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Building With Milk Crates!

We're smitten with the designs of German artists Wolfgang Winter and Berthold Hörbelt — according to Treehugger, the duo has been building milk crate buildings since 1992. Check out these inspirational structures made from crates...

 
 

This elaborate structure is made of Jupiter crates — does anyone recognize it?
The Cratehouse in Castleford, Yorkshire.
• Beautiful light in Cratehouse!

Via: Treehugger | Shipping Containers + Milk Crates = Cratehouse

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They have one of those beer crate buildings in Brussels - near the Atomium. I think it's some sort of Museum... probably about beer.

posted by belgiumifye on July 27th 2009 at 8:00pm
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Fascinating. I love the glow it gives inside the space. Talk about clever recycling.

posted by M2JL on July 27th 2009 at 8:51pm
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Love it. I could take a nap in there. (Can you tell I am tired?)

posted by Icanmakeit on July 27th 2009 at 8:56pm
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These are actualy Beer Crates from Belgium Beer Jupiler
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jupiler_krat.jpg

posted by Lennart on July 28th 2009 at 5:53am
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Yes beer not milk, but we get the idea.

posted by hrhprincessfiona on July 28th 2009 at 7:09am
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Do they cover up the open slats with anything, or leave it open to the air?

posted by jooly on July 28th 2009 at 10:13am
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