Ninja November 2nd, 2009
Husband and wife design team John and Linda Meyers (aka Wary Meyers Decorative Arts) have a wonderful, new DIY book! The book features 45 reuse/repurpose projects complete with instructions and process sketches. Here’s a preview of some of their creative projects from the Wary Meyers’ Tossed & Found book.
Purchasing link
+ Wary Meyers’ Tossed & Found: Unconventional Design from Cast-offs
Ninja October 19th, 2009
Improbable Projects’ sonic fabric neckties are woven from 50% recorded audio cassette tape and 50% colored thread. The amazing thing is that the fabric plays if you run a tape head over it!
Purchasing link
+ Sonic fabric necktie, $90
Ninja October 6th, 2009
Anastassia Elias‘ precious keyhole scenes:
School, 2009
Toilet Paper Roll
Grandmother, 2009
Toilet Paper Roll
Market, 2009
Toilet Paper Roll
Via Behance
Yuken Teruya’s playful forestscapes:
Toilet rolls sprouting spreading branches are hung to create a ‘forest’ hanging on the wall or hanging down from the ceiling. There is a moment when the hanging cut-out-parts start holding their branches and leaves on their own strength. It is as if I’m helping the paper awakens its ability to be an individual tree.
– Yuken Teruya
Corner Forest, 2006
Toilet Paper Rolls
Corner Forest, 2007
Toilet Paper Rolls
Corner Forest (Serendipitous-Tangents), 2007
Toilet Paper Rolls
Photo credit: Eun Young Choi
Forest Cloud (Murata&Friends Gallery), 2007
Toilet Paper Rolls
Photo credit: Manabi Murata
Ninja September 30th, 2009
Atlanta-based Brian Dettmer and Helsinki-based Sami Havia breathe new life into cassette tapes.
Brian Dettmer:
Dead Bird, 2005
Altered Cassette Tapes
Photo credit: Packer Schopf Gallery
Skull Mutation 1 (Classical), 2007
Altered Cassette Tapes
15 x 16 x 20cm
Photo credit: Mito
Bull Skull, 2007
Altered Cassettes Tapes
56 x 44 x 37cm
Photo credit: Mito
Goat Skull, 2007
Altered Cassette Tapes
18 x 34 x 19cm
Photo credit: Mito
Sami Havia:
Blind Melon – Nico, 2006
aerosol acrylic & pencil on c-cassettes
Mos Def – Black On Both Sides, 2006
aerosol, paper & felt-tip pen on c-cassettes
Michael Jackson – Thriller, 2006
aerosol & alkyd on c-cassettes
DJ Krush – Code 4109, 2006
aerosol, acrylic & alkyd on c-cassettes
NOFX – Punk In Drublic, 2006
aerosol, ink & acrylic on c-cassettes
Ninja December 15th, 2008
Sorry, I couldn’t resist using alliteration. The following gift selection isn’t eco-perfect, but at least it’s going in that direction. Why not think a little about the planet while making your gift lists? ~__^
Prices are in US dollars with purchasing links following each green product’s image.
Happy giving,
Ninja
+ Wooden Mushroom Kaleidoscope
+ Flip & tumble Loopt bag, $6.00
+ Crayon rocks (64 crayons in 16 colors), $19.99
+ “Don’t drink and drive” pilsner beer glasses (made from recycled glass from
old car windshields), $20.00
+ “I Am Not A Paper Cup” Ceramic Cup, $20.00
+ Hand-knit lion toy (natural wool yarn, treated with vegetable-based dyes), $26.00
+ Liquidcardboard vase, $30.00
+ Trio Herb Pot, $39.00
+ Keyaki wood teacup set of 4, $40.00
+ Hug-Me Sweater, $92.00
+ Solar panel messenger bag to carry and charge your electronic devices, $472.00
Related postsNinja December 9th, 2008
Flip & Tumble co-founder, Eva Bauer, was kind enough to send over 2 Loopt bags for Ninja vs Penguin to try out.* Thanks, Eva!
Flip and Tumble’s Loopt bags are made from lightweight polyester and have a 23 lb. capacity. The empty bag rolls neatly and is secured by an elastic band sewn on the bottom of the bag. Each Loopt bag measures 1″ in diameter and 3″ long when rolled up, and 18″ wide by 23″ tall (including the straps) unrolled.
Here’s a video of it being unrolled:
Here’s a video of it being rolled up:
I kept my Loopt bag tucked away in my purse, and boy, it came in handy. What I love most about the bag is that you don’t have to remember to bring it with you. What good is a reusable bag if it’s left at home? It’s small enough so that it didn’t take up too much room in my purse, and it’s so brightly colored (I claimed dibs on the green one) that I could easily find it among all the other crap I keep in there (like my 250 gig portable hard drive).
The Loopt bag is perfect for unexpected shopping trips. I’ve recently used it for emergency Chinatown grocery shopping, carrying holiday parcels to the post, and purchasing art supplies (my Loopt bag comfortably housed a 14″ x 17″ Bristol pad and pencil kit).
Each Loopt bag is only $6 and comes in 4 different colors. You can get your very own here from Flip & Tumble.
* Disclaimer: On occasion, Ninja vs Penguin will receive samples of merchandise to review (and we’re more than happy to). We are not slags for swag. NvP will not endorse something that we don’t truly like or would be willing to purchase ourselves.
We do love our readers—your friendly emails make us smile, and the last thing we would want to do is mislead you.
Related postsNinja June 17th, 2008
Paul Curtis (aka Moose) creates street art by removing dirt from walls of San Francisco’s Broadway Tunnel. The Reverse Graffiti Project is a promo for Green Works Cleaners.
Related postsLimited edition lithograph prints. Signed + numbered.
