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- Cybele Young folds Japanese paper into intricate sculptures of everyday objects Mon, 3 Aug 15, 10:00pmArtist Cybèle Young’s wondrous miniature world of intricate tableaus are made entirely from paper. The Canadian artist has perfected the meticulous practice of Japanese papercrafting, rendering ordinary objects in colorful...
- Play in a plane crash sculpture and a field of milk bottle dandelions at this art festival in France Fri, 3 Jul 15, 10:00pmFor the past nine years, the festival has introduced visitors to the chemistry that art and nature can have together, with carefully picked, innovative large scale sculpture...
- Artist Nikki Ella Whitlock recycles wine bottle fragments into ethereal mosaics Wed, 4 Feb 15, 5:00amBritish artist Nikki Ella Whitlock takes recycling to ethereal levels, by transforming old glass into stunning mosaics. With a mix of tiles and glass mostly from used wine bottles, the Derbyshire-based artist has created...
- Students Transform a Boring Electrical Tower into an Inspiring Stained Glass Lighthouse Fri, 4 Jul 14, 3:00amArt students in Germany converted an electrical tower outside of Hattigen into an impromptu art installation with vibrant panels of stained glass. Lechtturm (which means Lighthouse in German) glitters from afar, casting an...
- Artist Ian Strange Gives Homes Affected by the Christchurch Earthquake One Last Breath of Life Tue, 4 Feb 14, 7:00amAustralian artist Ian Strange’s latest project has given the homes that were left condemned by the 2011 earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand, one last breath of life before slated for destruction...
- Friends Use Recycled Cardboard Boxes to Build Amazing Life-Size Pirate Ship! Fri, 10 Jan 14, 7:30amThree creative eco-artists have built an incredible nearly life-sized pirate ship out of recycled cardboard! Made for what was probably the best Halloween party ever, three Reddit-user friends named Josh, Mikey and Joel made...
- Eduoard Martinet Upcycles Junk into Delicate Insect Sculptures Fri, 22 Nov 13, 6:30amMartinet’s junk sculptures are unique in their beautiful craftsmanship. Despite being made from clunky elements like used bike chains, typewriter heads and drawer handles, each sculpture appears to be delicate and detailed....
- Luzinterruptus Creates Colorful Fishing in Light Installation Using Borrowed Containers Tue, 8 Oct 13, 2:17amFor a week, Luzinterruptus traveled around the Spanish town borrowing plastic containers, taking note of the names of each original owner. Once 500 were collected, the installation process began. A sea of containers of different...
- Ai Weiwei Unveils Staggering Tower of 886 Repurposed Stools at the Venice Biennale Thu, 30 May 13, 3:00pmThe three-legged stools hanging every which way in Weiwei’s “Bang” are from an era of craftsmanship that has since been eclipsed by the modern industrial age...
- Vahge Transforms Magazines into Gorgeous Victorian-Inspired Collages Thu, 14 Mar 13, 7:30amRead the rest of Vahge Transforms Magazines into Gorgeous Victorian-Inspired Collages Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: collage art, eco design, eco-art, green design, magazine, recycle art, sustainable...
- Vik Muniz Transforms Gold Scrap Metal into Oversize Animal Collages Sat, 2 Mar 13, 5:00amRead the rest of Vik Muniz Transforms Gold Scrap Metal into Oversize Animal Collages Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Armory Show, Brazilian artists, eco design, garbage collage, green design, recycle...
- Michael Johansson’s Precisely Stacked Sculptures Give Found Objects the Tetris Treatment Thu, 31 Jan 13, 4:42amRead the rest of Michael Johansson’s Precisely Stacked Sculptures Give Found Objects the Tetris Treatment Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: eco design, found object sculptures, green design,...
- Dennis Maher Transforms His Home into a Living Art Exhibition of Found Objects Tue, 29 Jan 13, 5:00amRead the rest of Dennis Maher Transforms His Home into a Living Art Exhibition of Found Objects Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Albright-kox art gallery, Dennis Maher, eco design, Fargo House, green...
- El Anatsui Upcycles Bottle Caps into Gorgeous, Glittering Tapestries Sat, 19 Jan 13, 2:06amRead the rest of El Anatsui Upcycles Bottle Caps into Gorgeous, Glittering Tapestries Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Alte National Galerie, bottle cap mosaics, bottle cap tapestry, eco design,...
- Kenny Scharf’s Cosmic Cavern is a Glowing Den Made from Recycled Materials Fri, 9 Nov 12, 4:30amRead the rest of Kenny Scharf’s Cosmic Cavern is a Glowing Den Made from Recycled Materials Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: basquiat, Cosmic Cavern, downtown new york 1980s, downtown NY scene,...