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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.

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The eco-friendly guide to sorting waste, recycling and upcycling your old and unwanted items

Upcycle stool composed of salvaged parts of shared bicycles by Qiang Huang | upcycleDZINE

Homeware

Upcycle furniture composed of salvaged parts of shared bikes

mhoz cardboard lamp collection | upcycleDZINE

Lighting

Cardboard reveals its amazing character in this upcycle lighting collection

Boites de la paix - Peace Box storage and mini bar versions | upcycleDZINE

Homeware

Mini bar & Wine rack made from 70s US army wooden ammunition boxes

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Art

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...

Homeware

Lazy Jack for The Lazy Life

Living the lazy life is something almost everybody wants. Especially when it's summertime. It's not always possible is this hectic world we live in....

Jeske Groot created a chair collection called Multiple Family by using old chairs and redesigning them into new upcycled chairs. - upcycleDZINE

Multiple Family: Used chairs redesigned by Jetske de Groot

Vintage camera gear turned into unique desk lamps by Studio – upcycleDZINE

Vintage camera gear turned into unique desk lamps by YStudio

Spoons circling a light by Garbage

TOUR: table on bicycle wheels by Gae Aulenti

PHILIP: Wine bottle lamp by Max McMurdo – upcycleDZINE

PHILIP: Wine bottle desk lamp by Max McMurdo

Barn Roof Ventilator Chandelier by Another Chance Shop

Stacked Books Table Lamp by Dan Faires

Stripped lamp by Studio Floris Wubben

RINGS LAMP: upholstery spring pole lamp by WilDesignArt

Lampshade Stand by Ideenklette

DESK BUDDY: bicycle lamp friend by Yucwood

DIY: Paper Clip Chandelier by The Flying Fox Art and Design

LIGHTING

Lighting

Steampunk Table Lamp by Reviver Labs

There are lamps that will blow your mind and there's finally a lamp that does the opposite. It will survive an explosion! Yes, I've never...

Lighting

PET Lamp: reused plastic bottles by Alvaro Catalán de Ocón

As I'am a person who upcycles plastic milk containers into lighting, it isn't strange being immediately attracted by this upcycle design project. It's a...

TRANSFILM: 35mm film lighting by Pa.Mou Design

Matkot Lamp: upcycled beach racquets by Studio Regev

Sew Me Collection: antique sewing machines upcycled by Stef van der...

DAMA: upcycled 5 liter glass vessel by Lucirmás – upcycleDZINE

DAMA: upcycled 5 liter glass vessel by Tom Allen

Stripped lamp by Studio Floris Wubben

Expansion vessels upcycled by Groene Bes

RE project: minimalist pallet wood lamps by Hugo Joseph

GAZGAZ: upcyled gas mask table lamp comes alive by Ateliers Crea

Classic Fire Extinguisher Lamps by ReUpCycled

SKI-CHANDELIER by Willem Heeffer

150 Litre Chandelier by Organelle Design

Bicycle chain chandeliers by Lolo Palazzo

HOMEWARE

LOOM: upcycled chair backrest by Kiosk deluxe – upcycleDZINE

Homeware

LOOM: upcycled chair backrests by Kiosk deluxe

When people ask me what upcycling is I always say the same thing. It's about giving discarded objects and/or materials a second life and...

Art

CLOCHE SOFA: sewage pipe furniture by Carlo Sampietro

Rough, sturdy, robust, used, rusty, raw. These words come to mind when seeing today's upcycle design piece. It reminds me a bit of the...

Upcycled plane engine cover impresses as a stunning chair

Upcycled plane engine cover impresses as stunning chair

SOUVENIR by Wonderable

C-Barrel: unique barrel furniture by Cees van der Reep

de_escalator: Furniture made out of an old escalator by gabarage

Elegant Farm: vertical garden by oopsmark

DIY: I Used to be a Washing Machine! by Antonina

Come Walk With Me: dining chairs coat stand by Furniture Magpies

Redial created this wonderful minimalist upcycle design side table called DOCKYARD out of waste from a construction site – upcycleDZINE

DOCKYARD: construction waste side table by Redolab

STOP Traffic Sign Table by Studio Repa

KAWARA: roof tile furniture by Tsuyoshi Hayashi

MC 205: Cardboard Armchair by Nordwerk recyclingDESIGN

DIY: Door Turned into Church Bench by Liz Fourez

UPCYCLE IDEAS | DIY

Ideas

14 upcycle design bench ideas

In this group-post number twenty-one you'll find 14 great upcycle design bench ideas. upcycleDZINE is a blog that focuses on showing what upcycle design is all about. After some time...