Welcome to upcycleDZINE
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
BARBECUE PARADOX: gas tank upcycled by Redolab
Being a regular visitor at upcycleDZINE and/or reader of the newsletter, you may have noticed that some objects are more popular than others. Looking...
BUCATINI: heating pipe wall hanger by Izmade
Frequent visitors and readers of upcycleDZINE know by now that it's always a treat for me to find upcycle design that uses a material...
LIGHTING
Used Mailbag1: Dutch mailbag pendant by Gilbert de Rooij
Last week I showed you a pendant lamp called Empty Mailbag that was made from an upcycled original vintage Dutch mailbag. Former Dutch mail...
Amazing and simple Take Out Light by Ideaka
Since I started this blog last year every day has been a surprise. And when I focused on upcycle design it became even more...
HOMEWARE
No Waste Chair: waste transformed into eye-catcher
No Waste Chair is a chair that is full of upcycled waste, made and invented by furniture maker and designer Kees Dekkers from Brummen....
Clothes hangers Floor Desk by Felicia Chiao
What can one do with old clothes hangers? Of course you can make a coat rack or a lamp out of them. A beautiful...
UPCYCLE IDEAS | DIY
DIY: Book Page Wreath
This is one of the things that looks intriguing from a distance and looks stunning from up close. It's a wreath, not a normal...
DIY: how to upcycle a Samsung cardboard box into a unique...
Whenever I toss a box into the recycling bin, I have to cut it into pieces or shred it to make it small enough...
FASHION
Dutch design fire hose bags are honest, durable and fashionable
Not all materials are recyclable. Almost every composite-material ends up in landfills because it’s too difficult to recycle. And one of those materials is...
ARCE: Rolltop Backpack made out of Inner Tube by Nukak
Some materials used for upcycle design are more appealing and intriguing to me than others. One of them is an inner tube. That's because...
ART | MUSIC
DISARM: Music from decommissioned weapons by Pedro Reyes
If you're against weapons you can protest with words. But another and more striking way is to 'say' it with a combination of art...
Radio on gasoline by Bus Metal Art
A few weeks ago it was that time of the year the design world visits the Netherlands to see what the Dutch Design Week ...
EDITOR'S PICK
Third Generation Modular Furniture by Jason Lloyd Fletcher
The Third Generation Furniture project is a project by industrial designer Jason Lloyd Fletcher. Jason Lloyd Fletcher, an Industrial Designer who graduated from the...
