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Upcycling, creation out of used materials resulting in a higher quality or value product than the compositional elements, is a creative, participatory user activity, may offer the experiences of self-expression, group affiliation, special memories and pleasure.
Inherent pleasure in ‘making and doing’ – a sense of being ‘alive’; and being a participant rather than a viewer (Gauntlett, 2011, Frank, 2013)
Sense of accomplishment and pride (Frank, 2013)
Happiness from goal-oriented activities and autonomy: goal-oriented activities=a major contributor to happiness through meta-analysis and comparative studies (Lyubomirsky, et al. 2005, Sheldon & Lyubomirsky, 2009)
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M&M designers pallet lounge chair
This pallet lounge chair by M&M Designers is part of 'Les Palettes,' a series of furniture crafted entirely from used wooden pallets. The chair look like it would
Lace of plastic bags
Laura Anne Marsden is a textile designer. Laura, created a technique for transforming waste plastic bags into lace. She uses a combination of traditional hand-stitch and needle lace-making,
Plastic Bottle Art
Czech artist Veronika Richterová creates incredible plastic bottle art. The artist, accidentally discovered that plastic bottles could be manipulated by heat. She decided to create a plastic bottle sculpture and
Pallets delirium
A piece of Rainbow just catched my eye. These guys, just took their pallets and make this: Read more. Read here
The crocheted plastic bags
CROKE. That is the name given by Hugo Ribeiro to this particular woden table. The designer, inspired by traditional Portuguese stools and the art of crocheting, covered with plastic bags
Hanging plants from Upcycled Bottles
Amazing hanging plants from upcycled plastic bottles. Straight from Angelo Fernades. Get inspired
DIY Smartphone Projector
There's a quick and smart DIY project. Turn a shoe box into a digital Smartphone projector. Matterials Needed: Smartphone Magnifying lens Shoe box Paperclip X-acto knife Black electrical
LAU architecture students assemble emergency shelter using plastic crates + ties
How easy is to develop temporarily structures from everyday, common objects that are easily accessible to people all-over the world? That was the question given to third year architecture