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Japanese Town Memorializes Miracle Pine Tree That Survived the 2011 Tsunami
It's been two years since the deadly earthquake and tsunami ravaged Japan, destroying homes and triggering a nuclear disaster. Although the 8.9-magnitude earthquake and subsequent deluge killed thousands
Stephen Shaheen Fashions Stunning Furniture With Salvaged Onyx
Stephen Shaheen creates intriguing designs from discarded remnants of onyx left over from industrial stone fabrication. No stranger to upcycling, Shaheen uses these upcycled materials to create
Carly Fischer Carefully Recreates Everyday Trash From Paper
In Fischer's work, mass-produced candy bar wrappers, aluminum cans, and cigarette packs are copied in paper, lending a hand-crafted perfection to what is normally churned out by a machine. Each model is
A Giant Yellow Giraffe Livens Up the Net Zero Giraffe Childcare Center in France
The 1,450 square meter Giraffe Childcare Center is located in a dense area in the suburbs of Paris. The childcare center has 60 beds while the nursery has 20. There are three tiers, all with south-facing
Gabriel Dishaw’s Nerdy-Chic Darth Vader Mask is Made from Antique Typewriters
Is there any story more sacred to geekdom than the Star Wars saga? If you always secretly wanted to be Luke or Princess Leia, have we got a piece of upcycled art for you. Etsy artist Gabriel Dishaw knows
Elise Morin’s Water Carrier Installation Draws Attention to Water Resources in Slovakia
You may remember Morin's last installation, WasteLandscape, where she used used 65,000 reclaimed CD's to create artificial dunes in a warehouse in Paris. Her new installation uses 5,000 reclaimed test
Jessica Drenk Carves Pencils Into Incredible Organic Shapes
The pencil is more than a writing implement - it's a symbol of creativity and potential. Exploring the structural possibilities of graphite and wood, artist Jessica Drenk turns familiar old Ticonderogas
Alexander Korzer-Robinson’s Stunning Collages Reveal Images From Antique Books
Much like his contemporary Brian Dettmer's work, Alexander Korzer Robinson continues the tradition of collage with his spectacularly detailed book sculptures. Working with preexisting material, he
Jonathan Fuller’s Beautiful Sea Glass Mosaics Pay Tribute to the Power of the Ocean
When washed up on the beach, sea glass looks like tiny pieces of treasure. Hand-collecting each piece, Cornish artist Jonathan Fuller assembles mounds of glass into mosaics set against plain, white
Studio Weave’s Trumpet Installation Amplifies the Sounds of Nature
Three of the exhibition trumpets are directed towards nature, while the fourth relies on human interaction. One horn curves dramatically toward a babbling stream, and another juts out into the calm
McGill University Students Build Twisted ContemPLAY Pavilion Out of Locally-Sourced Materials
Built entirely out of locally-sourced materials, the pavilion is a three-dimensional mobius strip that is supported by a triangular truss of plywood and steel elements. The wooden lattice work swoops and
Giant Human Head Sculpture Unveiled On Rio’s Botafogo Beach By Artist Jaume Plensa
Rio de Janeiro's famous Botafago beach has a new sculpture attraction in the form of a giant head. The white carving stands 12m (39-foot) tall, and portrays a 14-year old girl’s head with her eyes
US Space & Rocket Centre Employees Build World’s Largest K’NEX Sculpture!
Traditionally, people visit the US Space and Rocket Center to view the massive Saturn V booster rockets and the Space Shuttle. But there's now a new attraction, and one that has set a Guinness World
2,000 IKEA Hangers Upcycled Into Dynamic Chromatic Screen Room Divider
Two Portuguese designers, tired of watching clothes hangers tossed aside after a brief life on the rack, decided to reclaim them as functional art. Diogo Agular and Teresa Otta of LIKEarchitects
Anish Kapoor’s Recycled Steel ArcelorMittal Orbit Tower Provides Views of London’s Olympic Park
The ArcelorMittal Orbit is an observation tower located in the heart of London's Olympic Park and stands at almost 4,500 feet tall. The sculpture was designed by Anish Kapoor, and structural engineering
Yun-Woo Choi Makes Extraordinary 3-D Sculptures Out of Recycled Magazines
Using resin, wire and recycled newspapers and magazines, Choi creates 3-D sculptures that are at once ephemeral and actually quite solid. The giant funnel that protrudes from a wall looks very similar to
Artist Olga Ziemska Creates Incredible Sculptures from Natural and Reclaimed Materials
In Stillness In Motion, one of Ziemska's most impressive sculptures, Ziemska uses only cut willow branches and wire to depict the silhouette of a woman, with flowing branches extending behind her. In
Eustáquio Martínez’s Spanish Bus Station Looks Like a Levitating Alien Spaceship!
Intercambiador Padre Anchieta (Interchange Station Padre Anchieta) in Santa Cruz, Tenerife designed by Spanish Architect Eustáquio Martínez, features a great combination of contrasting textures and
Massive Whale Sculpture Pops Up in Patagonian Forest, Warns of a Species Under Threat
Adrián Villar Rojas is a master at creating massive sculptures of clay, wood and cement that remind us about the uncomfortable relationship humans have with nature. My Family Dead, a representation of a
6 Amazing Works of Art Made Using Recycled Books!
Guy Laramee's Gorgeous Landscapes Carved Into Books In two series entitled The Great Wall and Biblios, artist Guy Laramee used vintage encyclopedias to create his epic sculptures. Laramee carefully
Organograph: Giant Kinetic Flower Sculpture is Powered by the Sun
Bill Washabaugh, Chico MacMurtie, and Geo Homsy developed the climate clock with these fundamental elements in mind: the Clock, the Observatory, the Carbon Cycle Simulation, the Incubator Dome, the Time
Chinese Artist Recycles Automobiles Into Transformer Robots, Builds Theme Park
Zhu has been working on his Mr. Iron Robot theme park for over a decade, but he opened the park just last month after moving into a 225-hectare abandoned factory in Jiaxing, east China's Zhejiang
Peter Gentenaar’s Ethereal Paper Sculptures Float in the Air Like Jellyfish
Peter Gentenaar's art was born out of the limitations of what he could (or couldn't) create with store-bought paper. So with the help of the Royal Dutch Paper Factory, he built his own paper factory and
Andy Goldsworthy’s ‘Wood Line’ Installation Made From Fallen Trees Snakes Through the Presidio
There is a certain etheral winding line that often surfaces in artist Andy Goldsworthy‘s work – If you’ve ever seen the documentary “Rivers and Tides,” visited the de
Stacy Levy’s Tide Flowers Bloom With the Rising Waters of the Hudson River
Even when you’re in a city surrounded by water, the movement of tides can become invisible. Artist Stacy Levy took the fluctuation of tides and amplified them with a series of giant Tide Flowers.
Theo Jansen Debuts 3D-Printed Miniature Walking Strandbeest Sculptures Just in Time for the Holidays
Jansen's Strandbeests are wondrous wind-powered automatons that exhibit almost life-like qualities and are capable of moving around on their own. Most are built from piping, wood and sail cloth and over
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