The use of cardboard for things other than packaging is not new to the blue, from
detailed artwork to
furnature (and even
re-making the Tron light cycle scene), and now
computer cases.
Brenden Macaluso's design is not the first, with a
Japanese design from 2005 (the original site is down, but
Archive.org has a backup, with
more versions archived), and other
kludged fixes for an existing case missing parts.
Recompute wasn't the only cardboard case in the 2009
Greener Gadgets design competition. The other was
Cardboardcase, by Francesco Biasci and Martina Becattini, which is a more of a traditional computer case form. On the DIY side,
Instructables provides plans for a DIY cardboard laptop case.
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posted by filthy light thief
on Sep 17, 2009 -
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Inspired by the creative re-use of dumpsters in Athens, Georgia by Curtis Crowe of the band
Pylon, the
Macro|Sea collective have taken the idea further, and have their first
dumpster pool space prototype up and
active in Brooklyn (
via). The group's big idea is to
revitalize strip malls across America. On the smaller scale, British artist Oliver Bishop-Young has "
turned skips into gold," by
refurbishing small skips into little ponds, parks, skate ramps, and micro meeting areas (
more details). On the more personal level, Michel de Broin created "Blue Monochrom," a
dumpster hot tub.
posted by filthy light thief
on Jul 13, 2009 -
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Sex Galaxy (
trailer 1,
trailer 2, NSFW) is a new film that
claims to be the first "green film," as it is made of 100% recycled material. In an
Wired article, director/producer Mike Davis discloses his film sources. "Boarded-up libraries, abandoned schools, decaying drive-in movie theaters…. These are the realms in which I unearth my wares," he said. "And actually, many of these films are available on the internet. You can find amazing collections through the
Library of Congress." The Wired article notes that the recycled material isn't itself wholly original, and
Bad Lit expands the history of film plunder further.
Sex Galaxy is sourced from
Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women, which relied on footage from
Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet, which in turn is sampled from the Russian film
Planeta Bur. The history of film reuse is long and storied, and continues after the jump.
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posted by filthy light thief
on Jun 27, 2009 -
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