The ecologic plates, bowls and serving dishes created by VerTerra are made from palm leaves.
But it鈥檚 not only the material that is ecologic. The production process is free of chemicals and glues and, according to the company, approximately 80% of the water used in the steaming and pressing process is recycled.
Also, the products are compostable and can be used to make fertilizers at the end of their lifecycle.
To order, simply go to VerTerra鈥檚 website. A 12-piece set starts from US$ 25.
VerTerra was founded in 2006 by Michael Dwork. On that same year, they were granted two US$100,000 awards to boost their project.
I saw this chair in a blog called Eco Spirit, written by Portugal-born Maria and Wilma. I liked the chair so much that I had to talk about it here. Purupu, as this children鈥檚 chair is named, is made from a new material called DuraPulp.
DuraPulp is a mixture of paper pulp and biodegradable plastic created by a company called S枚dra PulpLab, which results in a waterproof paper as resistant as wood, steel or hard plastic. The new material boasts the best features offered by paper: it鈥檚 cheap, light and organic.
The chair made from this material was introduced during the 2009 Milan Design Week and was designed by Claesson Koivisto Rune, a company founded by three Swedish designers and architects鈥擬arten Claesson, Eero Koivisto and Ola Rune.
鈥Transformer鈥 is a system created by designer Chun-wei Liao and allows you to use cardboard to make from pendants to little stools.
Objects manufactured with this system use a flat sheet of cardboard and several pyramids that can be attached to the main sheet to create an original form. The system was launched during this year鈥檚 Milan Design Week.
Source: iGreenSpot
A Timeline built by the Ecofriend website shows the evolution of several technologies that make use of renewable energy sources.
Did you know that the first wind turbine was built in 1868? And that the Egyptians were the first to develop the technology for building dams in 2750 BC? Do not miss the opportunity to visit “The evolution of renewable energy”.
Tip: eco.microsiervos
Rodrigo Barba
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