scrap lights are seattle based graypants attempt to instill new spirit into salvaged pieces of corrugated cardboard, a lively play on light and shadow invigorates once lifeless materials. Architects by training Seth Grizzle and Jonathan Junker’s approach to design is “nothing is a mistake. there’s no win and no fail. there’s only make.” also worth a look are their scrap chairs.

Moose is a British artist and a pioneer in an innovative practice known as Reverse Graffiti. He seeks out soot covered surfaces and inscribe them with images, tags, and even advertising slogans using scrub brushes, scrapers and pressure hoses. He creates beautiful works of green art by simply wiping away dirt from surfaces.

Richard Lawson’s 9-volt light was part of 100% Design and is now  being produced  by mathmos. a modern interpretation of a candle  the lamp is attached to a 9 volt battery. when lying horizontally it is in the off position and white in colour. it is turned on by simply turning it vertical. available in blue or red.

“aleph is an experimental public display, that is using the spaces, people and objects it faces as a palette to display messages from hidden viewpoints. when looking at a small mirror, it reflects a fraction of space around us, when looking at a mirror facade it reflects most things around us.. but if we build a matrix of small mirrors, which can adjust their tilt according to the site they are facing, we can create a display that uses the ever change flux of the place to show images from certain points in space.”

“the name comes from a fictional point of singularity by Jorge luis borges: aleph is a point in space that contains all other points. anyone who gazes into it can see everything in the universe from every angle simultaneously, without distortion, overlapping, or confusion” it is a public display commissioned for the UK belsay hall contemporary arts program and is on display till september.

naoto fukasawa nine chairs are a part of vitra editions. they are all identical in design except that each chair is made from a different material. the different materials are marble, redwood, concrete, acrylic, wicker, metal, polyurethane foam, felt, and hay. each material transforms the appearance of the chair. this is exactly the result the designer fukasawa set out to achieve when he created the series of chairs to illustrate the impact of a single design decision, the choice of material.

the pandhandle bandshell is a temporary music venue created from of recycled, reclaimed and repurposed materials. it demonstrates that a beautiful structure can be built from materials which would otherwise be discarded creating awareness of our impact on the environment. Designed by the finch mob, rebar, and Christopher Guillard.

dutch designer tejo remy’s reinterpreted playground fence is an interesting example of recycled design. The language and use have been playfully manipulated. the fence which was once a barrier or delineation of space becomes an area for connecting and hanging out.

designed by italian design lab nonesiste in collaboration with physicist stefano besseghina the v/a.g.r.a lamp is as it name suggests, it goes up when turned on. it is a “living lamp” embryonic and morpho-organic particles that come to life when stimulated by light.

designed by amt, the inside out collection reverses the expectation of the common drinking glass. the iconic shapes are hidden behind discreet outer shape. it is ony by pouring the drink is its inner identity revealed.