Month: June 2007

Plastic Bag Jewelry by Anna Roebuck

Treehugger has a great story about artist Anna Roebuck who makes jewelry from plastic shopping bags. From the article: The bags and other materials are collaged together, using heat to bond them. Each piece is built up in layers, gradually creating an intricate design. They are then formed in to different shapes, using specialist tooling. […]

Etsy: A Site for artisans takes off

Phil @ MAKE writes: Congrats to our pals and fellow office co-inhabitants, ETSY has a great write up in Business Week! At the Brooklyn headquarters of online marketplace Etsy, which bills itself as “your place to buy and sell all things handmade,” there isn’t an Aeron chair in sight. Instead, in keeping with the site’s […]