Upcycling
Forbo incorporates discarded cocoa shells into Marmoleum flooring
Studio NRG designs Lilium Chair out of recycled metal car rims
Rude Haus renovates Pennsylvania home with upcycled and vintage pieces
Alexandre Henry transforms explosion-damaged objects into “silent witnesses” of Ukraine war
Norwegian designers use reclaimed materials to customise USM Haller furniture
Floating sauna made from shipping containers installed in California
Surfacedesign “celebrates material reuse” at San Francisco waterfront park
Majdulin Nasrallah transforms tear gas canisters into candle holders as ode to Palestine
“I’ve seen the entire narrative change” around sustainable fashion says Christopher Raeburn
The Circus Canteen interior is a “collage of unwanted items”
Watch a talk on designing with waste live from Southern Sweden Design Days
Urselmann Interior renovates own office using recycled and biodegradable materials
Montreal students convert Olympic Stadium roof into design objects
Plastic bottles recycled into Parkinson’s drug using bacteria
Juli Bolaños-Durman’s Edinburgh home “celebrates the beauty in imperfection”
“World’s first fully upcycled skyscraper” finalist for 2025 Earthshot Prize
Jenny Nordberg creates office furniture from “library” of unwanted parts
Wunders offers furniture factory waste to makers in Cape Town MakeSpace
Hemingway Design and James Shaw create furniture from recycled clothes for Traid
Ten sustainable fashion designs that use biomaterials from Dezeen’s Pinterest
1/OFF showcases “scarf couture” at Amsterdam Fashion Week
Andra Formen makes furniture from discarded electric scooters
Michael Marriott builds ad-hoc Kioskö bar using only recycled objects
