Topic “upcycling”
Creatables
Upcycle collective Creatables have some sweet products. The one pictured here's some ex-tennis court turned noticeboard. A little collection at the moment. Their blog here.
Grandma's on the Bottle
Tens of thousands of them. Grandma Prisbey wasn't your average sweater, lunch and cookie kind of Grandma, she preferred bottles. So she whacked together a whole bunch of them and made a village.
Over a 1/3 acre lot in California Ma Prisbey built wells, walkways, and over 15 life size structures made from found objects. Really. More at Bottle Village.
(via Inhabitat)
MAN U T-SHIRTS NOW INDONESIA UNITE
Remember the horrendous Jakarta hotel bombings on our TV screens recently, how many of you knew someone that was meant to stay at the hotels on that day? I did. And we are so lucky she never went. What an atrocious experience for the locals and for us the paranoia keeps growing stronger, as I have so noticed.
Manchester United even cancelled their match there, street vendors were left with all this paraphernalia which they were unable to sell. BOLBAL, a local initiative has bought back the MU T-shirts and printed INDONESIAUNITE (a civil movement against terrorism) on the reverse side and have started selling them to raise funds! Great job guys, smart way of reusing the shirts and taking a stand against this inhumane global threat of violence.
Is It Waste?
Tokyo Wonder Site present an exhibition and series of talks on recycled materials and their place in art.
Till August 6th at the Global Environment Information Centre in Tokyo.
(via Designboom)
PLANE HOSTEL
Converted into a Hostel, this old 747 was meant to be dumped and disused. Now converted into sleeping areas and even beds in the cockpit, it serves as a low-cost accommodation to many that visit Stockholm. Lounge areas, bigger bathrooms and LCD screens. They should have these at airports worldwide, oh if i was a kid again! See the rest here.
OFF THE CHAIN
Chandeliers are not my thing, too decadent and showy. But Im kinda liking this, edgy, raw and rough-ish feel to a classic chandelier design. By Mexican-Brazilian artist, Carolina Fontoura. Seen at Ecofriend.
BIZZARRE HABIT TURNED ART
This pickup artist collects man-made items he finds everywhere, discount bins, flea markets - and even when walking the dog on the beach. This obsession to categorize and collect remainders of mass consumption led him to create this wonder of an art piece. Learn more about Stuart Haygarth here.
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