Posts Tagged ‘Upcycled’

Can’t Recycle? Howabout ‘Upcycle’ Discarded Clothes to Make Children’s Clothing

Monday, November 15th, 2010
Re-jigged Upcycles Discarded Clothes to Make Children’s Clothing

Image Source: Re-jigged

When you can’t recycle something, upcycle it. This is true especially for clothes as we told you about festival jackets and bags made from upcycled tents and an upcycled origami dress made from a thousand newspaper cranes. Well, a Herefordshire based company called Re-jigged has turned that into a business as they convert unwearable clothes into children’s clothing. (more…)

Festival Jackets and Bags Made From Upcycled Tents

Tuesday, August 17th, 2010

Upcycled jackets and bags made from leftover festival tents / image courtesy: WiTHiNTENT


Every summer, thousands of tents are left behind by revellers after the music festivals that not only create a mess for festival organisers but a huge burden for landfills. A UK based start-up company WiTHiNTENT upcycles the fabric from those abandoned tents to create rain-proof clothing and accessories for the festival market. (more…)

An Upcycled Origami Dress Made From A Thousand Newspaper Cranes

Wednesday, July 21st, 2010

In a recent post we told you about ‘Flood’ a piece of art created using trash technology. Here’s an upcycled dress made from one thousand newspaper cranes by Yuliya Kyrpo. This stunning outfit is part of the Trash Fashion show now at London’s Science Museum. (more…)