schemata Architecture Office may think something different. They have designed a house contained in a three meter cube. Their intention is have this cube work like a home. It has the minimum requirements to live - hinged roof, hammock, desk, sink and shower. Every part of the cube is painted white, both interior and exterior. The box is highly flexible on placement. With this size, it can be place anywhere. “We produced it as a conceptual model to imagine a new life style.” the designer said on the website.