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Superuse.org: Where recycling meets design

Mar 1, '07 9:18 AM
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Link: http://www.superuse.org/

"Superuse is a online community of designers, architects and everybody else who is interested in inventive ways of recycling."

Most of the references seem to be Dutch, but that's just another good reason to register and post more stuff that's local to you. My favourite is the 'materials' section, which ranges from the eminently sensible through the perversely attractive to the pointlessly desirable...

Tags: source, architecture, art, design, craft, materials

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petersealy wrote on Mar 1, '07, edited on Mar 1, '07

As regards your "pointlessly desirable" link, don't scoff so quickly - regular containers are now widely used as low cost pre-fabs for all sorts of purposes, housing, offices, etc. €6,000 sounds steep for something that is now junk, but maybe they could be used for water towers, sumps, etc.

moominply wrote on Mar 1, '07, edited on Mar 1, '07

Must admit I looked at the dimensions to see how big a room you could make from one.

I've always wanted to make a house from that sort of stuff. There's a brewery near me which is in the process of being dismantled, and there are a whole lot of big stainless steel silos being cut up and carted away, and every time I pass it I think... "if only I had somewhere to put them...". It's only pointless because I can't afford it right now.

subtractadddivide wrote on Mar 1, '07, edited on Mar 1, '07

Cool! You might like Junkk, here : http://subtractadddivide.multiply.com/links/item/362

worldgineer wrote on Mar 1, '07, edited on Mar 1, '07

Great site. I especially like the idea in your picture. There's a huge amount of waste in the HVAC industry. Just today I looked in the ceiling of an entire office floor that's about to be remodled - dumping all of the existing equipment and replacing with new stuff. The VAV boxes had a manufacturing date of 1992 and still looked shiny and new. Think of the fun you could have with a bunch of these (all they do is open and close based on a 0 -10 volt signal - although some have fans (even better!)), scrap ductwork, a few thousand pingpong balls, and an auger.

moominply wrote on Mar 2, '07

subtractadddivide said