Upcycling design

This chair came into being as a criticism of the materialism and of the flood of products in our society. Tejo Remy wanted to start again from the beginning, like Robinson Crusoe on his lonely island, living on whatever can be found.

designer gyuhan lee adds korean paper ‘hanji’ into the mix of his materials to create his series of upcycled mcdonald’s paper bag lamps.

VETA is a side table created by using a fan guard. A fun and multifunctional piece of furniture with a protective cage functioning as storage space.

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Reuse vintage thrift store lampshades into beautiful planters. Decorate on a budget with these upcycled planters idea for your living room or entryway. #planters #upcycle #diy

Czech artist Veronika Richterová decided to do something with PET plastic bottles and now creates life-like sculptures from the repurposed material.

Australian craftsman Michael Moerkerk recycles discarded keys and transforms them into unique works of art.

Made from a used plastic wash powder bottle. I made a hole in the bottom to place the lamp.

One would be hard-pressed to call a stop sign refined, or consider kitsch clutches anything beyond modestly clever ... but these pieces walk that strange narrow (dotted white or double-yellow?) line between junk object reuse and fine furniture design.Designer Tim Delner labels his work as "stole ...

The technology advances with an incredible speed and clearly, one old computer will be forgotten in a warehouse or garage. You have two alternatives: to bring it in an appropriate container that have most electronics store for industrial recycling, or to the reuse it creatively, creating original decorative or even furniture with parts.