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  • Nice, light and compact… I’ve always had good experiences with alloy gear.  “William Wallet is the refined version of this assembly, made with 18 gauge lightweight Aluminum Panels and a 1/8” polyester bound latex rubber Shock Cord with metal U-Pin Closure.” I also like the fact these are made in the U.S…. apparently assembled right here in Florida too. It’s sort of a shame that I have to be pleasantly surprised about in-country manufacturing. If they haven’t already, I hope they are considering using previously recycled materials as alloy is typically very easy to re-purpose.

    Nice, light and compact… I’ve always had good experiences with alloy gear. 

    “William Wallet is the refined version of this assembly, made with 18 gauge lightweight Aluminum Panels and a 1/8” polyester bound latex rubber Shock Cord with metal U-Pin Closure.”

    I also like the fact these are made in the U.S…. apparently assembled right here in Florida too. It’s sort of a shame that I have to be pleasantly surprised about in-country manufacturing. If they haven’t already, I hope they are considering using previously recycled materials as alloy is typically very easy to re-purpose.

    1 year ago 17 notes →

  • via Re-Pack Yet another way to recycle packaging. It might not be biodegradable or super-compressible but it is re-using the same box twice. Simple. I’m looking forward to seeing a few flagship companies take on an initiative like this and set the standard for shipping. *Cough* Amazon.  Smallprint: “Recycling existing packaging is a way to produce and pollute less. The more you recycle, the less you have”. Edit: idroolinmysleep said: Amazon has actually just started a pilot program to ship stuff in reusable packaging. is.gd/gGH1a6 Awesome! Thanks for pointing this out. 

    via Re-Pack

    Yet another way to recycle packaging. It might not be biodegradable or super-compressible but it is re-using the same box twice. Simple. I’m looking forward to seeing a few flagship companies take on an initiative like this and set the standard for shipping. *Cough* Amazon. 

    Smallprint: “Recycling existing packaging is a way to produce and pollute less. The more you recycle, the less you have”.

    Edit: idroolinmysleep said: Amazon has actually just started a pilot program to ship stuff in reusable packaging. is.gd/gGH1a6

    Awesome! Thanks for pointing this out. 

    1 year ago 29 notes →

  • via Note Slate NoteSlate is low cost tablet device with true one colour display, real paper look design, long life battery (180h !), together with very handy usage and very simple and helpful interface for pen and paper. This easy, compact and portable gadget is used anywhere you want to make any notes, drafts, sketches, any ideas for future reference. Paper for everyone! Write a note and check it later, save it, or delete it. Maybe send it after. Electronic paper! *gasp* I think it speaks for itself.Love,the Lorax

    via Note Slate

    NoteSlate is low cost tablet device with true one colour display, real paper look design, long life battery (180h !), together with very handy usage and very simple and helpful interface for pen and paper. This easy, compact and portable gadget is used anywhere you want to make any notes, drafts, sketches, any ideas for future reference. Paper for everyone! Write a note and check it later, save it, or delete it. Maybe send it after.

    Electronic paper! *gasp* I think it speaks for itself.

    Love,
    the Lorax

    1 year ago 26 notes →

  • The Log: Earn My Trust, Earn My Money →

    chrisbowler:

    I’ve learned a lot from being involved in web communities in the past few years. One of the most important to me is that I choose to use my ability as a consumer to support things I believe in. That’s why I buy computers from Apple. It’s also why I buy milk and eggs from a farm outside of town and bread from a bakery on the other side of town. It costs me more money, but I get so much more value.

    Awesome. I love when the people’s opinons you value in a certain topic or area of interest impress you outside of their expertise (i.e. consuming content and technology)… on a level where their insight brings you closer inside their personality and how they choose to live in their day to day lives. As he says, “… his body of work and the manner in which he carries himself have earned him my trust… “

    I too have learned quite a bit from the web communities I’ve chosen to be part of. It’s kind of magical. 

    1 year ago 27 notes →

  • apartmentlove: [NOTE: hey, apartmentlove-ers, I don’t know how many of you are into green living but I thought this article was interesting and pretty cute! Feel free to message me and tell me what you think. Would you like to see more green living and green designs on apartmentlove?] “TourDeFork is a Milan-based food design lab focused on creating objects “designed to artfully reuse food waste.” Still in the prototype phase, their objects include a coffee scent dissipator, an orange peel hanger, and an apple peel grower.” http://www.tourdefork.net/2011/01/24/apple-peel-grower/#more-1812 Yes apartmentlove, I’d love to see more green living and green designs on your blog. 

    apartmentlove:

    [NOTE: hey, apartmentlove-ers, I don’t know how many of you are into green living but I thought this article was interesting and pretty cute! Feel free to message me and tell me what you think. Would you like to see more green living and green designs on apartmentlove?]

    “TourDeFork is a Milan-based food design lab focused on creating objects “designed to artfully reuse food waste.” Still in the prototype phase, their objects include a coffee scent dissipator, an orange peel hanger, and an apple peel grower.”

    http://www.tourdefork.net/2011/01/24/apple-peel-grower/#more-1812

    Yes apartmentlove, I’d love to see more green living and green designs on your blog. 

    1 year ago 35 notes →

  • zenhabits: The Living Kitchen | This Tiny House This is fantastic! It’s great to finally see all these ideas cumulate functionally. There’s even a video of it in action. 

    zenhabits:

    The Living Kitchen | This Tiny House

    This is fantastic! It’s great to finally see all these ideas cumulate functionally. There’s even a video of it in action. 

    1 year ago 60 notes →

  • ahotsecond: “Berry+ is a 95% berry-based, 100% plant-based laundry soap. Unlike conventional detergents that come in a heavy plastic jugs, Berry+ comes in a tiny microdose (2ml – a little less than half a teaspoon) capsule. Each microdose has enough concentrated soap to clean up to 30lbs of laundry (or any size load in between). The outer packaging is 80% non-GMO, plant-based bio-resin clam shell. The product represents a a disruptive design innovation in the laundry space. Berry+ works any way you do laundry (HE machines, front-loaders, top-loaders, or in the sink) and is cold water-formulated. The packaging is so light that it takes 3.67x fewer trucks to transport Berry+ than leading detergents that come in a jug. The Moderns, a multidisciplinary branding agency and design think tank based in Manhattan, developed the packaging, branding, and go-to-market strategy for Berry+.” (via) This seems too good to be true! But, you can find it here. Anyone have experience using this product? 

    ahotsecond:

    “Berry+ is a 95% berry-based, 100% plant-based laundry soap. Unlike conventional detergents that come in a heavy plastic jugs, Berry+ comes in a tiny microdose (2ml – a little less than half a teaspoon) capsule. Each microdose has enough concentrated soap to clean up to 30lbs of laundry (or any size load in between). The outer packaging is 80% non-GMO, plant-based bio-resin clam shell.

    The product represents a a disruptive design innovation in the laundry space. Berry+ works any way you do laundry (HE machines, front-loaders, top-loaders, or in the sink) and is cold water-formulated. The packaging is so light that it takes 3.67x fewer trucks to transport Berry+ than leading detergents that come in a jug.

    The Moderns, a multidisciplinary branding agency and design think tank based in Manhattan, developed the packaging, branding, and go-to-market strategy for Berry+.”

    (via)

    This seems too good to be true! But, you can find it here. Anyone have experience using this product? 

    1 year ago 21 notes →

  • “Any intelligent fool can make things bigger more complex and more violent. It takes a touch of genius -and a lot of courage- to move in the opposite direction.”

    — Albert Einstein (via allthatshines)

    1 year ago 73 notes →

  • Wrinkles? Forget the Iron. Use a Spray Bottle. “This tip works great because it is practical, uses no electricity, and involves supplies you already own. You also avoid having to purchase and find storage for more gear, an iron and ironing board, so this tip is a small space must.”   Hang your garment on a hanger in an open area (shower rods and the tops of door frames work well). Fill a spray bottle with tap water. (No need to buy one for this purpose. Save the spray bottle of a cleaning product you already own. Important: Make sure the bottle has a round dial, NOT the square “Off/Spray” dial. Wash it out thoroughly, making sure to spray out and clean any remnant product left in the straw.) Turn the spray dial to the finest mist possible, testing and turning until you get it ultra fine. Spray the wrinkles in downward strokes about 12-18 inches away, almost like you’re making imaginary stripes of mist. Walk away and get other tasks done. Wrinkles will disappear in a several minutes. Garment will be ready to wear when dry. Note: This method works fastest on woven fabrics. Allow longer time for knits. Recommended: Use this method the night before for the most convenience and complete dryness. In a pinch: Use this method as you’re getting ready to leave. As long as it appears nearly dry, it is all right not to be dry to the touch. It’ll be fine by the time you get to your destination. (I’ve tested the limits of this during mad morning rushes.) via Re-nest Very useful. Don’t use your old bleach bottle.

    Wrinkles? Forget the Iron. Use a Spray Bottle.

    “This tip works great because it is practical, uses no electricity, and involves supplies you already own. You also avoid having to purchase and find storage for more gear, an iron and ironing board, so this tip is a small space must.”

     

    1. Hang your garment on a hanger in an open area (shower rods and the tops of door frames work well).
    2. Fill a spray bottle with tap water. (No need to buy one for this purpose. Save the spray bottle of a cleaning product you already own. Important: Make sure the bottle has a round dial, NOT the square “Off/Spray” dial. Wash it out thoroughly, making sure to spray out and clean any remnant product left in the straw.)
    3. Turn the spray dial to the finest mist possible, testing and turning until you get it ultra fine.
    4. Spray the wrinkles in downward strokes about 12-18 inches away, almost like you’re making imaginary stripes of mist.
    5. Walk away and get other tasks done. Wrinkles will disappear in a several minutes.
    6. Garment will be ready to wear when dry.
    7. Note: This method works fastest on woven fabrics. Allow longer time for knits.
    8. Recommended: Use this method the night before for the most convenience and complete dryness.
    9. In a pinch: Use this method as you’re getting ready to leave. As long as it appears nearly dry, it is all right not to be dry to the touch. It’ll be fine by the time you get to your destination. (I’ve tested the limits of this during mad morning rushes.)

    via Re-nest

    Very useful. Don’t use your old bleach bottle.

    1 year ago 25 notes →

  • “The Future - Moving forward there are a lot of things that I want to see change and improve. Most of all I want to see us all using less paper — it is a violent medium that gives you some of the most painful cuts a grown man can experience.”

    —

    The Brooks Review

    Paper cuts are downright ferocious. 
    Oh, and there might be a few other less serious reasons for using less paper… ;)

    1 year ago 4 notes →

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