Tag: upcycle

We recently went to Germany to check out Berlin Fashion Week, where we came across a number of new and exciting talents.   One of the companies we discovered over in Berlin is BAUMM. The Argentinian design studio takes used...

Strook, aka Stefaan De Croock, is the man behind this incredible mural. The Belgian artist uses found wood taken from old doors and furniture and, without repainting any of them, puts them together to form images. The Elsewhere mural, on the side...

Airline KLM collaborated with the Design Academy Eindhoven on Plane to Product, a fun recycling project. Using objects taken from aeroplane interiors, Design Academy students created new and useful products. KLM has recently upgraded their World Business Class, so gave 14 students...

There are many artists and designers who breathe new life into old and unloved objects, but it takes real vision and skill to achieve great results in this type of work. You may remember Massimo Sirelli, who makes incredible little...

Students from Hanyang University, Seoul presented another of our Salone Satellite highlights: the WAS Project (Waste As Source). As you know by now, we’re all about cycling and upcycling, particularly when the two are combined, so of course this project, a...

Much attention is paid nowadays to the negative effects of made-up, scantily-clad dolls on young girls, and Tree Change Dolls  is making a little difference. This Tasmanian artist adopts notoriously over-made-up and underdressed Bratz dolls from thrift shops, strips away...

Hunting Trophies is a project by designer Andreas Scheiger that he describes as “Upcycle Fetish”. The reference is clearly to Pablo Picasso’s “head of a bull”, a ready-made piece from 1942 well known in the field of contemporary art.  ...

Amazing  Wallets by Holstee made from upcycled plastic bags and newspapers collected from the streets of Delhi.  Minimalist Design perfect space for the essentials: credit cards, cash, and sliding window for your ID or transit card. BUY IT HERE Holstee...