Cheeming Boey, an artist from Newport Beach, CA, creates his art using a Sharpie and recycled Styrofoam cups. Ever since 2006, Boey started drawing on foam cups as a hobby and has now turned the project into a serious business. Each cup takes a few hours to several months to create. His work was recently […]
Recycled Leather Necklaces from Mainichi
From Melbourne, Australia, the jewelry artist (or jewellerey artist) Mainichi creates playful necklaces from recycled upholstery leather and found materials. Many of her necklaces contain movement with hanging, dangling strings and objects. Other pieces consist of layering leathers with vintage Japanese kimono silk fabric or felt with stitched details. Simply gorgeous. Read about her adventures […]
Fair Trade Recycled Peace Stuff
Working on a little peace theme today…. First up: The peace sign handbag is handmade in Guatemala from recycled vintage textiles. Perfect when you want a unique and original gift. From Gambia, Africa, comes these peace pendants made entirely from leftover scrap wood by local artisans. This is part of a movement that you can […]
Recycled gloves and socks
Nothing sadder than a lonely glove drifting around the house looking for its long lost “other”. Never fear!! …here are new ways to give a new lease on life as a squirrel, an elephant, a penguin, a donkey, or a bunny. The artist behind these transformations is Miyako Kanamori from Tokyo, Japan. Check out Miyako […]
Recycled Glass Bowls – Not Your Grandma’s Candy Dish
From glass artist Diana Branscome, created from recycled glass beverage bottles comes these funky and elegant art glass bowls. Local restaurants provide Diana with her raw material which she then washes, de-tags, fragments, re-forms, and shapes into works of art. Definitely not your grandma’s candy dish! $15.00 each at Branscome Glass
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