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- Artist upcycles found hubcaps into spectacular life-like creatures Thu, 23 Jun 16, 7:10amTake a look at Elrington’s work and you’ll find creatures of all kinds, from dragons and barracudas to falcons and wolves. The Brighton-based artist only uses hubcaps found at the roadside or those that are given to him...
- Artist transforms scrap metal into incredible lifelike sculptures Wed, 23 Dec 15, 8:00pmLike other scrap metal art, Brown’s works take a considerable amount of time and skill to complete. His most popular works are the welded butterflies, which Brown says represents metamorphosis. “I like to think that the...
- Chinese welder spends a year building life-size Transformers model for his lucky son Fri, 28 Aug 15, 1:00amLiangsheng took his son to see the Transformers movie last August, and the boy became a huge fan. He gifted his son a Transformers toy, and the boy asked for a bigger one. (Of course he did.) Liangsheng put his thinking cap...
- Scrap Metal and Old Timber Team Up for a Stylish Modern Coffee Table Fri, 30 May 14, 6:30amUpcycled materials are more popular than ever, and it's amazing to see how people are finding new ways to re-use old materials—like this collaborative coffee table piece created by Carnegie Mellon University students Uriel...
- Chinese Man Builds His Own Bionic Hands from Scrap Metal After Losing Limbs in Explosion Tue, 21 Aug 12, 4:00amThink you’re a pretty good do-it-yourself-er? Think again. The Daily Mail reports that after losing both of his hands and forearms in an explosion (he created a homemade bomb that detonated prematurely), 51 year-old...
- Tal Avitzur Recycles Vintage Metal Machinery into Cool Robots Sat, 16 Jun 12, 6:40amRead the rest of Tal Avitzur Recycles Vintage Metal Machinery into Cool Robots Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: eco design, eco-art, green design, recycle art, recycled robots, salvage metal, scrap...
- 6 Monstrous Sculptures Made From Recycled Vehicles Sat, 19 May 12, 7:17amRead the rest of 6 Monstrous Sculptures Made From Recycled Vehicles Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Art, Carhenge, chinese art, cows, Edouards Martinet, Finnish sculptore, French Art, grey cars,...
- Travis Pond Crafts Elaborate Larger Than Life Beasts from Scrap Motorcycles Fri, 10 Feb 12, 11:30amRead the rest of Travis Pond Crafts Elaborate Larger Than Life Beasts from Scrap Motorcycles Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: animal sculptures, eco-art, green art, Honda, Motorbikes, Recycled Materials,...
- British Artists Tim Noble & Sue Webster Create Jaw-Dropping Art With Shadows and Found Objects Sat, 4 Feb 12, 7:21amRead the rest of British Artists Tim Noble & Sue Webster Create Jaw-Dropping Art With Shadows and Found Objects Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Art, british art, british wildlife, controversial...
- Ted Moallem’s Braille-It Labeler Prints Tactile Labels for the Blind Thu, 1 Dec 11, 1:59amRead the rest of Ted Moallem’s Braille-It Labeler Prints Tactile Labels for the Blind Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: a better world by design, blind technology, blind workshop, Braille-It,...
- Ted Moallem’s Braille-It Labeler is Made By the Blind for the Blind Thu, 1 Dec 11, 1:59amRead the rest of Ted Moallem’s Braille-It Labeler is Made By the Blind for the Blind Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: a better world by design, blind technology, blind workshop, Braille-It,...
- Incredible Scrap Metal Transformers Robots Look Just Like in the Movies Wed, 23 Mar 11, 7:00amRead the rest of Incredible Scrap Metal Transformers Robots Look Just Like in the Movieshttp://www.inhabitat.com/wp-admin/ohttp://www.inhabitat.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=better_feedptions-general.php?page=better_feed...
- Chinese Designers Build 5-Ton Transformers Megatron Tank from Scrap Metal Tue, 1 Mar 11, 5:00amChinese metal crafts factory Wing Wah created a 5 ton replica of the Megatron Tank from Transformers 2 using mostly scrap materials.
- Carhenge: Scrap Vehicles Replicate Prehistoric Monument Sun, 9 Aug 09, 4:00amWhen Stonehedge was created, its builders used stones — making the space all about stone and light. Cycles and spirits. Seasons and sacrifice. Today, the “beings” that dominate our physical and energetic...