michelle kaufmann designs

My cell phone has been dying a slow, painful-for-us-both death since day one (I dropped it in a toilet less than 10 hours after bringing it home and things have just been going downhill ever since). Out of my love for sustainability I am committed to holding onto it until it’s totally nonfunctional, but as it seems to be rounding the corner on its last days, tolling its own death knoll with every incoming call I get, I have begun to consider its replacement (sniff). Happily, Nokia just unveiled their new “Remade” model, a phone that may be the green solution to my cellular woes.

The Remade is the most sustainable design yet from Nokia, a company that is quickly emerging as the industry leader in green with its cell phone recycling program in New York and its other mobile phone models designed in the green vein. It’s made from “upcycled” materials like aluminum cans, plastic drink bottles and old car tires. Even the technology within the Remade is greener than most traditional cell phones. It uses more environmentally friendly innovations like printed electronics, which reduce waste and CO2 emissions during manufacturing, and a backlit display, which saves energy and increases battery life. You can check out a quick video of the phone on Nokia’s website.

While I refuse to part with my still working, though greatly abused cell phone until it is completely defunct, I am very excited to have such a sustainable (and so cute!) replacement waiting in the wings for when that sad day comes.