by russs.net | Jan 27, 2013 | - Bottle Building, - Milstein Modules
I am excited! Our technique for building with trash bottle bricks has taken a giant serendipituous leap forward. This past weekend I met Zelli and his wife Joany who are seasoned cob builders living in the Philippines. Against the odds, they have been pioneering...
by russs.net | Nov 22, 2012 | - Milstein Modules, Charger, Trashure
The concept of the bottle charger is evolving. I realized that I might be trying to do a little too much with my first trash charger by making it both wind and solar. Far wiser, I have realized is to do one right, then move on to integrating the other. So, solar...
by russs.net | Nov 12, 2012 | - Milstein Modules, Charger, Trashure
Wouldn’t it be awesome if you could use readily available trash to make electricity? Now that would be green energy! As an artist I’ve learned that one of the best amplifiers of creativity is limitation. The more you’re limited the more...
by russs.net | Oct 23, 2012 | - Bottle Building, - Milstein Modules, -Ecobricks
A while ago, this great article came out on our work here in Sabangan with the local San Alfonso High School students. Christa had the great idea that we should get the students to write about the process and interview folks during the day. This newspaper article,...
by russs.net | Oct 19, 2012 | - Bottle Building, - Milstein Modules
The other day, I teamed up with Kelsie, a U.S. Peace Core worker who is stationed in a neighbouring village. Together we taught the highschool staff and 170 students of Bila National High School how to make bottle bricks. Nothing went as expected– yet, it was...
by russs.net | Sep 27, 2012 | - Bottle Building, - Milstein Modules, Trashure
Wow. Yesterday was a lot of fun. We worked with teams of boys from San Alfonso High School to construct with our arsenal of bottle bricks. Together we’re constructing a segregation centre as designed by the students, Niklaus and I. These are the same bottle...
Russell is a regenerative artist, inventor and philosopher based in Bali, Indonesia. He is one of the principals of global the Ecobrick. His regenerative theories are inspired by his time amongst the Igorot people, his journey with plastic and his work mandalas. Russell is currently working on a new theory of Earthen Ethics and Plastic Sequestration. You can follow him on Facebook