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Skateboard Sculptures

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There’s no waste in the designers’ mind, because anything old and unused can find their new life after redesigned by them with full imagination. These three-dimensional sculptures made out of recycled skateboard decks are rightly good examples. Created by Haroshi, each piece features a delicately distinctive pattern and shining bright colors. Who would believe they’re crafted out of layers of stacked wooden decks, if the designer didn’t tell us the truth?

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Cow Sculptures Made from Used Cars

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Almost in every part of the world we can find creativity, which now exists in Finland too. There in that country, Miina Akkijyrkka shapes some huge cows using old vehicles. By arranging different parts of cars to become sections of the cows, the artists cleverly created unique metal cows featuring a lovely appearance.

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Epson Launches World’s First BPA-free Recycled Thermal Receipt Paper.

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You know that many receipts from ATM or the stores are found to contain harmful substance Bisephenol-A (BPA)? To solve that problem, the printer manufacture Epson now boasts the world’s first BPA-free free thermal receipt paper made with recycled paper. It is already launched to the market, with a price of just $57.91 per case.

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Boots Bag

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Wish you would have a bag that can last for many years or even all your life? Possibly the Footbag should be added onto your list. It is made of a pair of boots, featuring a simple look but really good durability.

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TuboHotel by T3arc

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Have you ever experienced a night in concrete pipes? Well, if not, we strongly suggest you have a try and you’ll see it’s not that boring as you may have imagined. But before that you need to get a touch with T3arc’s TuboHotel. It is a mini hotel located in Tepoztlan, Mexico and it was built from recycled concrete pipes. Each room may seem bit of small on the pictures but actually they offer a really cozy living as well as some beautiful panoramic views of the Sierra del Tepozteco. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Reading Sculptures

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Long-Bin Chen’s Reading Sculptures prove that incredible art can be made with almost everything, even with discarded items. With his rich imagination and outstanding skills, the artist has transformed old telephone directories, old books and other printed material into sculptures shaped like human heads and figures. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Geeky Bag

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42 pieces of floppy disks were recently brought together and found their new function, that is, to work as an innovative handbag! It is really a clever way to recycle old things. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Creative House Made From PVC Pipes

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Some materials usually seem so common that we seldom though to make them into something more creative. But this PVC House designed by Hoogte Twee has proved that we should have thought of that, because we may produce really amazing things though with ordinary materials. Yups, the B (h) uis looks very magic! [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Can Cars

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Use our intelligence. We should do this because we can create innovative or even magical things with our talent, just as Sandy Sanderson makes these mini cars with old cans, metal wires and his imagination. So incredible! [Read the rest of this entry...]

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IT Clips Reuse Your Tyres.

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Bike inner tubes usually have excellent flexibility and toughness, however we seldom get a chance to reuse them… Until we have these IT Clips. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Cool Gadgets Recycled From Old Motorcycle Parts

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On a design show held by Triumph Motorcycles and Birmigham Institute of Art and Design, many students brought us with various smart gadgets made out of recycled motorcycle parts. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Big Wheel Sled

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What would your ideal sled be like, decorated with white and red ribbons just as the one of Mr. Santa‘s, or built with a large wheel just as the one shown here? [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Memo House

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This memopad, coming in a cute shape of a simple house, is made from waste wood collected from many places. Compared with conventional memopads, the Memo House also features a sharp point that ensures us a more convenient use. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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What’s this?

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This time we’ll firstly tell you that this is something made of black rubber and then it’s your turn to tell us what the item is used for? [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Repurposed Plastic Trash Bricks

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New Zealand businessman Peter Lewis has created an innovative machine that can transform discarded plastic like bottles and bags into building blocks. Believe it or not, such bricks can be used to build emergency houses or landscaping walls and they’re more durable than you can imagine, as each brick is comprised of an estimated 10kg (22lbs) of plastic. So you needn’t worry they’ll be blown away by the wind. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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