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Tile a Kitchen With the Ghosts of Old Computer Monitors

Posted: 26 Dec 2013 08:00 AM PST

tiles made from old CRTs

Way back in the dark days before flat screens, computer monitors and television screens were made of cathode ray tube, or CRT, glass. The material is traditionally very difficult to recycle other than into other CRT glass objects because of its composition. Now, since flat screens have replaced their clunkier predecessors, there is an abundance of CRT glass in landfills.

cathode ray tube monitor tiles

FireClay Tile has come up with a process for recycling the CRT glass and turning it into grey tiles which are safe to use in the home. The tiles can be applied to the wall of kitchens or bathrooms without fear of harmful substances.

recycled crt tiles

The company has already teamed up with ECS Refining to start making the tiles. A Kickstarter campaign was created to allow the tiles to reach a wider, more cost-efficient level of manufacture. Perhaps soon your kitchen and bathroom will be lined with the pieces of a lost generation of technology.


    

Get in Lime: Colorful Sleeve Protects Cocktail Garnishes

Posted: 25 Dec 2013 08:00 PM PST

nendo lime sleeve

Have you ever squeezed a lemon or lime garnish into your cocktail only to end up with a hand that smells like citrus all night, no matter how much you wash it? Or how about the notorious juice-in-the-eye problem? Design firm Nendo worked with gin makers extraordinaire Bombay Sapphire to come up with an eye-catching solution.

protective cocktail garnish sleeve

The lime pocket is a little blue silicon sleeve that neatly holds that lime or lemon wedge. A notch in its side allows it to sit comfortably on the edge of the glass. When adding the fruit to your drink, your hands stay clean and dry and the juice makes it to its target.

bombay sapphire lime sleeve

This seems to be a bit of fun design on Bombay Sapphire’s behalf, not something that we’ll be seeing in every martini bar in the future. Each of the sleeves bears the Bombay Sapphire logo, making them an adorably odd marketing tool that will definitely be pocketed by every barfly lucky enough to be served one.


    

Recycled Snap-Together Tiles Make for a Safer Bike Lane

Posted: 25 Dec 2013 02:00 PM PST

flow bike lane

Getting cities without bike lanes to install them isn’t really that hard. All they do is paint a thin white line with a periodic picture of a cyclist and they’re done. But those lines of paint don’t do a thing to protect the cyclists trying to ride in the bike lanes.

copenhagenize snap together bike lane

Flow Bike Lane from Copenhagenize Design Company is an efficient and low-cost way for cities to install actual bike lines which are above street level, giving cyclists a little more protection from the motorists driving just inches away.

snap together bike lane

The Flow tiles are all made of 100% recycled plastic and wood. They come in the form of tiles which snap together in any configuration and can create a bike path that’s as long as it needs to be to accommodate cyclists. Because the tiles are a different color than the street, they also help to provide a visual barrier between car space and bike space.

kids putting together bike lane

Copenhagenize wanted to prove just how simple it is to install the system, so their advertisements depict children pulling the tiles into place and snapping them together. With an adult crew, half a mile of track can be completed in just one day. The company hopes that someday this design and others like it will show cities just how simple it can be to install bike lanes in places where cyclists would love to have a safer place to ride.


    

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