Oh, I am impatient for spring! Since I live in San Francisco where one season blurs into the next, my main craving is for more sunlight. And spring vegetables, spring dresses, and lots and lots of bunnies..

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Lola Madrid, a Spanish creative agency, is working on a project that turns old cars into new bicycles. Each bike is hand built by bicycle shop owners using materials that are sourced from junkyards: car metals are recycled to build the frame, transmission belts become bicycle chains, turn signals are used as reflective lights, and the bike seat and handlebars are covered with car upholstery.
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A fourth-generation builder, Mark Jupiter was practically born into woodworking. However, it was Mark's first professional experience designing and building a timber frame home in the Catskills that Mark really gleaned his skill set. Today he uses those skills to create handmade furniture using reclaimed materials. 

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For the last few decades, sewing was not seen as a valuable asset. Gone are the days when sewing was a mandatory skill in home economics class and so there are fewer men and women in their twenties and thirties who know how to sew than in generations past. More

Remember Perler beads? The darlings of the summer camp craft time? Turns out, you can use them for more than just flat ornaments and shapes! More

After learning about the substantial wood waste created from the manufacturing of wooden furniture, London based designers Marjan Van Aubel and Jamie Shaw teamed up with the American Hardwood Export Council and Benchmark Furniture to research the development of a new material made from wood chips. The result: the Well Proven Chair. More

Have sticks, will decorate! That's all Ama needed to create this one-of-a-kind wall art that's simple and graphic. 

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I love train sets, but we don't use ours nearly as much as we could — mostly due to the hassle of setting it up and the inability to leave it up (lest someone trip and fall.) This solution is the perfect answer to the sprawling train set dilemma! More

Drew Waters has a goal of seeing a chicken coop in every back yard. To make that happen, Drew has introduced a flat pack coop with the urban chicken farmer in mind. As part of our Meet the Maker series, Drew answers questions about his inspiration, his background and the one item he wishes he had designed...

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