Paige Russell — Welcome Kreislauf 4+5 | Design rund um die Langstrasse | 24.–25.–26. Mai 2013 Pinecone Camp Schweizer Produkte Designer erhalten Recycling-Designpreis für Kuscheltiere aus zweiter Hand Von Peter Siegenthaler, swissinfo.ch Für ihre "Outsider", ausrangierte Stofftiere, denen sie ein zweites Leben verschaffen, sind zwei Schweizer Produktedesigner ausgezeichnet worden. Lea Gerber und Samuel Coendet vom Zürcher Atelier Volvox haben den Recycling-Designpreis 2012 gewonnen. Was macht man mit alten Stofftieren, wenn ihre kleinen Besitzer nicht mehr damit kuscheln wollen? Kunstobjekt oder Spielzeug? Ob die Wiedergeburten auf einem Sofa im Wohnzimmer oder als Spielzeuge im Kinderzimmer Platz nehmen, spiele keine Rolle. 600 Bewerbungen aus 35 Ländern "Als schlüssige Geschichte", bezeichnet Jury-Mitglied Udo Holtkamp das Second-Handprodukt "Outsider". Verborgenes aus dem Müll holen Ziel des Recycling-Designpreises sei es, das Nachdenken über ökologische Fragen anzuregen.
Hula Seventy: Last Minute Gift Wrap Inspiration Contributor post by Andrea of Hula Seventy lorajean's magazine I don't know about you but I love to wrap presents. Like, LOVE love. Most years, I start a week or two in advance and wrap a few presents each night so I don't feel rushed. I like to spend time on the details. my cakies A little brown paper, a few bits of found ephemera and a little white string. martha stewart And speaking of found ephemera, I am a big fan. how about orange Paper snowflakes make everything look pretty. packagery If you don't have time to cut out paper snowflakes (and okay, I probably won't), paper doilies are the next best thing. martha stewart I know. martha stewart You might as well know-- I'm totally on a yarn kick this year. martha stewart I spent five bucks at the local big box store yesterday and came home with more bright-colored yarn than I know what to do with. cakies Shipping tags are my favorite. And now I must get to work.
New Market Launches Today! Our newest market is up today, and it's pretty sweet if we might add! It's a fun mix of seasonal along with a few upcoming valentine's and wedding themed products trickling in. And just a reminder we have added our new vendors to our Shop Local List, if you wish to shop that way this week (although there is still time to expedite); as well we wanted to let you know about our Boxing Week Sale we're holding at Poppytalk Handmade starting December 26th through to January 2nd/11. Click here to see the Boxing Week Sales listed so far (we'll update them as they come in), and here to visit our market!