'Up-cycling is the process of converting waste materials or useless products into new materials or products of better quality or a higher environmental value.' (wikipedia)
If you would like to know more about up-cycling, here are a couple of websites for you to have a look at...
I love to collect things and I hate throwing anything away. So much is currently being manufactured for our consumerist culture to be disposable or irreparable.
Much more consideration is necessary about what we make and what we buy and how we dispose of our things.
These are websites of some design companies who use this ethos in their work...
Bottletop... Charity campaign ring pull accessories...
Touch... Range of products made using waste items...
Katcha Bilek... Bags and accessories made from inner-tubes...
Withintent... Coats and bags made from tents...
www.withintent.co.uk
www.withintent.co.uk
Worn Again... Products made using corporate waste textiles
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