Design Miami 07: Tomáš Gabzdil Libertiny of Studio Libertiny presented a project called Paper Vases at Design Miami last week, which involved laminating 700 sheets of paper into a solid block and then ...

Fair trade goes beyond its crunchy roots. For four generations, a community of traditional basket weavers sat along Mumbai roads and sold their goods. But after it became easy to buy cheap plastic ...

Product news: Dutch designer Pepe Heykoop has created a paper cover to turn any glass jar or bottle into a faceted vase, sold to help impoverished women in Mumbai make a living. Each Paper Vase is ...

London-based designer Jacqueline de la Fuente is committed to turning trash into treasure. She’s the artist behind De La Jardin, which offers decorative vases made from a unique type of cardboard and ...

It's a familiar, often unfortunate equation: a designer (industrial, fashion etc.) from a wealthy country has a trend-setting idea, manufacturers it for pennies in an impoverished country and then ...

Ceramics will always be near and dear to our hearts (and our open shelves). But when we spotted these paper vases by Octaevo—some with graphic, colorful patterns across them, others perforated, and ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Things to do. Followed categories will be added to My News. Take your plastic bottle and wrap pieces of folded newspaper around it to create a new shape. Repeat ...

Dutch designer Pepe Heykoop has created a simple Paper Vase that turns any empty bottle into a contemporary object. Made from white coated paper that is both waterproof and strong, this flat-pack ...

Take your plastic bottle and wrap pieces of folded newspaper around it to create a new shape. Repeat this process until you're happy with the form. Cover the entire bottle in masking tape to secure ...

If your day is passing slowly and you have nothing to do, why not give this a try? Want to make something elegant and perfect as a craft decor, and one that doesn’t take too much time? Here’s a nifty ...