piet hein eek...

I just love this use of reclaimed wood...check out his website and book, they illustrate brilliant examples of re-use that functions...
visit www.pietheineek.nl

from little things big things grow...

Inuk designs is a Western Australian based childrens label that utilises pre-loved fabrics to create cute, unique characters on childrens clothing...its a small step at upcycling, but from little things big things grow! view inuks range at www.inukdesigns.com

lost a leg? just get a new one...

The RCO chair (Re-use, Componant Optimizer Chair) from Mental Design means that when a chair leg breaks you just add a new one, extending the lifecycle of poor 3 or less legged chairs everywhere!

a boat of old rubbish...

Check out this for a great use for a load of old rubbish... Plastiki's hull is made up of 12,500 plastic bottles,  that is about how many bottles are consumed in the US every 8.3 seconds, imagine how many are consumed world wide...
The Plastiki set sail from San Fransico on March 19 2010, the final destination is Sydney, Australia...keep updated on the journey at www.theplastiki.com

this is where is all begins...

Whooo hooo finally I have got this all underway!...I am looking forward to sharing with you all the exciting upcycling ideas I have been discovering!