Archive for the ‘Repurposing’ Category
More Repurposed & Upcycled Homewares On Etsy
Posted by: notbeige on: May 25, 2010
- In: Art | Crafts | home | Interiors | Repurposing
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This is a sequel to my previous post, Repurposed & Upcycled Homewares On Etsy, which has had lots of positive feedback so without further ado here’s more of the same. I love putting posts like this together, the only drawback is trying to narrow down my choices from all the creative awesomeness Vintage Map Art [...]
Sk8bags – Recycled Skateboard Handbags
Posted by: notbeige on: November 30, 2009
- In: Accessories | Repurposing
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Beck(y) Sk8bags are from their range of accessories handmade from recycled skateboards. Each is one of a kind, carrying the original scuffs, scratches and stickers of the boards’ original owner. via The Alternative Consumer
Vinyl LP Sleeve Coffee Table… DIY-able?
Posted by: notbeige on: September 2, 2009
- In: furniture | Inspiration | Repurposing
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Ok, this is Bughouse’s LP sleeve coffee table. It’s cool and all, but the LP covers are reproductions, not the real thing, which would have been a lot cooler. However – I reckon this is totally DIY-able for anyone with a bit of patience, classic album covers and some epoxy resin… anyone tried it? via NOTCOT
Show Stopping Furniture Made From Vintage Aircraft Parts
Posted by: notbeige on: September 2, 2009
- In: Design | furniture | Green | Repurposing
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MotoArt is the brainchild of Donovan Fell III, who, inspired by his childhood fascination with aircraft, creates these amazing conversation pieces which are more like sculpture than furniture. It all began with a pile of rusty, dented B-17 propellers he happened to intercept on the way to the scrapyard . via Core77
Discarded Chair Dragon
Posted by: notbeige on: September 2, 2009
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Benjamin Jones and Anna Hecker have created Discarded – a 30′ long creature made entirely from discarded furniture found on the streets of Brooklyn. The Black Rock Arts website had this to say about the project and about people’s general feeling about using found objects – and I couldn’t have said it better myself… I [...]
Stylish Pieces From Reclaimed Office Furniture
Posted by: notbeige on: August 16, 2009
- In: Design | furniture | Green | home | Repurposing
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London based furniture designer Naomi Dean, who was awarded the Young Furniture Designer Of The Year award in 2005, diverts old office furniture from landfill to make her Spin Tables and Tiny Footprint Desks. Her sleek and functional pieces incorporate design details such as cable tidies that allow a laptop to charge while the desk is [...]
DIY Bowl From A Repurposed Foreclosure Sign
Posted by: notbeige on: August 15, 2009
- In: Crafts | DIY | Repurposing | Tutorials
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Make your own bowl from a ‘for sale’ sign (plenty of ‘em about in the current financial climate ), or any other kind of sheet metal sign for that matter – tutorial at Instructables. I love repurposed metal signage Via Craftzine
Repurposed Skateboard Stools From Deckstools
Posted by: notbeige on: August 14, 2009
- In: Crafts | Design | Repurposing
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Deckstools are made by Jason Podlaski from broken skateboard decks, harvested from the streets of Philadelphia. Each stool is unique, and Jason can also make custom stools from customers’ own decks. Via Inhabitat
SIE43 Chair by Pawel Grunert
Posted by: notbeige on: August 14, 2009
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Pawel Grunert‘s SIE43 chair is made from PET bottles on a stainless steel frame. The bottles can be replaced if and when they begin to show signs of wear or damage. The chair was designed for ‘Eco Trans Pop’ exhibition of ecological design at the Colombari Gallery in Milan, Italy. Via Contemporist
Tapeography by Ersinhan Ersin
Posted by: notbeige on: August 14, 2009
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Brilliant deconstructed cassette tape art by Ersinhan Ersin. (Ersin’s Behance Network profile page) Via Craftzine
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