Recycling
Mark O’Brien Makes his Shoes Out of the Box
Mark O’Brien put himself in different shoes and literally thought out of the box. The UK. artist, who describes himself a ``crazy cardboard craftsman’’ and heads the Manchester-based MOB Cardboard, recycles corrugated beer crates into three-dimensional sculptures, including ersatz men's shoes. The shoes appear so realistic that people got easily fooled. Though any unusual material ignites his imagination, cardboard remains his medium ...
Used Tires Assume the Shape of Kids’ Playground
Anne Marie van Splunter, the grand artist-designer, has deflated the common misconception that used tires are useless. Her fertile imagination, wedded to the requisite know-how, has given birth to a wonderful project for refugee kids in Thailand - a playground. Her amazing `Rubber Tree’ design concept has resulted in a fun project for kids. Statistics say that consumers in the United ...
Star Wars Fan Recycles Adidas Sneakers to Create Stormtrooper Helmet
You can do many things with a pair of sneakers, especially if it is from Adidas. For example, you can just wear it on your feet like all the rest of the people. But artist Freehand Profit decided to wear it on his head. Freehand Profit created an incredibly spot-on replica of a Star Wars Stormtrooper headgear out of Adidas sneakers. He ...
Recycled Plastic Bike Frii Helps in Quick Short Trips
A bicycle from the plastic waste is an amazing idea, right? That’s exactly what Israeli industrial designer Dror Peleg has attempted successfully. Christened Frii Bicycle, the smartly-built bike will be useful in urban transportation. The components of the bike have been injection-molded into modular shapes and connected together to form the strong, lightweight and very colorful single-speed bike. It can be ...
Snowbowl Ski Resort to Create Snow from Human Waste
Look what we have here! Plans to make artificial snow from recycled human waste might sound incredible, but the fact is that the owners of a ski resort are planning to create snow using 180 million gallons of sewage effluent. The Snowbowl Ski Resort is at 12,000 feet in the San Francisco Peaks. Its owners have reportedly sought snowmaking solutions to ...
Recyclable Basketball Stadium for 2012 London Olympic Games Unveiled
Among the numerous arenas we humans indulge in, sports and games seem to be those in close affinity to green. However, when it comes to raising huge structures and stadiums for the same, the green element fades off usually. Here, 2011 London Olympics Basketball Stadium is an exception, which is designed to be deconstructed and recycled! Designed by Sinclair Knight Merz, ...
Saharan Refugees Recycle Plastic into Gold Jewelry
The term ‘plastic gold’ might seem to be paradoxical. However, paradoxes are destined to be true at times! A student from Royal College of Art named Florie Salnot undertook the task of collecting old plastic bottles from the refugee camp and repurposed into remarkable faux-gold jewelry that reflects their local traditions. Salnot collaborated with Sandblast, a London-based nonprofit that works with ...
Necklaces from Worn Out Football; Recycling Takes the Fashion Route
If you thought necklaces are always jewelry that can be made out of valuable metals, think again! A Swiss jewelry designer ‘Noemic Doge’ has come up with a set of unique repurposed necklaces that have been fabricated by sewing up leather hexagonal pieces collected from worn out footballs. The reused item looks like an exquisite design. The series is called “Podosphaïrophilie”—a ...
Bonuses to Workers Who Recycle!
Perhaps, it is the word ‘recycle’ that has gained worldwide popularity more than any other terms associated with environment safety. Unfortunately, many a time the word is hardly put into practice. However, it continues to be the most popular word being reiterated by the so-called ‘environment enthusiasts’. Finding and imparting the apt motivation seems to be the important factor that puzzles ...
Textile Recycling Efforts to Support Breast Cancer Research in the UK
BCR Global Textiles has joined hands with the Breast Cancer Campaign to help raise money for breast cancer research through clothing donations as part of observing the Breast Cancer Month in the United Kingdom. The initiative is backed by noted designer Savannah Miller, the co-founder of the fashion label Twenty8Twelve.
