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This is an independent upcycling blog that has proven to be a clever upcycle inspiration source for design and art ideas created by repurposing discarded items and giving them more value. This blog shows proves why upcycling is important and what the benefits are of repurposing.
DON'T MISS
DVINUS: tables out of wood and bottles by Tati Guimarães
In our household we always collect enough empty bottles for a recycle point. And I think this is the case for lots of you....
SCRAP WOOD LAMP by reCreate Design Company
Wood is a great material. It has lots of character and it's natural and friendly. Many upcycle designers use wood for furniture. But only a few...
LIGHTING
DENIS PAPIN: baking mould table lamp by Le Siècle des Lumières
I'm not sure if you noticed but for some time there's a certain 'concrete wave' going on in design. It pops up all over the...
UPCYCLE Lamp: wooden lampshades by Benjamin Spöth
This post is about new design that was shown at the Dutch Design Week 2014. No, I'm not writing this as part of my...
HOMEWARE
How to upcycle synthetic grass
Some time ago I stumbled upon an unusual material used for upcycling. I'm talking about synthetic grass used on sports fields. Of course I...
STOP Traffic Sign Table by Studio Repa
It's been said before here on upcycleDZINE. A piece of upcycle design can be very simple. It doesn't have to be complicated and difficult....
UPCYCLE IDEAS | DIY
18 upcycle design ideas about music
In this group-post number eighteen you'll find 18 great upcycle design ideas about music.
upcycleDZINE is a blog that focuses on showing what upcycle design is all about. After some time...
5 Upcycling Ideas for Used Cameras
Despite the endless benefits that technology and gadgets provide, the electronic waste they produce is rapidly becoming a global environmental problem –...
FASHION
TireFlops: Footwear with upcycled tires by GomaVial
Last post PET bottle lamps were shown and I wrote about a worldwide problem caused by plastic bottles. And there's an even a bigger problem caused...
Unique bags out of reclaimed materials by Mamukko
Time for one of my favorite items, especially when they are made out of upcycled materials. I'm talking about bags. I've said it before...
ART | MUSIC
Wine Cork Art by Scott Gundersen
For those of you who want to start upcycling but haven't found the right material or object to use, this next material might be...
WISDOM: plastic waste turned into art by Sayaka Ganz
If one bumps into a beautiful object like 'Wisdom' by artist Sayaka Ganz, one can only go on to show it to as many...
EDITOR'S PICK
ROUGH: pine wood slats lamp by COMPEIXALAIGUA
Upcycle design is of course about giving a completely new function to discarded objects and/or materials. It's about giving waste a second life. But...
