Artist Jeff Schmuki uses common materials and repurposes them into art that comments on the real costs of over-consumption. Lattice is an undulating soft sculpture composed of nylon fabric tubes stuffed
Natasha Lisitsa and her team at Waterlily Pond Floral and Event Design Studio recently unveiled Fantastical — a 1,000-pound floral creation that was suspended from a 35-foot ceiling at the
Artist Samuel Price is a collaging machine. He creates one of a kind dog portraits using hundreds of hand-cut recycled magazine squares on canvas, working (and he says the following are when he works
At first glance, this might look like an ordinary drum set to you, but take a closer look — the instruments are actually miniature works of eco art created using ordinary metal cans. Dutch artist
Acclaimed British artist Damien Hirst recently put his own funky spin on the ordinary bike to raise money at this year’s Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) fundraising gala. Made.com donated a
“But officer, I was just listening to my radio!” We don’t recommend pulling one of these Spradios made from old aerosol cans out of your jacket near a cop, but if you did, you’d be
If you’re looking for something to do with all of those dead light bulbs, here’s a beautiful source of inspiration. Camilla Fabbri Makes these glass sculptures by hot gluing all shapes and
Steam Studio is a 1.2 x 1.5 x 1.5 meter glass cube that stands alone in the Swedish forest. Designed by artist Helle Kvamme, the mysterious structure is made of recycled windows and recycled plastic
Here’s a case of designers behaving baaaaa-dly. James Corbett from Australia makes superbly detailed sculptures mostly out of vintage old car parts. This one, a cute but not cuddly sheep made of
If you never got to play in a treehouse as a kid, here’s your chance to frolic in one that’s being planned for New York City this summer! Called “A Sustainable TreeHouse,” the
Nick Georgiou recycles his old newspapers, but probably not in the same way that most people do. The Queens, NY based green artist makes three dimensional sculptures from the waste material including the
With Valentine’s Day right around the bend, we thought it was the perfect time to feature artist Pei San Ng‘s amore-themed matchstick art. Ng arranged approximately 2,500 match sticks with red
Designer Floris Wubben and artist Bauke Fokkema have taken all the fun of sitting on a real tree trunk and injected it into this wooden chair. Crafted from an inverted willow tree, the chair is supported
What would you create if your design brief was to craft an artistic installation that would not only be festive and playful, but also encourage dialogue on sustainability? The creative team at Tribe
Japanese designer Hironobu Yamabe’s “Short by Short” is a provocative and interesting art piece as well as an eye-opening lesson in waste management. Each Short by Short artwork is an unfinished
Even the most fastidious recyclers can turn into wanton litterbugs when winds whip their umbrellas right out of their hands during a storm. Luckily, many of these long-lost parasols were recovered by
This Sliced Stable in the Netherlands is a little piece of community space set on a farm that is destined to become forested land again. Part of an art experience by Dutch design studio Overtreders W, the
This year we were amused and astounded by the level of work being produced by eco-minded artists on the scene today. We’re impressed that so many of these artists not only re-think the use of
