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  • Studio NRG

    Studio NRG designs Lilium Chair out of recycled metal car rims

    Colombian designer Nicolas Riano Guerrero of Studio NRG has unveiled the Lilium chair made using aluminium salvaged from car rims. More about Studio NRG designs Lilium Chair out of recycled metal car rims

    Adrian Madlener | 17 June 2026 | Leave a comment
  • Furniture reusing Montreal Olympic Stadium roof

    Montreal students convert Olympic Stadium roof into design objects

    Students at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada, have converted the Kevlar fabric used for the infamous Montreal Olympic Stadium into furniture for an exhibition held during Montreal Design Week. More about Montreal students convert Olympic Stadium roof into design objects

    Ben Dreith | 5 May 2026 | Leave a comment
  • Professor Stephen Wallace at the University of Edinburgh

    Plastic bottles recycled into Parkinson's drug using bacteria

    University of Edinburgh researchers have used bacteria to turn plastic waste into a Parkinson's drug, advancing a new approach known as "bio-upcycling". More about Plastic bottles recycled into Parkinson's drug using bacteria

    Rima Sabina Aouf | 16 March 2026 | Leave a comment
  • Clover House

    Rude Haus renovates Pennsylvania home with upcycled and vintage pieces

    Local studio Rude Haus has renovated a home in New Hope, Pennsylvania with an assortment of hand-crafted elements, such as a dining room mural and curtains made with upcycled silk fabric. More about Rude Haus renovates Pennsylvania home with upcycled and vintage pieces

    Ellen Eberhardt | 15 February 2026 | Leave a comment
  • Light into Darkness

    Alexandre Henry transforms explosion-damaged objects into "silent witnesses" of Ukraine war

    French artist Alexandre Henry has created a series of sculptures based on furniture and objects salvaged from war-torn areas of Ukraine that he repaired using metal from Russian missiles. More about Alexandre Henry transforms explosion-damaged objects into "silent witnesses" of Ukraine war

    Alyn Griffiths | 4 December 2025 | Leave a comment
  • Juli Bolaños-Durman's Edinburgh home "celebrates the beauty in imperfection"

    Salvaged and upcycled materials add character to Costa Rican artist Juli Bolaños-Durman's renovated Edinburgh flat, which she designed in collaboration with Architecture Office. More about Juli Bolaños-Durman's Edinburgh home "celebrates the beauty in imperfection"

    Alyn Griffiths | 26 November 2025 | Leave a comment
  • Quay Quarter Tower

    "World's first fully upcycled skyscraper" finalist for 2025 Earthshot Prize

    The renovated Quay Quarter Tower by 3XN and BVN has been announced as a finalist for this year's edition of Prince William's Earthshot Prize, making it the first-ever building to be nominated for the award. More about "World's first fully upcycled skyscraper" finalist for 2025 Earthshot Prize

    Starr Charles | 7 October 2025 | Leave a comment
  • Norwegian designers use reclaimed materials to customise USM Haller furniture

    Climbing ropes, tall grass and a balloon pump were among the things Norwegian designers used to modify USM Haller's famous modular furniture for an exhibition at Designers' Saturday in Oslo. More about Norwegian designers use reclaimed materials to customise USM Haller furniture

    Nat Barker | 22 September 2025 | Leave a comment
  • Floating Sauna San Francisco

    Floating sauna made from shipping containers installed in California

    California architect Nick Polansky used redwood decking to clad a barge and topped it with recycled shipping containers to create the Fjord floating sauna in San Francisco Bay, USA. More about Floating sauna made from shipping containers installed in California

    Ben Dreith | 3 July 2025 | Leave a comment
  • Eiger garden chair by Sebastian Alberdi for Füür

    Eiger garden chair by Sebastian Alberdi for Füür

    Dezeen Showroom: upcycled fire hoses make up the backrest and seat of this garden chair created by designer Sebastian Alberdi in collaboration with Marcela Lozano, founder of Swiss eco home brand Füür. More about Eiger garden chair by Sebastian Alberdi for Füür

    Dezeen staff | 4 March 2025
  • The Executive office furniture by Jenny Nordberg

    Jenny Nordberg creates office furniture from "library" of unwanted parts

    Swedish designer Jenny Nordberg has unveiled a collection of furniture at Stockholm Furniture Fair, made from used parts that are otherwise difficult to recycle. More about Jenny Nordberg creates office furniture from "library" of unwanted parts

    Amy Frearson | 6 February 2025 | Leave a comment
  • Photo of Nicola West-Morland's foam chair within the Wunders x Breakroom WASTE exhibition

    Wunders offers furniture factory waste to makers in Cape Town MakeSpace

    South African furniture brand Wunders has worked with designer Heath Nash to open its waste stores permanently to local Cape Town makers following a workshop and exhibition that showed the potential of reclaimed materials. More about Wunders offers furniture factory waste to makers in Cape Town MakeSpace

    Rima Sabina Aouf | 4 December 2024 | Leave a comment
  • Steel pieces sticking out of ground

    Surfacedesign "celebrates material reuse" at San Francisco waterfront park

    Local landscape design studio Surfacedesign has completed Bayfront Park waterfront park in San Francisco using steel elements from a recently demolished portion of the Oakland Bay Bridge. More about Surfacedesign "celebrates material reuse" at San Francisco waterfront park

    Ellen Eberhardt | 4 November 2024 | Leave a comment
  • Candles by Majdulin Nasrallah

    Majdulin Nasrallah transforms tear gas canisters into candle holders as ode to Palestine

    Palestinian designer Majdulin Nasrallah has created key-shaped candle holders made of tear gas canisters salvaged from Bethlehem and Nablus, which intend to reflect "the layers of pain, hope and strength Palestinians carry within them". More about Majdulin Nasrallah transforms tear gas canisters into candle holders as ode to Palestine

    Jane Englefield | 21 June 2024
  • Traid store interior

    Hemingway Design and James Shaw create furniture from recycled clothes for Traid

    Local studio Hemingway Design collaborated with designer James Shaw to transform a London store interior for charity retailer Traid, which features colourful furniture created from leftover second-hand clothes. More about Hemingway Design and James Shaw create furniture from recycled clothes for Traid

    Jane Englefield | 30 April 2024 | Leave a comment
  • Cellulose shoes by Olaniyi Studio

    Ten sustainable fashion designs that use biomaterials from Dezeen's Pinterest

    Over the past year, searches for sustainable fashion have grown in popularity on Pinterest. We round up 10 projects from our sustainable fashion board which feature items made from more environmentally friendly materials. More about Ten sustainable fashion designs that use biomaterials from Dezeen's Pinterest

    Saudatu Bah | 26 June 2023 | Leave a comment
  • Christopher Raeburn headshot

    "I've seen the entire narrative change" around sustainable fashion says Christopher Raeburn

    It has never been easier for designers and brands to access recyclable materials and close the clothing loop, says Christopher Raeburn in this interview. More about "I've seen the entire narrative change" around sustainable fashion says Christopher Raeburn

    Alice Finney | 28 March 2023 | Leave a comment
  • The Circus Canteen by Multitude of Sins

    The Circus Canteen interior is a "collage of unwanted items"

    Local studio Multitude of Sins has created an eclectic restaurant interior in Bengaluru out of a mishmash of reclaimed materials, including discarded bicycle bells and cassette tape boxes. More about The Circus Canteen interior is a "collage of unwanted items"

    Jane Englefield | 21 October 2022 | Leave a comment
  • Image of models wearing upcycled clothing by 1/OFF at Amsterdam Fashion Week

    1/OFF showcases "scarf couture" at Amsterdam Fashion Week

    Amsterdam-based fashion brand 1/OFF debuted its Spring Summer 2023 collection at Amsterdam Fashion Week, which contained clothes crafted from repurposed scarfs, denim and tablecloths. More about 1/OFF showcases "scarf couture" at Amsterdam Fashion Week

    James Parkes | 7 September 2022 | Leave a comment
  • Chair made of e-scooter waste

    Andra Formen makes furniture from discarded electric scooters

    Design collective Andra Formen has created the E-metabolism collection of lamps, chairs and vases made from electric scooters fished out of the canals of Malmö, Sweden, which was recently shown at Southern Sweden Design Days. More about Andra Formen makes furniture from discarded electric scooters

    Cajsa Carlson | 19 July 2022 | Leave a comment
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