Bamboo is a sustainable source of materials and thus and eco-friendly one. We have heard various products made of bamboo from furniture sets to tableware and more. Today, it is going to be a new life for bamboo with its new use as eyeglass frames. Chinese designer Chen Chun-Hao has designed the Ming Bamboo Glasses for Yii Collection in collaboration with bamboo designer Huang To-En. Known of being hard to break, this bamboo glasses will definitely be a long lasting one if not unbreakable. Inspired by the features and silhouette of the furniture from the Ming Dynasty, the Ming bamboo glasses is elegant and minimalistic.

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When we think of eco-friendly furniture design, we always think of those that lacks elegance and style. However, designer Joe Manus of Shiner was able to incorporate style and environmentalism. Included in the collection is a table, chair, lamp, and more. All have eye-catching design that no one would think its environment friendly. Woods used in the collection of Joe are properly selected with environmentalism in mind, steel used in each furniture is 85% recycled and cardboard used is 100% recycled. All of the hardwoods used in Joe’s collection are drop cuts from a board manufacturing that are supposed to be destined to the landfill.

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On a first glance, you will never think that the Puma phone is a solar powered phone. You will never notice the integrated solar cells. The phone’s appearance is elegant enough and it also has modern features like what the other new models has. Of course, the Puma phone still carries the influence of sports with its features that include an apparel and sports equipment like the GPS run tracker, GPS bike speedo, pedometer, yachting compass and more. With the kind of performance Puma has showed in their sports apparel, many are hoping that this one of a kind mobile phone they have will perform well w enough.

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With the increasing problem of parking space and traffic jam, designers never ran out of ideas about space saving car concepts. Designer Yuji Fujimura is just one of those designers that created the Peugeot Concept. This single passenger car concept uses electricity to propel but will have the magnetic wheels that leaves the car body floating over the wheels, which absolutely a new and unique idea for cars. Designed to move freely to any degree just like your traditional mouse trackball, this Peugeot concept car will surely be very comfortable to ride and with is compact design, it can easily pass by even on congested areas.

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Robots are known to be a toy with an electronic mechanism and uses energy to keep going. However, the Wooden Robot from Egg and Yolk is far way different from the robots that we normally know and play. Made from recycled cypress pine, the Wooden Robot is a handmade toy robot that has the head, arms, and feet rotate. This cute little robot toy stands 3 inches tall, making it an ideal toy for you and your kids’ table. With the way this robot being manufactured and with the materials used, this eco-friendly robot allows our kids to enjoy playing their favorite toy without harming the environment.

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