by russs.net | Jun 5, 2016 | - Milstein Modules, Uncategorized
Check it out! That’s a giant 2.5 meter tower of luminesccent glass bottles in the middle of Jogja’s central street! We had a great impromtu workshop yesterday preparing 30 or so MaierDielman modules (made from Margan 1.5L glass bottles, food...
by russs.net | Jun 5, 2016 | Uncategorized
Its been a pretty epic last few days here in the city of Jogja. The culmination of several months of working with a small team of avid trash transformers. In under three months, we’ve gone from 20 trainers to hundreds of ecobrickers. A...
by Russell Maier | Jan 3, 2015 | Uncategorized
Tis the Year of the Fox… for me! The car in the lane beside us suddenly slowed down. Like a silver ghost, it crossed our path fearless winding between the cars with an elegant, unhurried and fluid stride. On the other side of the road it turned back and...
by russs.net | Oct 12, 2014 | Uncategorized
The Ecobrick team is proud and excited to announce the launch of the Vision Ecobrick 3.0 Guide. The culmination of two and half years of intense on the ground work with communities in the Philippines and our global partners, this guide lays out the essentials to...
by russs.net | Jul 19, 2014 | Charger, Trashure, Uncategorized
In your face, Northface! We’ve just completed our latest solar rattan backpack! Woven from rattan from the rainforest in the remote community of Barlig, by Remecio (who was taught by his father, who was taught by his father. .. ) the bag is finished by my...
by russs.net | May 29, 2014 | Uncategorized
I had the chance to visit the remote and beautiful village of Kadaclan last week. We built an Ecobrick bench at the school then the next morning I learned how to pound and winnow rice! This is the amazing basket weaving technology (in action) that we are building on...
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