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- Own a funky, biophilic home by an acclaimed upcycling artist for $1.2M Thu, 29 Nov 18, 7:00amA truly one-of-a-kind home has surfaced on the Florida market that offers luxury living in a lush, jungle-like environment as well as a wealth of upcycled art...
- Artist sculpts lifelike grizzly bear from recycled cardboard Wed, 6 Apr 16, 6:30amI have been sculpting with recycled materials for many years,mostly papers,woods,carboards.I recycle found papers and cardboards to form my pulp and sculpt.Sculptures usually take around 6 months to be complete.Experimenting...
- Chinese dad transforms 100kg of cardboard into an amazing Optimus Prime Fri, 5 Feb 16, 8:00pmXu Ou and his friend spent approximately 20-some days to put the Optimus Prime sculpture together, using discarded cardboard boxes that had once been used as packaging for electrical appliances...
- Artist upcycles broken watches into intricate steampunk sculptures Tue, 15 Sep 15, 6:00pmIf you’ve ever been fascinated by the inner workings of a mechanical watch, you’ll love Sue Beatrice’s beautiful steampunk sculptures. Created for her art company All Natural Arts, these imaginative pieces repurpose...
- Yusuke Seki stacks 25,000 discarded ceramics to form a mind-boggling floor Sat, 25 Jul 15, 2:30amHasami ceramics are characterized by their simple and minimalist geometry and their modular and stackable design. Seki’s installation pays homage to Hasami’s heritage by giving the discarded pieces a new life. “Collected...
- Yusuke Seki repurposes 25,000 discarded ceramics into an inspired showroom floor Fri, 24 Jul 15, 6:00pmHasami ceramics are characterized by their simple and minimalist geometry and their modular and stackable design. Seki’s installation pays homage to Hasami’s heritage by giving the discarded pieces a new life. “Collected...
- These life-sized willow whales swim through a sea of plastic bottles to raise pollution awareness Fri, 17 Jul 15, 5:45amA sculpture of two life size whales, made from Somerset willow and 70,000 upcycled plastic bottles, has been unveiled in Bristol to mark the city’s status as the UK’s first European Green Capital...
- InsideOutHouse: Packwood Follies Repurposes Junk Furniture to Build a Creepy Cottage Sat, 12 Jul 14, 12:27amThe National Trust’s historic Packwood House is home to three new upcycled art installations by artist Hilary Jack. Using found materials and discarded Tudor furniture, Packwood Follies turns garbage as a folkloric bed...
- Artist Cheong-ah Hwang Transforms Recycled Paper into Intricate Works of Art Fri, 11 Jul 14, 2:30amHwang is a wife and mother, originally from Seoul, and now based in Columbus, Ohio. Her original works of art are very difficult to produce, and therefore expensive to purchase, but because she wanted more people to enjoy...
- Creepy or Cool? Haunting Sculptures Made From Upcycled Doll Parts Sun, 23 Feb 14, 5:20amThroughout the course of his or her life, the average child will break more than a few toys. Some will be loved to death, while others might meet a more sudden demise in a childhood experiment gone horribly wrong. Either...
- 400,000 Plastic Sandals Upcycled Into Colorful Oceanside Sculptures Mon, 23 Sep 13, 5:30amAlthough ocean beaches are one of the most beautiful parts of nature, they're also the place we're most likely to come face to face with the ugly side of overconsumption...
- Milwaukee Modern Transforms a ’75 Lincoln Continental Car Hood Into a Portrait of Abe Lincoln Tue, 12 Feb 13, 8:30amMilwaukee Modern turns the discarded and unloved into beautiful art for the home or office. Above they transformed the hood of a 1975 Lincoln Continental by grinding a rusted image of Abraham Lincoln ground into its paint. The...
- 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,...
- Gabriel Dishaw’s Nerdy-Chic Darth Vader Mask is Made from Antique Typewriters Tue, 1 Jan 13, 7:45amIs there any story more sacred to geekdom than the Star Wars saga? If you always secretly wanted to be Luke or Princess Leia, have we got a piece of upcycled art for you...
- Nirit Levav Creates Sculptures of Man’s Best Friend from Upcycled Bike Chains Tue, 4 Dec 12, 7:03amRead the rest of Nirit Levav Creates Sculptures of Man’s Best Friend from Upcycled Bike Chains Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: bicycle art, bicycle chain dogs, bicycle chain sculpture, eco...