Tag: RECYCLED

The Web is teeming with the unrealized ideas of both students and established designers who set out to produce astonishing renderings and prototypes for unusual products. Unfortunately, due to the lack of time, money, or technology, many of those products never move from the planning stages to the mass market. But that doesn't mean we can't salivate over their creations, nevertheless. The ...

Last week was Austin Fashion Week, and the event's 'Keep Austin Beautiful' show featured upcycled and recycled designs from Texan artists. Designer Tina Sparkles (who might be a Baz Luhrmann fan) created a one-shouldered frock, called 'System Supernova,' out of discarded computer wire. Sure, it might not be too movement-friendly, but the multicolored twists and inherent volume of the material made ...

Refuse has long been a popular medium in the contemporary art world, from Jessica Stockholder's abstract sculpture to Chris Ofili's appropriation of elephant dung, and it goes even as far back as Marcel Duchamp's readymade 'Fountain' and the beginning of objets trouvés. Lately, we've seen a ton of artwork made from discarded tech materials, like Nick Gentry's floppy disk paintings and ...