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Stretch Bag

Made from 100% colorful advertising campaign billboards, a clever die cut, no glue, no stitch shoulder bag is Inspired by the strength and symmetry found in nature. The minimal 2-D design stretches into 3-D to form the biggest bag with the smallest amount of waste. Stretch Bag can support up to 33lbs. It's available in different colors of recycled billboard or in natural brown leather.
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Charming

Long time collaborator Tord Boontje has created for Artecnica an iconic nature inspired jewelry collection of 18k gold and silver plated metal. This delightful collection embraces the delicate nature of fine jewelry in a playful manner, representing lovable creatures and whimsical flowers.
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Future Flora

Precision-etched metal sheets that transform into three exotic bloom-shaped forms. Future Flora inhabits the intersection of nature and technology. Future Flora’s contoured openings, fine details, and silver matte surface all conspire to illuminate space by casting poignant radiance.
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Garland Light

Garland Light mesmerizes with its delicately etched floral patterns. Garland Light is made from a continuous metal strand that is wrapped around a light bulb. With a simple clip, Garland secures to the base of a bulb and may be shaped into practically any form.
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Cases

Sustainable cork cases lined with recycled billboard comes in 3 sizes: a wallet, a clutch and a handbag. Crafted from 100% recycled billboards & sustainable cork, this die cut case collection is inspired by the simplicity of traditional envelopes. The small and medium case sizes can fit easily into a small clutch or bag as the largest case size suggests you leave your handbag at home.
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Phrena Collection

Upon manipulation this perfectly flat light fixture transforms into a beautiful 3-D shade. Created from the “simplicity of opening a book, the pages of this light work together to create perfect symmetry.” Artecnicas use of white tyvek once again creates a glow and adds warmth to any environment. Can be configured for up-lighting or down-lighting distribution.
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Wonderland

Wonderland candleholders conjure a surreal Alice in Wonderland world of escape. Fashioned from a deft balancing act of figurines that support a candle holder atop the stack, Wonderland is constructed using pieces individually cast from ornaments found
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Bright Times

Bright Times are pop-out votive candleholders that emerge from lively patterned metal disks with a pull of a finger. Watch Bright Times shred candle light into elaborate shadows.
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Textile Cords

To complement our wide range of elegant pendant lights, Artecnica now offers new electrical cord kits that feature a textile covered cord: available in both black and white.
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Laptop Case

Sustainable billboard cases lined with neoprene comes in two sizes: 13" and 15" Crafted from 100% MAL/TBWA billboards and neoprene, this die cut case collection is designed to provide a soft laptop cover and a portable work station.
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Hella Jongerius

Dutch designer Hella Jongerius (born 1963) combines craft techniques with modern technology to create objects that are strikingly new and provocative. Jongerius’ range is diverse and broadly derived. Her designs typically employ a mélange of media such as ceramics, steel, plastic, felt, and precious metals.
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Studio Glithero

Studio Glithero is a London based Anglo-Dutch design alliance. Founded by Tim Simpson and Sarah Van Gammeran who meet at the Royal College of Art, the studio creates time based installations and processes which give birth to unique and wonderful products.
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Studio Tord Boontje

Throughout his work, Tord Boontje explores juxtapositions of the old and new, naturalism and technology. Born in the Netherlands in 1968, he studied industrial design at the Eindhoven Design Academy before enrolling at the Royal College of Art in London.
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Stephen Burks

Stephen Burks is one of the most recognized American industrial designers of his generation. He and his New York Studio, Readymade Projects, have been responsible for creative design direction on projects ranging from retail interiors and event to packaging, lighting, furniture and home accessories.
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Inga Sempé

Inga Sempé’s design vision is greatly inspired by the innovative precision of everyday objects. The Paris-based designer combines clean lines with a characteristic airiness to create pieces that are gracefully streamlined and disarmingly warm.
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Stephen Johnson

Stephen Johnson explores less obvious facets of design. His work centres largely on how design can exist for the cognitive, as well as our more commonly perceived physical needs.
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Joris Laarman

Joris Laarman’s design ethos centers on turning familiar, everyday things into idiosyncratic objects that explore functionality—its motivations, and its subsequent incarnations. His body of work references history, human psychology, biology, and conventional values, investigating and challenging different facets of the world in which we live..
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tranSglass® Mirrors

tranSglass® Mirrors are large oval mirrors topped with a three-dimensional, mirrored glass mosaic. The multi-faceted, hand-cut mosaics are available in star and dog mask motifs.
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TaTu

A Design With Conscience® project. Steel wire is deliciously airy, visually pliant and weather resilient in brilliant modular furniture by celebrated designer Stephen Burks.
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transNeomatic

transNeomatic is a conceptually innovative container bowl crafted from a repurposed scooter tire and natural wicker. Each tire is thoroughly steam-cleaned and finished in an eco-friendly sealant. transNeomatic comes with an optional handwoven hemp cover that slips over its rubber base.
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Come Rain Come Shine

Come Rain Come Shine is Tord Boontje’s lyrical reinterpretation of the chandelier, bringing playful sophistication to any surrounding. Constructed from a round metal structure, the chandelier froths and preens in a handcrafted concoction of crocheted cotton, organza, silk and fabric flowers, casting a dramatic and mysterious glow when lit.
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Witches' Kitchen

An Artecnica Design with Conscience™ project, Witches’ Kitchen™ is a handcrafted kitchenware collection inspired by the witches and wizards of western lore.
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tranSglass®

tranSglass® is included in the permanent collection of MoMA New York. Since its launch, tranSglass® has become one of Artecnica’s best-selling items. With its recycled origins and sleek, fluid design, tranSglass® conveys a positive attitude towards the environment, affirmed as an Artecnica Design With Conscience project.
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Beads & Pieces

Beads & Pieces, a Design With Conscience project, is a four-piece ceramic collection designed by Hella Jongerius. Artisans located in the primary coca leaf-growing region of Peru handcraft the collection.
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Stretch Bag Multicolor

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09' Collection Photoshoot

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Garland

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The Design Center at Philadelphia University

Ivy installation incorporating Raffia by Tord Bonntje.

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Gwangju Biennale

Gwangju, Korea

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DECOoh!

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Aid to Artisans Award

Artecnica - Innovation in Craft and Visionary Design Award In 2002, Artecnica founded DESIGN WITH CONSCIENCE, a program to design and manufacture products in accordance with humanitarian and environmentally friendly principles. Artecnica has invited talented designers of international fame to contribute new ideas to an ever expanding design collection and to team them with artisans in need around the world, invigorating commerce and assisting surrounding communities.

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August 09' Catalog

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Catalog 08'

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January 09' Catalog

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Design w/Conscience Poster