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Tim Delger has made some nifty tables and chairs from old road signs, such as the coffee table above. I’d love to see what he could do with a Bucket of Blood Street sign.
Link via Dude Craft
Scott Bedford upcycled a fork into an egg cup. At the link, he provides humorously-illustrated instructions for doing the same. You’ll need a claw hammer or a vise. He writes:
The most important thing is the shape of the base, you don’t want an egg holder prone to tipping over – if you follow the plan I have provided you should be all right.
Link via Boing Boing
WebUrbanist has a great roundup of pictures of train cars that have been converted to other uses, such as hotels, houses, and bridges. The image above is of a train car that has been turned into a Russian Orthodox church — an emerging trend in Russia.
Artist and environmental activist Oliver Bishop-Young’s project “Skip Conversions” tried to find creative and often amusing ways of recycling unwanted products. One example was a dumpster, which he turned into a swimming pool, a skateboard ramp, a living room, a garden, and a campsite. More pictures at the link.
Link via Urlesque | Artist’s Website
‘Upcycling’ is the act of directly reusing waste materials as marketable goods. At the link, you can view a Reuters News video (embed disabled) about how various upcycled products are now available to consumers, as featured at the recent London Design Festival. Among the festival’s participants was the Elvis & Kresse Organization — a UK-based company which upcycles worn-out firehoses as luggage and other products usually made with leather.
YouTube Link via Scientific American | Company Website | London Design Festival | Image: Elvis & Kresse
