recycledEco Sculpture by the Sea: Pavilion Made of 70,000 Bottle Caps
A wave-like sculpture mimics the surface of the adjacent sea in Aarhus, Denmark in an abstract composition made…
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Art & DesignCar Creatures: Artist Makes Recycled Art from Hubcaps
Looking at these incredible animal sculptures, you’d never guess that they’re made almost entirely from…
recycledHot Rod Tub: Scrap Car Transformed into Fun Jacuzzi
Just because this old European sedan’s years of usefulness on the road were over didn’t mean it had to go to…
Art & DesignUpcycled Furniture: Finding Unexpected New Uses for Trash
We've all heard the saying "one man's trash is another man's treasure" – and furniture maker…
recycledFull Circuit: 12 Things Made from Reclaimed Computers
Electronics become obsolete so quickly, and the remains of technology that was once cutting edge litter the earth…
animalsStunning Shattered Glass Animals by Marta Klonowska
Artist Marta Klonowska carefully assembles thousands of razor-sharp shards of shattered glass into beautiful…
Art & DesignNike Feather Pavilion Made of Thread & Plastic Bottles
In celebration of its groundbreaking Flyknit footwear technology, Nike has teamed up with architect Arthur Huang…
Art & DesignCloud: Interactive Installation Made of Recycled Light Bulbs
An electrical cloud streaming with silver beads of ‘rain’ that double as pull-strings to turn on lights…
Art & DesignLibraries, Aquariums & Outhouses: 14 Reclaimed Phone Booths
Hundreds of thousands of phone booths still stand like relics of a past century on street corners and in subway…
Art & DesignTelephone Booth Turned into an Aquarium in France
It’s hard to even find a working pay phone these days, and telephone booths seem even more obsolete. So what’s…
Art & DesignArtist Transforms Abandoned Building into Life-Size Dollhouse
Abandoned houses are so often imbued with a sense of sadness and loss – the feeling that someone’s memories…
Art & DesignPOP Culture! Colorful Canopy Made from Plastic Bottles
Plastic bottles aren’t exactly beautiful. While a good percentage of them get recycled these days, far too many…
Art & DesignTowering Transformers! Robots Made of Scrap Metal
Kids – and fans of all ages – will gaze up in wonder at the real-life ‘Transformers’ that tower up to 20…
animalsRecycle Wine Corks into Adorable Creatures with ‘Corkers’
What do you do with all those wine corks that are left over after a dinner party? You could compost them, but then…
Art & DesignBeautiful Bottles: Reclaimed Art Made of Glass And Plastic
Recycling is great, but there are only so many times that a glass or plastic bottle can be melted down and made…
Art & DesignNovel Ideas: Books as Furniture & Functional Décor
Unloved and unwanted, millions of books are sent to landfills when their text is no longer valuable in itself; the…
Art & DesignTurning Trash to Treasure: 16 Styrofoam Sculptures
Like a plague, it’s always there: present in virtually every package we receive, not to mention every landfill…
designThe Impermanence of Memory: Recycling Storage Into Art
The sad truth about our electronics consumption is that we often end up throwing away obsolete technology. How…
designMessage in a Bottle: A Village Made of Recycled Bottles
You can always count on your grandma to make wonderful crafty things, but Grandma Prisbrey’s Bottle Village in…
