Monday, April 12, 2010

recycled paper products













my btech proposal, yeva, will exist as an education and production facility. as and educator, the establishment will teach all aspects behind food and clothing - 2 of human's basic needs in order to help uplift and enhance the lives of underpriviledged as well as re-direct the lives of the priviledged - bringing individual independance and community involvement as part of the process.

from its productive side, the yevatree will specifically focus on the manufacturing of products from the waste produced by businesses in the area. the main waste to be recycled into products is the paper scrap from EH Packaging and The Newspaper House, the glass offcuts from 'Smartglass' and 'National Glass' and the polycarbonate roof sheeting off cuts from 'Modak'.

To guide the perception of the products i am blogging the 'soft wall' and 'love letter light' products from 'molodesign' - these are some of the type of products which the 'yavatree' will produce from its paper recycling department - as far as possible seeds are also incoporated into designs so that the product can biodegrade and bring forth greenery ;)

molo design, based in vancouver canada, is a collaborative design and production studio, led by stephanie forsyth, todd macallen and robert passut. the studio is dedicated to the research of materials and exploration of space. as a design and manufacturing company, molo creates and distributes its innovative products around the world.

the images and videos show their soft seating, walling and lighting products - for more information visit www.molodesign.com

recylced paper products




i stumbled upon magpie when visting my family in sedgefield - they had a beautiful recycled artpiece/chandelier hanging abve the dining table.
designer and style icon, Scott.B.Hart, founded Magpie in 1998 in the small town of barrydale, along with social entrepreneur Ashoka Fellow and architect Shane A Petzer. since then the group has grown to 6 members - who share a mission to 'reflect compassionate ethical philosophy and imaginative approach in the handcrafted items from design to execution.
his philosophy is shared by 'Yeva' and underlines the community work aimed by the design.
Magpie's products resonate a professional sophistication, originality and innovative approach which is shared by Yeva designers. all products are made from recycled or recyclable materials and are of international standard - obama's wife aparantly installed two magpie chandeliers in the White House last year. The images from their website http://www.magpie.co.za/ show some of their beautiful pieces