Eco-friendly office tips!

There are small things you can do at work to help the environment. Just give it a tough, if 100 people do 100 small things it starts to make a big difference. These tips are not hard to implement. Turn off your lights wen you leave, these are responsible for the biggest energy waste in the entire corporate world. Switch to compact fluorescent lamps, using one of these, is a bit more expensive but lasts six times more than traditional ones, you’ll save on your energy bill.

Find out here more tips to help the environment!

Contribute to a sustainable printing!

Ecofont is a clever software that helps you to control the ink of your printings. By using a button added automatically by the program, you can save more than 25% toner when printing your text. Both your wallet and the environment will be grateful, since ink and toner are a particularly heavy burden on both. With this software you don’t need to change fonts or do any modifications to your document. The software is compatible with all printers in the market, is very easy to install and has an highly intuitive to use.

The Ecofont software has received the European Environmental Design Award, an initiative of DIMAD (Asociación Diseñadores de Madrid) that rewards companies that are examples of sustainable design.

Find out more about Ecofont.

Did you know that 2011 is the International year of forests?

2011 was declared by the United Nations “The International Year of Forests”.

The aim of this action is to raise awareness on sustainable management, conservation and sustainable development of all types of forests by promoting the partnership between governments and active local and intentional associations.

The launch of this action toke place the February 2, at United Nations headquarters during the ninth session of the United Nations Forum on Forests.

The UN has organized several number of activities to celebrate the International Year and foster that include high-level panel discussions, film screenings, the issuance of the United Nations commemorative stamp series for the International Year, and other public events. Take a deeper look at the Global Platform created for this action.

Paper in a world of art! Paper Cut Project

The north american designers Nikki Salk and Amy Flurry create a kind of a theatrical pieces using paper-cut techniques. They collaborate together in this paper-cut project to produce elaborate hand made paper creations that can be exposed, for instance in clothing store as a accessory. This happened with the work “Wigs” that was commissioned by a clothing store. Some designs by this duo try’s to create surreal hair styles that can take the shape of an ice cream cone for example and are currently exposed in clothes shops windows, such as Jeffrey’s in Ny and Atlanta.

Find out more about this curious paper-cut work at www.paper-cut-project.com

Paper in a world of art! Peter Clark

Peter Clark is a surprising British artist who creates an imaginary world filled with extraordinary characters. His work is base on collages with different materials that he funds on the street. To build his collages he uses material, that can go from old stamps, maps, labels, love letters, cards, buttons or dress patterns and textiles. Using very different techniques, Clark manipulates his paper or other objects and creates three-dimensional images. He puts his hands on different textures, patterns and colours of his “trash” and creates extraordinary objects of our quotidian, from motorbikes to dresses, animals or beasts.

You can buy your piece of art at Clack's website or find more about Peter’s work.

Paper in a world of art! Gugger Petter

Gugger Petter is a Danish artist that works with newspaper for nearly twenty years. She creates two and three dimensional works with this material and her fascination with newspaper “consists not only of its being the diary of our lives” as she claims, it also presents her with a black and white, as well as a limited color palette, which has always been her choice.

For Gugger, newspaper is a very respectful material, she doesn't see it as “recycled” or “trash” material. The fragile newspaper is manipulated till it becomes a strong material, it is rolled tightly into tubes and later sealed by varnish. To give the 2 and 3 dimensional effect, Gugger uses the weaving technique which helps creating a desired heavy structure.

Be surprised by this creative artist and visit her some of her works at www.guggerpetter.com

Paper in a world of art! Helen Musselwhite’s work

Helen Musselwhite, an artist from UK, creates an entire landscape of forest, trees and wild animals, combining a number of techniques that value the paper as a very interesting base material. She goes from paper-cutting, passing troughs paper folding and collage. Her 3-dimensional works can take you to an authentic magical fairyland, were each paper sculpture and collage is hand made from various paper stock and then built together in layers, creating a beautiful artwork. Fro her studio in the North West of the U.K, she creates each piece with her own hands and participates in projects worldwide and with brands and personalities, such as Stella McCartney, Nokia or Cadburys.

See more about Hellen’s work at www.helenmusselwhite.com