Recent Posts Tagged With 'recycled'

• Sk8bags – Recycled Skateboard Handbags

  Posted on Monday November 30th, 2009 at 15:28 in recycled, accessories, bag, repurposing, sk8bags, recycled skateboards, beck(y)

  Beck(y) Sk8bags are from their range of accessories handmade from recycled skateboards.  Each is one of a kind, carrying the original scuffs, scratches and stickers of the boards’ original owner. via The Alternative Consumer ...

• Artecnica Recycled Billboard Bags

  Posted on Thursday August 13th, 2009 at 17:24 in design, recycled, green, repurposed, repurposing, upcycled, artecnica, billboard collection, recycled billboard bag

  This ingenius shoulder bag design is from The Billboard Collection by Artecnica – a range of products made from recycled large format billboards by advertising agency TBWA. The range also includes cases in three sizes made from natural cork...

• Amazing Handmade And Repurposed Living Room On A Budget

  Posted on Thursday August 13th, 2009 at 16:15 in home, inspiration, recycled, crafts, DIY, handmade, furniture, interiors, repurposed, repurposing, upcycled, wood pallet furniture

  I was very pleased when Ian Cremona contacted me with a link to a post about his living room, which he has furnished with handmade furniture made from repurposed wood pallets.  I have to admit I just love it when people do this – I’v...

• Recycled Bic Pen Daisy Vase

  Posted on Sunday July 26th, 2009 at 15:55 in inspiration, recycled, coolness, repurposed, repurposing, upcycled, bic pen daisy vase, recycled bic pen

  A brilliant bit of recycling – love it. via Lionhug ...

• Repurposing Roundup: Cardboard Furniture

  Posted on Friday June 5th, 2009 at 20:43 in art, home, design, recycled, crafts, furniture, green, cardboard, repurposed, cardboard furniture, repurposing, recycled cardboard

  Just some of the many creative ways cardboard is being used to make eco-friendly furniture. Bloxes (via Metaefficient) Diseno Cartonero Range by Santiago Morahan (via Inhabitat) The Cartonnistes: Check out the Instructables tutorial (Via Apartment Th...

• Repurposed Lighting At The International Contemporary Furniture Fair

  Posted on Thursday May 28th, 2009 at 09:20 in design, recycled, furniture, green, lamp, interiors, lighting, chandelier, repurposed, repurposing, upcycled, ifcc

  This years ICFF in New York showcased these ingenious lightshades made from repurposed materials. Plastic Spoon Chandelier by Daisuke Hiraiwa Toothpick Chandelier also by Daisuke Hiraiwa Sweater Sleeve Lamp by Sara Ebert Twice Recycled Scrap Cardboar...

• Air Filled LED-Lit Furniture From Repurposed Grain Sacks

  Posted on Tuesday May 26th, 2009 at 08:47 in design, recycled, furniture, green, interiors, sofa, repurposed, repurposing, mario bellini, upcycled, meritalia, via lattea

  Now here’s a sofa I could live with   Via Lattea showcased this range of eco-friendly furniture designed by Mario Bellini and Meritalia, at this year’s Milan Furniture Fair.  Made from recycled grain and sugar sacks, the frame is made ...

• Handbags & Laptop Bags Made From Repurposed 35mm Slides By RedCamper

  Posted on Tuesday May 26th, 2009 at 07:24 in travel, design, inspiration, recycled, handmade, vintage, handbag, bag, purse, repurposed, laptop bag, repurposing

  RedCamper’s range of handbags and laptop bags are made from repurposed vintage car upholstery, original travel and holiday themed 35mm slides, airplane seatbelt clips, maps and postcards.  Each piece is one of a kind and features real images t...

• Cool Accessories From Recycled Inner Tubes

  Posted on Thursday May 14th, 2009 at 17:12 in design, recycled, green, eco friendly, repurposed, repurposing, recycled fashion, recycled inner tube

  Margaret Teich over at The Lazy Environmentalist has put together a round up of uber-cool accessories made from recycled inner tubes – check it out. ...

• Recycled Felt Range by Josh Jakus

  Posted on Friday May 8th, 2009 at 15:26 in design, recycled, green, interiors, felt, hatch, tote, coasters, design public, josh jakus, recycled felt, um bag

  Check out this Q&A with Josh Jakus over at Design Public.  Josh designs and manufactures his range of felt and rubber pieces from factory excess fibres and recycled tires. ...

• CHUCK Recycled Cardboard Wastepaper Baskets

  Posted on Thursday May 7th, 2009 at 23:04 in design, recycled, green, interiors, chuck, cardboard, recycled cardboard, waste bin, wastepaper basket

  CHUCK is the world’s first modern wastepaper basket constructed of 100% recycled cardboard and printed with low VOC water-based inks.  They come printed with a range of graphics, or you can have a custom design (with minimum order), and they&#...

• Repurpose Old Magazines Into A Magazine Reed Box

  Posted on Wednesday May 6th, 2009 at 17:45 in how to, tutorial, paper crafts, recycled, crafts, DIY, tutorials, repurposed, repurposing, trinket box, recycle magazines, magazine reeds

  Diane Gilleland shares this great tutorial over at Craftstylish for repurposing old magazines into reed embellishments for trinket boxes, picture frames etc. ...

• Recycled Paper Stools by Stephen Burks

  Posted on Wednesday May 6th, 2009 at 13:46 in art, design, inspiration, recycled, Paper, crafts, green, stool, repurposed, repurposing, cappellini, stephen burks

  Recycled paper stools by Stephen Burks, part of the Cappellini Love collection for Italian manufacturer Cappellini. Via Haute*Nature (additional pic via Cool Hunting) ...

• Before & After: Two Great Furniture Recons

  Posted on Monday May 4th, 2009 at 20:03 in recycled, crafts, DIY, furniture, interiors, repurposed, repurposing, reconditioned, before and after

  Here are two fabulous examples of worn out, drab old furniture being brought back to life with a little TLC… (aka from Eeew to Ooooh! ) First - Claires’ boring, old fashioned telephone table… she took one of the most un-hip items o...

• Inspiration Files: Decoupage

  Posted on Monday May 4th, 2009 at 18:47 in design, inspiration, paper crafts, recycled, crafts, DIY, decor, interiors, decoupage, repurposed, repurposing

  Inspiration to go stick paper on stuff…. Mickey Mouse side table by Bombus (only one of the many amazing decoupaged items available from her Etsy shop) Demented Decoupage by Boxboy - via Apartment Therapy Decoupage Kitchen by Jonathan Fong - vi...

• Handcrafted Furniture by Upcycler

  Posted on Sunday May 3rd, 2009 at 18:21 in design, recycled, furniture, green, handcrafted, interiors, repurposed, repurposing, upcycled, michael yonke

  Santa Monica based craftsman, Michael Yonke aka Upcycler has created his range of exquisitely handcrafted furniture, art and interiors by repurposing and upcycling wood, metal and glass.  He uses 90 - 99% reclaimed locally sourced deconstruction mat...

• Eco Friendly Mosaic Art by Sandhi Schimmel Gold

  Posted on Sunday May 3rd, 2009 at 17:48 in art, Mosaic, recycled, green, repurposed, repurposing, upcycled, sandhi schimmel gold

  Sandhi Schimmel Gold creates amazingly detailed mosaic art from tiny pieces of discarded menu items, junk mail postcards, business cards, old greeting cards, cruise itineraries, gallery openings… In her own words - “It is my mission to c...

• What The Fork?

  Posted on Saturday May 2nd, 2009 at 20:18 in design, recycled, crafts, jewellery, cutlery, spoon, fork, repurposing, silverware, silverware jewellery

  Here are two companies that make exquisite jewellery from recycled forks and spoons. Fork And Spoon Jewelry is a family business.  The Leidelmeyer family have been silversmithing and jewellery making since 1970, and make a promise to their customers...

• I Used To Be A Plastic Water Bottle

  Posted on Friday May 1st, 2009 at 22:17 in home, design, recycled, green, interiors, felt, pillows, alexandra ferguson

  Alexandra Ferguson’s felt pillows are made from 100% post consumer recycled felt, recycled from plastic water bottles.   It takes about four bottles to make the felt used for one pillow - so for each one made, that’s four less bottles g...

• Repurposing Roundup: Planes, Trains & Automobiles

  Posted on Friday May 1st, 2009 at 20:39 in art, design, recycled, table, decor, interiors, lighting, desk, repurposed, repurposing, reclaimed

  A selection of very cool conversation pieces from the world of transportation…. Airplane Desk, made from the wing of a 1944 Douglas DC-3 by Dolph Bode via GreenUpgrader Lamp from a reclaimed train signal lens by Greenlight Concepts Reclaimed Tr...

• 8 Fun Things To Do With Recycled Paint Chips

  Posted on Friday May 1st, 2009 at 19:28 in recycled, crafts, DIY, interiors, repurposed, repurposing, paint chips, diy & crafts

  Business Card Holders (with tutorial) over at Design Verb Paint Chip Silhouette Wall Art by Paperstories via Peppermags Paint Chip Gift Tags at A Spoonful Of Sugar Paint Chip Table at Ikeahacker Paint Chip Notebooks at Craft Gossip Paint Chip Bookmar...

• Pretty Paper Jewellery

  Posted on Friday May 1st, 2009 at 17:04 in art, design, recycled, Paper, crafts, repurposing, diy & crafts, paper jewellery

  Three young ladies who have made a name for themselves making beautifully crafted jewellery from recycled paper. Francesca of Frucci Design has created a range of elegant jewellery based around folded paper.  A biochemist by profession, Francesca de...

• Repurposed & Upcycled Homewares On Etsy

  Posted on Thursday April 30th, 2009 at 21:25 in home, design, recycled, green, interiors, Housewares, clock, basket, magnets, repurposed, coasters, repurposing

  Here are just a few of the ingenious old-to-new items for around the house that are available right now on Etsy. Modern Film Recycled Bike Clock by 1 By Liz Recycled Wine Bottle Glasses by Bodhicitta Cork Trivets by Craig Woodworks Vintage Heavy Duty...

• Zoe Murphy’s Bespoke Printed Furniture & Textiles

  Posted on Wednesday April 29th, 2009 at 13:18 in art, design, recycled, crafts, furniture, designer, vintage, textiles, repurposed, repurposing, zoe murphy

  Every once in a while I stumble upon an artist or designer whose work just makes me beam from ear to ear - in this case it’s British textile designer Zoe Murphy.  Zoe’s repurposed mid century pieces and vintage textiles are printed with ...

• Obsolete Technology Reincarnated As Art

  Posted on Wednesday April 29th, 2009 at 08:47 in art, recycled, crafts, urban art, repurposed, repurposing, geek art

  Matthew Rogers has posted 20 Amazing Examples Of Art From Obsolete Technology over at WebUrbanist…. I knew if the 80’s kid in me held out for long enough cassette tapes would make a comeback (one way or another ) ...