more websiters

http://designeast.eu/2009/06/17/radium-innovative-approach-to-street-furniture-by-mm-cite/

the bench on this page has buttons on it to raise the person sitting on it off the cold/hot bench kinda like what we were talking about. can't imagine its very comfortable thou...

http://keetsa.com/blog/recycle/the-eco-friendly-cylus-pangolin-purses-made-of-old-tires/

stole this one from matthew

Anti- public seating

http://architectures.danlockton.co.uk/2007/07/24/anti-public-seating-roundup/

street furniture

rubber bike stand
http://www.pleatfarm.com/2010/03/18/meandre-bike-stand/

15 lovely street furniture designs: http://arch.itect.us/2010/10/04/15-urban-furniture-designs-you-wish-were-on-your-street/

these bollards take full advantage of the properties of the recycled rubber:

http://www.bollards2u.co.uk/bollards-bendy-rubber.shtml

rubber paths

Made from 100% recycled tyres. Great for preserving urban trees, reducing stormwater runoff, recycling tires, and curbing greenhouse gas emissions.
http://cleantechnica.com/2009/07/19/rubber-sidewalks-give-the-bounce-to-concrete/

Also, recycled plastic and rubber roof shingles:

 

http://cleantechnica.com/2009/06/28/roof-shingles-made-from-recycled-plastic-and-rubber/

Lady Gaga and her love of rubber...

 

Lady Gaga's latex rubber outfit for meeting the Queen

 

sofa based on the improvised furniture of the homeless in Mexico City

 

http://www.dezeen.com/2010/02/02/mugrosita-by-liliana-ovalle/

Pop up furniture

have a look at it in action here:
http://vimeo.com/4197108

WheelLY sustainable homeless shelter

http://inhabitat.com/wheelly-sustainable-homeless-shelter/

It acts as storage, seating and a tent - everyone has the right to shelter and personal space

shopping cart / homeless shelter

It's kinda ugly but an interesting idea

http://declubz.com/blog/2008/08/17/weird-design-for-homeless-cart/

IKEA Hacking

 These guys created their own furniture from standard IKEA parts

http://dornob.com/ikea-gone-insane-funny-strange-hacked-furniture-set/

There some interesting articles here

http://www.scraptirenews.com/archive.html

Reef of...disaster

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osborne_Reef

This sites GOLD

http://www.p2pays.org/ref/11/10504/html/usa/usechip.htm#Crumb%20rubber%20in%20rubber%20or%20plastic

http://www.p2pays.org/ref/11/10504/html/biblio/htmls/msh1.htm

http://www.p2pays.org/ref/11/10504/html/biblio/html4/msh6.html

more rubber furniture

http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2009/12/inflatable-goes-formal-blofield-branex.html

rubber stool

http://www.betterlivingthroughdesign.com/furnishings/rubber-stool.html

De-Vulcanisation

http://www.faqs.org/patents/app/20110009509

http://gow.epsrc.ac.uk/ViewGrant.aspx?GrantRef=GR/R15078/01

People trying to patent de-vulcanisation

link

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/07/recycled-rubber-tires-ready-to-assemble-modulab-chile.php

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tire_recycling

http://www.zuss.com/

interesting use

 

http://www.rezulteo-tyres.co.uk/unusual-stories/second-life-for-your-tyres-357

Videos from the Crumb Rubber trip

Separating the steel from the rubber

the end result - rubber from truck tyres

rubber and felt adaptable storage

http://www.perrylakes.com/capillair-modular-storage-system-by-carolijn-slottje

Fabric made from recycled rubber

link to the Vulcana website:
http://www.vulcana.net/

Photos From Crumb

 http://www.crumbrubber.ie/

 Tinest shreded tyres

 Nylon from car tyres

Worlds second biggest tyre!

rubbage clutch bag

made from recycled tyre inner tubes and edged in stainless steel
http://www.ecoutlet.co.uk/recycled-rubber-clutch-bag.html

Tyre bracelets

more here: http://www.trashrevamp.co.uk/tyre-bracelets.html

Awesome tea table

I really like how they turned their comcept into an object
http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/8/view/11267/jeonghwa-seo-hanna-chung-ripple-effect-tea-table.html

inner tube bag and jacket

http://www.moderntribe.com/judaica/accessories/recycled_tires_trapeze_handbag

http://fanelelove.blogspot.com/2010/12/world-aids-day-lara-klawikowski-condom.html

really cool tyre sculptures

http://www.toxel.com/inspiration/2010/02/19/15-amazing-used-tire-sculptures/

recycled tyre wallet

http://www.toxel.com/inspiration/2010/04/22/12-unusual-and-creative-wallets/

tire seat

remolded tyres

more videos

youtube video

Tyre belts

Recycled Bike Tyre Belts Old bike tyres destined for landfill are transformed into eco-friendly belts.  Each tyre is cut, washed and hand-crafted to make an eye catching piece of fashion, that's not only recycled, but hard-wearing and pretty cool too

Environment

http://www.rezulteo-tyres.co.uk/environment

Sweet tyre bags

http://en.spread-grani.com/seal-bags.html

Composition of tyres

Tyre composition:
http://www.wrap.org.uk/downloads/2_-_Composition_of_a_Tyre_-_May_2006.db9d4565.2856.pdf

Enviromental impacts and options:
http://www.mfe.govt.nz/publications/waste/end-of-life-tyre-management-jul04/html/index.html

http://www.doeni.gov.uk/niea/usedtyresleaflet.pdf

Google books:

Recycling and reuse of used tyres: proceedings of the international ...

 By Ravindra K. Dhir, Mukesh C. Limbachiya, Kevin A. Paine

Reuse of tyres:
http://www.aircrafttyres.com/images/Hergebruik%20banden.pdf
http://www.tirecrafting.com/

tyre furniture

designed by Leo Kempf

http://neutradesign.wordpress.com/2010/09/02/recycled-tyres/

rubber shoes

http://ellielovesnewyork.blogspot.com/2010/06/my-feet-are-thanking-brazil-and.html

Some Interesting Designs

 Creative Tyre Swing

Shorts Made For Michelin

Flexible Bollards

http://www.a1rubber.com/index.php


 

Interesting Websites

Innovative traffic Lights

Tree Hugger

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