Put a Tyre in Your Bag

Well, part of one at least.

These pencil cases used to be tyres and are part of a range of smart recycled product from Remarkable. They also produce notebooks from recycled juice cartons and pencils which once used to be video cassettes. It seems that recycled products don't have to be dull.

Growing Book

Like other books there is information printed on the pages inside but that is where the similarity ends. This one has seeds embedded within the cover. Once activated (we guess by watering it) it grows. Over the weeks you get to watch it turn into it’s own indoor jungle. Jungle Book 2

Now, where’s that pen?

People, all over the world, just can’t find a pen when they want one. Millions are missing and one design studio aims to recycle them.

The Madrid based studio enPieza has produced the Volivik chandelier, replacing all those cut glass prisms with Bic ball point pens. The edition is limited to 30 and will set you back a substantial $1,000. You might be inspired to make your own? Normally objects made from recycled products tend to disguise the original – here you can marvel as the light twinkles through your Bic.