The Volksware designers have provided an interesting alternative way of recycling clothes

By stitching them and rolling them they have created a simple carpet system that can be cut to length and fit to a space.

began appropriating and adding splashes of design to

airplane trolleys

and reselling them to the public as useful (if odd) multipurpose mobile furniture

Sumer Erek has been working on

reusing newspaper as interior decoration and insulation in a house.

The Remarkable product design team has created a series of colorful and useful versions of traditional products made out of unusual recycled materials.

This bridge is composed over over 250 recycled cardboard tubes with recycled paper and plastic comprising the stairs.

Architect Shigeru Ban

The BituBlock

is made from post-consumer recycled products including ash, glass and, yes, sewage

The Remida Center appropriates scrap materials from all kinds of local businesses

decorative or practical purposes in gardens

coin purses

Marcella Foschi