Bottle Cap House

Olga Kostina has turned her modest home, in the rural town of Kamarchaga in the Siberian taiga, into quite the landmark. Inspired by traditional macrame motifs, the Russian pensioner has individually nailed over 30,000 plastic bottle caps to create pixelated patterns. She’s…

Tin Roof

Craftsman Nick Kenny converted a run-down Victorian corrugated-iron chapel in Faversham, on the Kent coast of England, into a home. Using only recycled and salvaged materials, Nick had to be extremely resourceful – especially in…

Wood Thumb

Wood Thumb is a start-up based in San Francisco that manufactures wood...

Rubbish Rainbows

Liz Jones creates wonderfully simple collages out of discarded plastic she finds along beaches and rivers, making other people’s trash her treasure. And speaking of plastic, if you are in the mood for a great…

DIY Market Bag

With Earth Day just around the corner, we’re turning to artist and environmentalist Chris Jordan for inspiration. In this large-zoom photograph he has captured 1.14 million brown paper supermarket bags, the number used in the…

Cycle Cycled

Inspired by Victorian chandeliers and bike culture, artist Carolina Fontoura Alzaga uses old bike chain, rims and spokes to create incredible, one-of-a-kind steampunk chandeliers. I think it goes without saying that I want one. (via…

Cardboard Safari

These animal-friendly and recyclable cardboard trophies from Virginia based Cardboard Safari are amazing. Each of the safari animal trophies come in either brown or white, and personalizing them is encouraged! I’d like to paint an elephant…

Waste Land

I’ve just returned from Wild & Scenic, a 3 day environmental film festival...

Bag Lady

Color it up and dress it down with these impressive fair trade shoulder bags made in Guatemala.  Both bags are made of recycled material from traditional skirts and huipiles. Amazing, right?  I’m trying to decide…

PVC

How cool are these PVC bangles from Namibia?  Made from recycled PVC pipe, which has been stripped from the ground and destined for the landfill, each piece is hand-carved and gets its coloring from the natural…