Any tires left? If yes, please have a look on what Belgian artist Wim Delvoye did to save the world from damaged and used tires. Creative tires; that could be another title of Pneu (French for tire), the series of hand carved tyres. These incredibly detailed floral patterns turn the black rubber into unique work…
This is Twisted Pencil designed by Giha Woo. Twisted Pencil is a pencil vase made out of….pencils…. Using the writing utensil as its structural component the designer is trying to promote new aesthetics, considering the morphology of objects around us. For us, is food for thought; what to do with old pencils! (via: junkculture &…
Persona, the new project between art and fashion by Jeffrey Wang, recycles Levi’s into sculptures to wear. Wang, founder and director of the creative platform Blanq World, manages to put together statuary garments joined together with simple safety pins. The Korean artist carves five pieces of garment into a wavy sculpture. Shapes look like to…
Bench of Thought (Banco del Pensamiento) created by Spanish Alvaro Tamarit. The designer has collected and repurposed old books into an ergonomic chair. The structure is based on wood with built in wheels so it can easily moved around. Tamarit has completed a series of objects through the process of creative recycling. Can’t wait…
Shiner is a series of furniture made out of recycled industrial waste. The Atlanta based manufacturer takes scrap industrial materials destined for a landfill and turns them into furniture with a contemporary aesthetic. All steel used in Shiner’s designs are recycled from industrial discard and the wood is waste byproduct from boat manufacturing. Each piece…
Julia Barello is an artist who uses both dyed xray film and MRI film to create installations and jewelries. Using the upcycling mentality, Julia is turning old films into new objects. A vibrant, alive, unique work. As the artist says, “It’s important to me that they are pictures of people. The film is a metaphor…
A new series of furniture, the Rememberme furniture, is going to be launced by theItalian company Casamania and has been designed by German designer Tobias Juretzek. Each piece of furniture is made out of recycled, old clothes……. Using cast-off clothing from friends, thrift shops and even his own closet, Juretzek presses the pieces together into…
Mishmash is a bench made out of bicycle seats. Is been designed by Jeremy Petrus in collaboration with Selle Royal. Mishmash is the result of the combination of two designs: Nelson’s Marshmallow sofa and Casiglioni’s Sella stool. And also is a great inspiration of what to do with old bike seats! Have a nice weekend…
256 pencils. That is how many pencils Jennifer Huang used to create her Scribble Pentand Lamp! Inspired by her classroom surroundings at the Edgewood Elementary School, the sculptural lamp is composed of a multitude of the classic Ticonderoga Envriostil pencils. Scribble Pentant Lamp looks like a delicate piece of jewelry that will hang from the…
“Marie Coquine” is the name of the standing lamp designed by Philippe Starck for Baccarat. The lamp incoporates a 12-light zénith chandelier into an umbrella and a chestnut wood handle etending from its base. It is suspended at one end of a pole extended on a weel steel tripod, from the other end end of…
