by russs.net | Sep 18, 2012 | - Bottle Building, - Milstein Modules, Trashure
“Russell, we’re going to Natonin tomorrow and we have to speak to 300 youth for two days! Help!” That’s how my adventure to Natonin, a remote village in the mountains began last week. Cell service had been down for several days, and my friend...
by russs.net | Aug 4, 2012 | - Bottle Building, - Reflections, Trashure
We’re refining the Ecobrick methodology here in the northern Philippines. An essential part of the process is philosophical. It is essential to consider the longterm ethics of stashing plastics and potential toxics for the next 500 years into a building...
by russs.net | Jul 29, 2012 | - Bottle Building, Trashure
Last night, this is where I slept. You see, firm in my mind at the moment, is the intention to construct dazzling sustainable structures with trash bottle bricks. The irony is that here in the village they have a deep tradition of truly sustainable homes...
by Russell Maier | Jul 23, 2012 | - Bottle Building, - Milstein Modules, co-creation, Paintings, Trashure
This is the unfolding of a trash wall built by the village youth and I this month. It is built from bottle bricks stuffed with trash that we salvaged from the river. The humble (yet beautiful!) wall is a community showcase of the potential of this...
by Russell Maier | Jul 22, 2012 | - Bottle Building, - Milstein Modules, co-creation, Trashure
I’ve been surveying the different techniques going on around the world to buy using bottles. The technique of layering bottles in cement and building with them as bricks makes some amazing structures and can be a great way to deal with garbage. In Central...
by Russell Maier | Jul 21, 2012 | - Mandalas, art, Trashure
I’ve wanted to make a permanent mandala with cement and grout for a long time. Last week while hiking I came across a decidedly ugly pile of broken tiles along side the beautiful river. I put as many as I could carry into my backpack and headed home. The...
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