January 23rd, 2009
Well, not me, exactly, but this bracelet …look!! It is beautiful and it could be trash, but instead, if you buy it, it will be your bracelet. How cool is that?
9.99 at TwistedWear’s Etsy Shop
January 21st, 2009
Pieces of beauty from Rubys Lounge aka Jen Khoshbin Created from paper mache and decoupage on resin cast molds. Not to mention that fact that this deer is created with pictures of fish….??? A great sense of humor and a great sense of style.
$345.00 each at Ruby Lounge’s Etsy Shop
January 21st, 2009
Sometimes you need that perfect wall ornament for the uninspired room. Try shaking things up with a “young buck” created from recycled sweaters by artist Rachel Denny.
$650.00 at Rachel Denny
Full disclosure: this animal isn’t created completely from recycled materials, but recycled sweaters cover the polyurethane foam and wood. Unfortunately this one is sold.
I love the strategically placed zipper on this one. Also from Rachel Denny who promises to have new “Domestic Trofies” on her site soon.
Info at Rachel Denny
January 19th, 2009
$53.00 – $68.00 at Urthbags.com from recycled coconut shells
These bags, made from recycled coconuts shells, were found on the website Urthbags.com. The site has a great collection of eco-friendly bags made from magazines, phone books, juice containers, newspaper and even seashells.
$39.50 at Urthbags created from recycled magazines.
$68.00 at Urthbags from recycled telephone books
January 11th, 2009
Created by the awesome and talented Jamie K. McIntosh from Twisted Textiles this dress is made from waste sheets of plastic film… the film’s original purpose was to protect pieces of plexiglass. (apparently Jamie worked in a manufacturing type plant that threw away this stuff by the boatload) There are details of the project on Jamie’s site, as well as on Craftster. One thing to note is that the bodice is made up of those little take-away mustard packages!
Contact TwistedTextiles for pricing information
Created by eco-designer, Gary Harvey, this dress is made with cans, bottle tops and cardboard boxes.
Another dress by fashion designer, Gary Harvey which uses 30 copies of the Financial Times. I supposed for the Inauguration, it would be more appropriate to use the Chicago Sun Times …unfortunately you loose that nice pink hue of the FT. Gary has done an entire collection of couture dresses that is made up entirely from recycled materials.
More info at Gary Harvey Creative
This eco ball gown is created from recycled men’s ties. Other garments available created from recycled ties are ballgowns, cocktail party dresses, corsets, skirts, halters, vests, underbusts and belts.
Glamarita’s Etsy Shop for $175.00
A wonderful eco-fashion creation from Nina Valenti who designs for Naturevsfuture. This was a dress created from over 6,000 used and misprinted ‘Honest Kids’ juice drink pouches. The gown was worn by pianist Soyeon Lee who donned the dress for a Carnegie Hall performance.
[via Inhabitat]
Nancy Judd, from Recycle Runway in Sante Fe volunteered heavily in the Obama/Biden campaign this past fall. The day after the election she wasted no time and did a bit of “dumpster diving” behind Obama Campaign headquarters and struck recycled gold. She will be wearing this dress to the inauguration.
Another gorgeous creation from Nancy Judd and Recycled Runway. Made with aproximately 12,000 pieces of crushed glass which were individually clued to a 1930s style ball gown made from upholstery fabric remnants.
One more from the fabulous Recycled Runway. This dress is made from colorful junk mail which was folded into fans and sewn onto a skirt and dress made of scrap canvas.
More info at Recycled Runway
Imagine meeting Mrs. O in one of these recycled t-shirt creations! The fashion designer, Angela Johnson, has quite the sense of humor in her exotic ball gown designs. They are made completely one of a kind since each dress is created from hand picked thrifted and scavenged T-shirts. Custom orders are available where you can request certain themes or colors. These will fit so comfy you can stay out all night and enjoy that the Dems are coming to town! Get your partner to wear this Recycled Beer Box hat and you will be a stunning couple!
$400.00 T-shirt Ball Gown
