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Window shopping: a display attracts your attention. You look into a face. You see a cool guy. Maybe he’s a little too serious looking? But his jacket is great. You should try it on. It is this moment that makes you decide whether you step inside or don’t.

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High-quality mannequinns are made to last. Atelier Mohr turns “second hand” figures into “new” or “different” looking versions. By using pioneering techniques and excellent materials with an eye for detail they make damages and signs of wear disappear. In the process they are working environmentally friendly and always optimize their workflow. Read more…

Tags: brightgreendesign, Fashion, upcycling

With her schubLaden furniture Franziska Wodicka does not only give old drawers a new life, the Berlin-based designer also lets her customers participate in the design process and thus creates new “Lieblingsstücke”. Read more…

Tags: brightgreendesign, furniture, nachhaltig, sustainable, upcycling

The design duo schmidttakahashi from Berlin (Eugenie Schmidt and Mariko Takahashi)  found a great fascination on used garments, which are affected by individual owner. They are no longer anonymous objects as soon as they end up to the hands of particular person. Even if the clothes are mass produced for an unknown number of consumers. So schmidttakahashi developed an ambitious project: Read more…

Tags: brightgreendesign, eco-design, productioncycle, upcycling

For their Diploma project in textile design at the Kunsthochschule Berlin Weißensee, LUM! (Lisa Spengler and Moa Hallgren) are working on their object-project REMÖTIL at the moment. Read more…

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Hella Hernberg standing next to her brand new urban farm at 'Kalasatama', which is an old harbor area of Helsinki. Hella has recently worked as a member of a team developing temporary uses and environmental art in this area, which is waiting for more permanent future development.

Hella Hernberg is a Helsinki-based architect and designer whose work ranges from objects to urban projects. Her design ideology follows the guiding principle of turning unused and discarded things valuable and necessary, whether they are household objects or urban spaces. By combining the old and contemporary, the familiar and unexpected, she brings more character and stories to common concepts. Read more…

Tags: brightgreendesign, eco-design, expo, Helsinki, upcycling, urban

photo: Henrik Rosenqvist

Apokalyps (apocalypse) can be understood as, not only doom, but also revelation. ALT is a design and innovation studio from Malmö that works with sustainable design and re-use of materials. They move in the fields of technology, chemistry and of course design. ALT is the result of their knowledge as industrial designers, their creativity and their visions of a healthier way of consumption. ALT also offers consulting, lectures and workshops. Read more…

Tags: brightgreendesign, eco-design, industrialdesign, malmoe, upcycling