Junk Mail Gems is an entire site dedicated to crafting useful objects from junk mail. Gretchen Fleener, an industrial designer from Minneapolis, does exactly as her credit card mailings demand: “Do Not Discard.” Instead, she turns the mail into eye-candy … Read More ...
Rosie’s Place
I first learned about Rosie’s Place a few years ago when I purchased a couple of vintage button bookmarks from J. Jill as gifts. Rosie’s Place, based in Boston, is a sanctuary for poor and homeless women, and the Women’s … Read More ...
ReadyMade (Recycled) Magazine
Visit the online shop of ReadyMade magazine — “a bimonthly print magazine for people who like to make stuff” — and you’ll find carefully selected must-haves that you probably wouldn’t find offered by other magazines: Blueprints for a small modular … Read More ...
