of paper and things

the nature conservancy invited 10 designers to create new objects from sustainable materials sourced from around the world. wood, plants, wool and other organic materials were transformed into intriguing objects, revealing extraordinary stories about regeneration and the human connection to the earth's land and waters. design for a living world on view at the cooper-hewitt, national design museum through january 2010 + organic wool rug tiles by christien meindertsma + red maple bench by maya lin .

incredible sculpture installations by katharina trudzinski . {via booooooom! }

beautiful handmade paper flowers from the butter flying . love this paper cloud mobile too... + visit sylvie's shop & blog for more lovely paper & textile creations.

so pretty. sessun .

treehugger has a great primer on carbon footprint . learn what it is exactly, calculate your own with this tool (developed by the nature conservancy ), and then learn about ways to offset and reduce your carbon footprint here and here .

another gorgeous interior for minä perhonen . new shop, arkistot , in kyoto. {via spoon & tamago }

richard sweeney { revisited } stunning newer works

nice. by ian land .

caitlin mociun of the awesome clothing line, mociun posted this tutorial on refinery29 . step-by-step instructions on how to turn a nondescript dress into something original with potato printing. {via for me, for you }

fireflies by coso blues + see it animated here ~ beautiful! i hope you have a lovely weekend!

creative fundraiser for world wildlife fund this is origami designed by magdalena czarnecki

oh my. wow. basreliefs of reclaimed wood by ron van der ende . wow. {via today and tomorrow }

my kinda mass transit {via design dust }

papergirl street art project was born of a desire to create new ways to show and distribute art in public spaces. papergirl collects urban art of any kind and from anywhere to be bundled up and distributed for free by bicycle. {via cool hunting }

gorgeous hand-drawn "subjective and egocentric" maps by torgeir husevaag {via but does it float }

can delight awesome pendant lights recycled from spray cans by zek .

hannah and landon metz are artists and they are married. they take beautiful photos of each other every day. + more here & here & here & here .