Just finished reading Richard Grants new book Bandit Roads. Was fascinated by his tales of the Tarahumara Indians and their ability to run astonishing distances either bare foot or just in tyre-tread huaraches. On a little further research it turns out that long distance runners all over North America and lodged in a hot debate [...]
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Bandit Roads
Posted in recycled materials, recyled tyre on August 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Recycle this Mr Miyagi
Posted in recycled materials, Uncategorized on June 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I happened to come across the clumsily name eco-retailer biomelifestyle.com the other day. I nearly didn’t make it past their home page where they announce (with not an ounce of tongue in cheek) … ‘A home without baltic linen cushions and a recycled frisbee is a home without soul!’ Hmmm … somehow I think [...]
Beware the slippery slope
Posted in belt, recycled materials, recyled tyre, tagged belt, i like, recycled tyre, recyled materials on February 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The only thing you’ll ask yourself is how much will ‘I like’ (to borrow a Boratism). One minute you’re enjoying the comforting feel of your cool new belt – next minute you’re down at Sam’s S&M store getting trussed up like a turkey. But it might be worth the risk cause this is a [...]
Rod it’s time to give those chaps a new lease of life
Posted in recycled materials, wallet, tagged ethical materials, ethical product, ethical products, ethical wallet, green wallet, reclaimed materials on February 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
After the groundbreaking Great Green Goods (and if you are reading bare in mind that mimicry truly is the greatest form of flattery) featured this wallet made from reclaimed leather I had to have one. In fact they only did a run of 45 of them and I have the only one in the UK [...]
Survive Armageddon (or was it the day after tomorrow – I get those two mixed up)
Posted in recycled materials, tagged Fish trap lamp, lamp, recycled materials, The Day After Tommorow, The Day After Tomorrow on February 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Dramatically increase your odds of surviving the rising levels of the oceans with this beautifully crafted lamp based on a handcrafted Thai fishing net. Just think – calming ambient lighting for your home this year, essential survival tool for next.
There’s good friction and there’s bad friction
Posted in recycled materials, tagged earthfriendlygoods.com, Recycled tyres, remarkable.co.uk on February 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I greatly admire the guys at remarkable.co.uk – they started off doing some earnest work with pencils and branched out neatly into complimentary office products. In fact I like them so much I bought one of their mouse mats made out of recycled car tyres.The product arrived on time and I was delighted with the [...]
