While I do not profess to be a tree hugger, I do appreciate efforts to help the environment and celebrate all things "green." I think I happen to be the biggest recycler on the planet -- no, not in cans and paper -- but more because I buy almost everything vintage, antique, and second-hand. That's recycling, no? And being a lover of the earth can be gorgeous, as some of these (especially Marilyn) demonstrate...
Above two photographs of Marilyn Monroe
"Kiki" Faux Bois Chair in cast cement by Oly Studio
"Vincent" Half-Round Faux Bois Table in cast cement by Oly Studio
Design by Kelly Wearstler
Photograph by Francois Harland for Architectural Digest Espanol
Recycled Windshield Big Bowl Glasses, handmade in Colombia from old car windows
Available here at Uncommon Goods
Glass Water Bottle with Glass Cap available
here at
Uncommon Goods
Recycled Water Bottle Chandelier (looking up into it) by Katharine Harvey
Image via wvs/flickr
Pop Can Clutch, crocheted in Brazil from over 200 recycled aluminum pull-tabs.
Designed by Escama Studio and available here at Uncommon Goods