LitterBugs series of insect sculptures by British artist Mark Oliver are built entirely from trash. But they just go on to show how creative use can transform the ugly and the undesired to something so beautiful and desirable. We are not just talking of the beauty of these sculptures, even those generally vile insects look good.
Raised in the Japanese Shinto philosophy, artist Sayaka Ganz believes there is life and a soul in everything, and all objects. Which would probably meant that objects sitting in trash bins won’t really be happy pieces. It was this belief that put the artist on her path, as she set to collect discarded plastic objects and give them a life-like form with a sense of motion. The work fosters the realization that tiny, unrelated pieces could get together to form wonderful objects in harmony.
Raul Lauri uses a process employing high pressure and heat to create what he calls decafé, a material made from coffee grounds. The material that retains its coffee texture is then molded to form these unique lampshades.
Artist Asher calls his ReTech lamps “one of a kind functional art.” The stylish lamps with a classic-theme vibe are made mostly for reclaimed/recycled materials that the artist has found or obtained, and make a very prominent appearance in some of these lamps.
Ladies and Gentlemen, I’ve found a new love. Behold, the rocking bed. Manufactured by Shiner International, this design by Joe Manus uses up-cycled materials in its construction so it’s all good for the conscience, the environment, and for all the things going in my mind right now. And by those “things” I mean relaxation. Although as good as it sounds, the relaxation doesn’t come cheap. Trust me, it never is. The bed is priced upwards of $5,500 on Amazon.
Artist Robert Jefferson Travis Pond delves into scrap metal mostly from motorcycle parts, old gears, steel handles and a few other things to create these imposing, surreal animal sculptures. The impressive part of course is his ability to weld all these seemingly unrelated parts that don’t quite lend themselves to sculpting, and still come out with legible and great looking sculptures.
Jeni Oye mixes up old bike tires with aluminum to create these wonderfully creative puffs and pendants. We’re pretty sure bike lovers would appreciate these things.
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Artist Nick Georgiou uses old, discarded newspapers to create these abstract, weird, and mesmerizing sculptures or newspaper paintings, if we can call them that.
It looks like the latest creation of Andrew Chase is busy devouring anything that comes in its path. But that was kind of obvious given most creatures would fall prey to the “Tyrant Lizard”. The handmade mechanical creation was built using recycled metal that primarily came from transmission parts, conduit, plumbing pipe and unidentifiable widgets found in industrial salvage yards. The tyrannosaurus rex sculpture stands 2 feet high, is six feet long and weighs about 40 pounds.
Technology really has brought the world closer, so this giant world map made from recycled computer components seems quite fitting. UK based artist Susan Stockwell has created this giant installation of a world map, made entirely from recycled computer components. The set uses motherboards, electric wiring, fans and other components from computers and electronics. Titled World the map was made for the University of Bedfordshire.