Inhabitat: The Ecoist MTA clutch is a colorful and cute way to navigate city streets in sleek sustainable style. Made from 100% repurposed NYC subway maps, this wristlet clutch is perfect for urban jaunts and lightweight toting. A trash-to-treasure accessory such as this is not only an eco-friendly way to repurpose materials, but also serves as a streamline, incognito way to stash personal belongings!

Strong, sturdy, and water resistant – clutch accessories never functioned so practically while looking so chic. Crafted out of hand-folded, recycled NYC subway maps that are coated with cellophane, this zip-close and self-lined bag is perfect for a cell phone, keys, glasses, and an eco-lip balm.

SUSTAINABLE STYLE: Ecoist recycled MTA map clutch [Inhabitat]

The Aeronautics and Cosmonautics Romanian Association (ARCA) has announced that it will be ready to launch it’s 92-pound rover called the European Lunar Lander within the the next few months. The objective of the launch is to float a balloon 11 miles above the sea, at which point a STABILO rocket will carry the payload to space.

Last year GOOGLE announced that it would be offering some exuberant amounts of money for the Lunar X Prize. There are several $5 million dollar prizes as well as the grand prize of $20 million, which ARCA is aiming for. In order to win the $20 million grand prize the ELL has to land, travel 500 feet on the surface of the moon, and send video, images, and data back to Earth.

Christopher Aceto currently heads Thottfield Inc., a small multimedia and communications consultancy based in Toronto, Canada. Always on the hunt for innovative and exciting ideas, his passion for the creation and production of ground-breaking technologies and services has granted him the opportunity to act as a creative consultant for various companies and industries throughout the world.

Nuebbo is a new digital and virtual business card holder for the Internet. The free service provides you with all of the benefits for which business cards were designed: Maintaining the creative investment in business cards, preserving the visual nature in our memory, with all of the advantages of being a 100% web application. With Nuebbo, you can access all of your contacts including updated details from any device with an Internet connection. Nuebbo card holder makes it easy for you to manage and locate your contacts.

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Ikea have done an amazing job of creating a brand that everybody considers when needing good quality cheap and cheerful furniture. We don't even have Ikea in South Africa, but we're still well aware of the brand even without mainstream advertising.

This guerrilla stunt using balconies in Frankfurt, which were made to look like storage boxes, is a cracker. In Europe, where space is at a premium - your balcony really does turn into valuable storage space. In South Africa it's often regarded as a convenient location for laundry

Ikea thinks 'out of the box' [CherryFlava]

The Wall Street Journal: TerraCycle has formed deals with large food and beverage makers to collect discarded wrappers and juice pouches and turn them into pencil cases, umbrellas and other accessories.

The small firm offered large companies a solution to their problem -- how to dispose of wrappings that are tricky and costly to break down and recycle.

TerraCycle's products are starting to appear in large retail stores. And the firm expects their sales to help boost revenue.

TerraCycle Fashions a New Life For Old Wrappers [The Wall Street Journal]