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Get Your Rock Posters Here: Go Green
September 22, 2008
When you’re getting your rock on the last thing you want to think about is your impact on the environment (unless you’re at Burning Man – then, yeah, you’ll be thinking about it). Luckily those clever gig poster designers at The Decoder Ring Design Concern have done all the responsible fretting for you. The creators of kick arse posters for everyone from The Hold Steady (seen above) to Willie Nelson have gone 100% green. The future collector...Recycled Bike Clock: Go Green
September 15, 2008
In this digital age, regular old circular clocks have all but disappeared from American homes. Just like with handmade envelopes, Etsy has helped resurrect the past. This handmade, upcycled clock seems to have come from an industrial age, what with its hard metallic edges. It seems mean and spunky, but it's actually made from a bicycle chain ring, a hanger, and a textile sample. This clock doesn't have numbers, making knowing the time not as...