<![CDATA[Gizmodo: trash to treasure]]> http://tags.gizmodo.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/gizmodo.com.png <![CDATA[Gizmodo: trash to treasure]]> http://gizmodo.com/tag/trashtotreasure http://gizmodo.com/tag/trashtotreasure <![CDATA[12-year-old Builds Homeless Shelter Yurt from Trash]]> 12-year-old Max Wallack submitted this amazing "Home Dome"—a homeless shelter made from plastic, wire, and packing peanuts—to a recent "Trash to Treasure" design contest. Based on a Mongolian yurt, it's warm and includes a bed.

The project both helps divert materials from landfills and gives the homeless a place to sleep (though I wonder how they breathe under all that plastic). Max won $10,000, a Dell laptop and a trip to Boston. [Design Blog]

]]> http://gizmodo.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5160648&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Scrap Metal Sci-Fi Sculptures are Impressive to Say the Least]]> We showed you some cool metal Star Wars models last week, found in a mall in Dubai. Well, Yumi Modal is a workshop in Bangkok that makes all sorts of awesome sci-fi models out of scrap metal. Everything from Yoda to the Predator to Spiderman are represented, and even if Darth Vader looks a lot like Bender, I'm still really impressed. Just look at Yoda! Certifiably badass. Everything is for sale, too, with the biggest models going for up to $4,300.


[Yumi Modal via Neatorama]

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