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Irish Artist Builds the World’s First 1.4 Billion Euro Home From Shredded Bills
What makes a home worth a million dollars? How about a billion dollars? Irish artist Frank Buckley has taken this question to its logical extreme by building his very own home made from 1.4 billion Euro
Cecilia Levy’s Dainty Little Tea Cups Are Made From Recycled Book Pages
These beautiful teacups made by Swedish artist Cecilia Levy are not only beautiful to look at but also light on the environment! Made from recycled book pages, each cup and saucer is a unique piece of art
French Artisan Takes Recycled Metal to the Dark Side with an Awesome Darth Vader Bust
French artisan Alain Bellino took his craft to the dark side when he welded a number of leftover metal pieces together to create this surprisingly realistic Darth Vader bust. Bellino saves and
Artist Tieri’s Urban-Inspired Sculptures are Made with Compressed Trash
Photographer-sculptor Tieri has made an art out of compressing trash into urban forms with his new series called Incompressions. The French artist handmakes each sculpture to bear signs of their previous
Artist Tom Shelton Turns Scavenged Metal Scraps into Adorable Sculptures
Tom Shelton is a self-taught artist who works mainly with found objects. Shelton has spent years cultivating his art through sculpture, with special attention given to fashioning these cute
Amazing Recycled Circuit Board Sculptures by Steven Rodrig
Artist Steven Rodrig salvages circuit boards from dusty old computers headed for the dump and transforms them into exquisite sculptures that highlight the intricacy and beauty of their components. His PCB
Artomik’s Mod Recycled Foam Board Mobiles Add a Pop of Color to Bland Rooms
If you’re an architect or designer, you probably remember what it’s like to have a ton of leftover foam board from your projects and not really know what to do with it. Well Artomik is making
Put a Fork In It: Artist Creates Metal Bodice Out of Recycled Forks for Her 40th Birthday
Artist Laura Ann Jacobs wanted to do something symbolic when she turned forty (typically a cringe-worthy number for many women), so she invited her San Francisco area friends to a “Put a fork in it,
Awesome Circuit Board Robot Built Entirely from E-Waste
With the electronics world outdoing itself at every turn, your next gadget will be obsolete almost the moment you purchase it. Mike Schropp over at Total Geekdom believes that we can still find use for
Elaborate Iconic Portraits Give Junk Mail a Second Life
Sandhi Schimmel Gold has transformed the saying “a picture is worth a thousand words” by literally recycling thousands of unwanted type to create these stunning pieces of art! Giving a new life to old
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