Upcycle

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    Rafinesse & tristesse

    Some people may view an empty olive tin as trash. For Petra Schultz and Karin Yilmaz-Eggerempty olive tins was the inspiration to start “rafinesse & tristesse” in 2006. From tins to toy cookers to miniature sinks, bar stools or even paper roll holders. All items are handmade, unique and of course products of recycling. With loving…

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    Snowjob

    Emiliano Godoy. He is the designer of the chair above, named ‘snowjob’. The chair is formed by two main components. The first is a wooden structure partly disassembles by means of stainless steel hardware. The second component is a cover  made using small pieces of post-industrial waste from the candy wrapping industry.  Labels that are misprinted, or…

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    Melt down Chair

    This is Meltdown PP Tube chair. British designer Tom Price has created it after heating  and pressing together plumbing tubes to form a seat. The ends of the tubes melt and fuse together as they come into contact with the heat, leaving an artistic pattern of irregular holes on the surface of the molded seat. It’s…

  • Lamponi's Lamp

    Mr Maurizio Lamponi Leopardi is an artist from Milan. What he does, is to revitalise old objects into new and specifically into lamps. From everyday use objects, to bike petals, form old cans to vespa’s, Mr Lamponi’s lamps are unique. Great design all of them are  individually made. Have a look on these magnificent pictures…

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    Bel & Bel

    Bel & Bel is a Spanish creative studio-workshop opened in 2006. Is been located in Barcelona and what these guys do is to remodel old Vespa® scooters into chairs! All of the products are handcrafted, 100% bel&bel.  They are unique and uncommon and as the designers saying ” although the majority of our products have a…

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    Highbrows…

    Jessica Sapick is a designer from Detroit. She grabbed our attention immediately. After some research, we learn about Highbrow, her line of handmade upcycled eyewear with signature clip-on eyebrow ornament. We contact her and she replied almost on the spot. And that was another thing we liked. Jessica’s Sapick design makes a lot of heads…

  • Is Green the New Black?

    Probably it is. That is why today we are going to talk about Runway to Green! Runway to Green is a fund-raising model in the U.S. that is bringing together “la crème de la crème” of the fashion industry into one mission; to help raise awareness and funds about the environment. Gucci, Balenciaga, Prada, Burberry,…

  • Hanger collar!

    Frederic Top’s work, was the first post of the year! Here is another piece of his work, because we love it! This collar is made of clothes-hangers and silicones. It turns a material that is seen as worthless into a valuable object, a piece of jewellery. Get inspired…..this is definitely  yiuco case idea!