recycled art
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
Nava Lubelski Turns Depressing Tax Returns Into Cool Rolled Up Art
If you have dozens of ugly, depressing tax returns filling up your filing cabinet, then these scrawling art pieces might be just the thing you need to see. Nava Lubelski rolls up tax returns, rejection
Recycled Tub Chair Is the Perfect Place to Relax Without All the Water
The Tub Chair is very unusual to say the least – but who says you can’t create curious new things from recycled materials? Designed by Frees co, the Tub Chair is a sofa made from a bathtub
Lattice: A Recycled Eco Art Installation That Sprouts and Grows
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
Helmut Smits Transforms Ordinary Cans into Kitschy n’ Cool Sculpture Art
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
Nick Georgiou’s Recycled Newspaper Art Channels Edvard Munch’s “Scream”
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
Hironobu Yamabe’s “Short by Short” Eco Art Frames its Own Waste
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
Top 6 Eco Art Stories of 2010 – Vote for Your Favorite!
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
LAST CHANCE to Vote for Your Favorite SPRING GREENING Design!
Only a FEW HOURS left to vote for your favorite design! If you still haven’t checked out the incredible batch of finalists in our Spring Greening DIY Design Contest challenging our readers to
1 Day Left to Vote for Your Favorite Spring Greening Design!
Vote for your Favorite Spring Greening Design TODAY! Heads up green design fans! There’s just one day of voting left before we crown the grand prize winner of this year’s Spring Greening DIY
Stunning Chandelier Made from Recycled Plastic Hangers
Taking some plastic hangers in one hand and a pendant light in another, Luis Teixeira turned this unlikely combination of materials into an incredible crystalline masterpiece. But it doesn’t stop there
A Film Lampshade that Turns Old Negatives into Positives
Life is light, so what better way to express that notion than with a lampshade made from old film stills of your most beloved moments. One of our fabulous Spring Greening finalists where we challenged
Spring Greening Deadline Extended – Vote for your Favorite DIY Design!
Spring Greening Contest voting deadline extended until this Friday! Our Spring Greening DIY Design Contest has been a tremendous success so far, with thousands of votes pouring in from around the world!
LAST CHANCE to Vote for Your Favorite Spring Greening Design!
Vote for your Favorite Spring Greening Design TODAY! Heads up green design fans! Voting on our Spring Greening DIY Design Contest closes tonight at midnight, which makes this your LAST CHANCE to cast your
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