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Refuse/re-seen Fiber Philadelphia

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

One of the favorite materials that comes into ZeroLandfill is fabric.  The material comes in as 2″ x 2″ samples up to one yard sample cuts.  Fabric goes back out into the community as quickly as it comes in a project sites door.  So the question I have is “What are you creating with it?” Here is an opportunity to show it to larger community, in a venue during Fiber Philadelphia.  Fiber Philadelphia is an international biennial and regional festival for innovative fiber art.  Venues all over... 

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Pop Up Stores

Thursday, December 8, 2011

Pop up stores are trending. In a nutshell, pop up stores are temporary shops that aim to sell merchandise or generate buzz and then close up. An internet search points to a growing list of pop-up stores that open for the holidays.  Everything from branded stores with a small storefront to the entrepreneurial artist or crafter with an eye for product to fit a niche.  In Portland, OR, potential retailers compete for the coveted spaces to locate their stores. In Northeast Ohio, we are enjoying this holiday season with... 

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Engaging 7th graders

Thursday, November 3, 2011

Yesterday, I had the pleasure to speak to seventh graders from Laurel School in Cleveland. They wanted to know about ZeroLandfill, how we got started and the connection with honeybees.  The girls were charming and engaged.  They asked great questions, wanting to understand the materials we work with, how they are used in the community and why bees. This video is the most clear explanation of how we used Biomimicry to design the processes and language for ZeroLandfill. Biomimicry is the using nature as inspiration... 

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Pop Up Stores

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Pop up stores are trending. In a nutshell, pop up stores are temporary shops that aim to sell merchandise or generate buzz and then close up. An internet search points to a growing list of pop-up stores that open for the holidays.  Everything from branded stores with a small storefront to the entrepreneurial artist or crafter with an eye for product to fit a niche.  In Portland, OR, potential retailers compete for the coveted spaces to locate their stores. In Northeast Ohio,... Read More

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Store

Store Item: T-shirt

We have a t-shirt coming soon

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Events

ZeroLandfill(Ed)™ 1.3 – Vinyl Wallcovering

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[ October 14, 2011; 9:00 am to 1:00 pm . ] Part of NEOEA day of programming. Join your colleagues for a day of networking and art making using materials commonly found at ZeroLandfill. Leave with a CD of lesson plans and materials to take back to your classroom.