Posts with tag reuse

Make your own Hermes bag... or how about a DIY bikini?

Email thisPosted May 20th 2008 at 6:33PM by Diane Shipley

Filed under: Handbags, Accessories, Clothing, Swimwear and Lingerie

Well, it beats spending time on a decades-long waiting list for an iconic Kelly, doesn't it?

New York blogger Karyn Bosnak drew our attention to a new feature on the Hermes website which shows you how to make your own Hermes bag, just like the real thing. The only downside? You have to make it out of paper... a fun craft project, perhaps, but not likely to withstand the first rainy day of summer.

If you'd like to make something a little more substantial (but only a little more substantial), why not try your hand at making a bikini?

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Tags: bags, bikini, craft, crafts, customise, customising, eco style, handbag, hermes, purse, purses, reuse, swinwear, two piece, yellow

Alchemy Goods is all kinds of good

Email thisPosted Apr 22nd 2008 at 5:03PM by Whit Honea

Filed under: Handbags, Accessories, Men, Style for a Cause, Green Fashion

Alchemy Goods has a simple mission: "Turning useless into useful." Hence the name. Alchemy is the process of transforming matter. It hit its peak of popularity in medieval times, the age, not the restaurant, when turning lead into gold was all the rage.

Alchemy Goods isn't as obsessed with gold as their forerunners, rather they strive to turn "something of lesser value into something of greater value." Sure, they're a business and like to rake in a bit of the green, but they're much more interested in producing it- green that is. The emphasis is on the ecological not the economical.

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Tags: alchemy goods, AlchemyGoods, bags, earth day, eco-chic, medieval times, MedievalTimes, recycle, reuse, sustainable style, wallets

Good bag, bad couch

Email thisPosted Apr 20th 2007 at 9:33AM by Anne Metz

Filed under: Handbags, Accessories

Timbuk2 is known for its well-crafted messenger bags and backpacks that can stand the test of time. The company, however, isn't exactly known for its fantastic aesthetic sensibility.

But Timbuk2's latest line of limited edition textile bags put a new twist on their somewhat bad taste. Dubbed "Good bag, bad couch", these bags take the tragic fabric of cast off furniture and turn it into the tragically hip carry-alls.

My favorite fabric is the Blumen upholstery, a spring floral that blends icky mustard with Barney the dinosaur purple. Sounds like a disaster, I know, but much like the way an acid neutralizes a base in chemistry, the mustard and purple end up looking fantastic together. If you're not a messenger bag person (I'm not), there's also a Blumen tote bag up for grabs.

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Tags: fabric, messenger bag, MessengerBag, reuse, timbuk2

Street chic for your coffee table

Email thisPosted Mar 7th 2007 at 10:24AM by Sarah J. Gim

Filed under: Haute Home, Style for a Cause

I remember thinking friends and acquaintances of mine "way cool" when I visited their apartments and saw stolen street signs on their walls. Naughty. Rebellious. Totally non-conformist.

I think it's also illegal.

But these Street Sign Coasters are not illegal. In fact, because they're made from street signs that have been salvaged, they're actually good, because they're being re-used to protect your gorgeous coffee table instead of sitting in a landfill somewhere. All of the coasters are handmade in Rhode Island, finished and sealed, and of course, each 4½" square is unique. A set of four is $70.

Available from Elsewares.

Tags: elsewares, recycled goods, reuse, salvaged street signs, street chic, street sign coasters, street signs

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