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Tag: recycled books

  • Secret (Recycled) Storage for Valentine’s Day

    February 8, 2013

    Wendy Gabriel

    Hollowed-out used books are repurposed into brilliant gifts or storage devices.

  • Guy Laramee: Stunning Landscapes Rise from the Pages of Old Books

    January 30, 2012

    Beth Buczynski

    History books become vivid 3-D worlds thanks to the French-Canadian artist’s recycling prowess.

  • Modern Day Tower of Babel Made of 30,000 Upcycled Books

    January 4, 2012

    Elizah Leigh

    This upcycled installation proves that we can take reuse to soaring heights.

  • Better World Books’ Andrew Perlmutter: Carbon-Balanced Reuse

    October 27, 2011

    RecycleNation

    The Better World Books CEO talks sustainability efforts as the company continues to prove that every book has value through reuse initiatives.

  • Read Between the Lines of Old Books with These Repurposing Ideas

    October 26, 2011

    Elizah Leigh

    Old books can do much more than collect dust. Behold, the reuse possibilities!

  • Old Books Dissected to Create Intricate 3-D Carvings

    August 26, 2011

    Simone Preuss

    Julia Strand’s artworks, carved from old reference books and encyclopedias, make for an upcycling book club that we’d join in a jiffy!

  • The 80-Foot Tower Built from 30,000 Books

    August 9, 2011

    Simone Preuss

    Recycling books has never been so monumentally beautiful — and ultimately lasting — as when 30,000 volumes were assembled to create the “Tower of Babel.”

  • Miniature Trees Carved Out of Dead Books

    July 6, 2011

    Simone Preuss

    Australian artist Kylie Stillman carves trees out of books — and thus the very living things that gave their life to be turned into printed matter in the first place.

  • Books Transformed into 3-D Origami Symbols

    May 17, 2011

    Simone Preuss

    Cast-off books recycled and turned into incredible works of art, showcasing beautiful paper-folding techniques — artist Isaac Salazar is a true book lover!

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