Lingerie Made from Recycled Junk
October 19, 2010
You might have heard of Trashy Lingerie. Not to be confused with LA’s infamous lingerie store, this series of undergarments is completely made out of recycled materials!
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October 19, 2010
You might have heard of Trashy Lingerie. Not to be confused with LA’s infamous lingerie store, this series of undergarments is completely made out of recycled materials!
October 18, 2010
Wieki Somers’s exhibition ‘Consume or Conserve’ pushes the boundaries of recycling by putting human remains to a new use.
October 13, 2010
Is using human blood for a sculpture the ultimate in recycling or is it going too far? In an online first, view all of Marc Quinn’s “Self” blood sculptures in one place.
October 12, 2010
A repurposed salt mine in the Ukraine, close to the Romanian border and 300 m below the surface, offers asthma and allergy sufferers what allopathic medicine cannot: relief.
October 6, 2010
Charles Krafft’s Villa Delirium Delft Works produces porcelain family memorabilia from human ashes. His motto? “Ashes to ashes, dust to delft… “
September 27, 2010
Cars, large as they are, make for great repurposing — as a bed, sofa or one’s most talked-about showpiece, for example. Assuming one has the space, of course!
September 22, 2010
Brett Graham is an internationally acclaimed sculptor from New Zealand who uses his Maori heritage to undermine western stereotypes about indigenous people.
September 21, 2010
New Zealand-based artist Maurice Bennett converts ordinary slices of toast into art.
September 15, 2010
Leatherwork studio Bob Basset and artist Tom Banwell both focus on steampunk art works. By repurposing something as practical as a gas mask, the form is turned into something fantastic.