SAY WORD!| GLUE JEANS?

Thread is so twentieth-century. Glue is the new thread according to Glue Jeans whose seams are glued instead of sewn. The jeans launched this week by the Dutch design duo G + N during the opening of...

Iola Design - Bamboo Sideboard

Inspired by the values and accomplishments of their grandparents Iola and Henry Hessler, brothers Steven and David Hessler founded Iola Design and set-up shop in Exton, Pennsylvania.  The clean lines...

eco handbag and vodka flow in Times Square

A billboard at the center of Times Square will provide the raw material for a new green handbag from designer Helen Marcoschamer, a winner of the first-ever “Best Green Handbag” at last...

LED alarm clock from Open Edition

Designer Jonas Damon’s Open Edition LED Alarm Clock puts a different spin on clock-watching.  Stack, shuffle, move about, or simply re-arrange to confuse friends and loved ones. Has alarm and...

scrapwood furniture from Piet Hein Eek

Here at AltCon we’re always looking for innovative, eco-friendly design and use of materials.  These pieces created from scrapwood by Dutch designer Piet Hein Eek are great examples of inspired...