JEWELRY FROM UPCYCLED MATERIALS



Materials upcycled: bike chainlink, broken ceramic plates, hardware washers.
Found on Etsy.
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Posted by DESIGN SQUISH on August 11, 2010



Materials upcycled: bike chainlink, broken ceramic plates, hardware washers.
Found on Etsy.

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Reusing old buttons as fridge magnets. By Skin and Tonic Too.
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Rings made with old vintage buttons. Found in Red Chair Antiques shop.
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Bags from re-purposed, recycled coffee sacks! Lined with a soft unbleached cotton. by Mayamade.
Kaelyn Garcia’s Organic Cotton and natural silk sateen circle dress.
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Nadia Nour is a fashion designer based in New York City. Nadia keeps manufacturing and sourcing supplies for her garments local and uses organics as much as possible - naturally dyed silks, fabrics that are healthy for people and the environment. Her clothing designs are sophisticated, high-end and chic but at the same time organic and sustainable.
CATEGORIES:I love American Apparel. Their clothes are so simple and they always fit so so nice. Although, I wish they had more organic clothing selection because right now they have mainly shirts and underwear. Is it possible to make organic cotton leggings? If so, I want to buy them.
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Do you have a lot of old seaters that are unfashionable, uncool, shrunken or simply too old? Well, you can reuse them to make mittens. These mittens by Baabaazuzu are made from old sweaters. Each mitten is unique. Two images below are quilts made out of old wool blankets by Marlies Spaan, a textile designer from Netherlands. ![]()
Or, company called StitchT in New York City is making quilts out of old t-shirts for you. You bring old t-shirts and they stich them together into a nice beautiful quilt.

AuH2O is a sustainable clothing store owned by Kate Goldwater. All AuH2O clothing is made from recycled fabric from old shirts, dresses and ties. Kate sews everything herself at her store which makes her garments sweat shop free, unique and less carbon-dioxide emitting shipments are invovled. Kate alters garments you buy at the store free of charge to your liking - straps can be added to tube tops, skirt length can be adjusted and e.t.c.
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Have you ever felt bad for the numerous broken umbrellas during the storm? You do not have to anymore!
They all can be turned into a bag! Yes Yes.
taken from FIFTYRX3, a blog about style and sustainability by Jill Danyelle.
(“fiftyRX3 was a project in style and sustainability. It consisted of a photo documentary of what Jill Danyelle wore everyday for a year with a goal of averaging fifty percent sustainability based on the environmental mantra ‘reuse, reduce, recycle’. There was also exploration into the relationship we have with our clothing and how others perceive who we are through what we wear.)
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Vancouver based designer Ashley Watson handcrafts her one-of-a-kind leather products using exclusively recycled material. She began designing handbags with recycled leather in early 2005, inspired by the original features of jackets purchased from charity thrift stores. She ultimately incorporates these features, such as pockets and seams, into each unique bag or wallet design.
With an extensive background in studio art, Ashley brings an innovative and environmentally sound approach to fashion design, creating products that are practical, sophisticated, and, above all, distinctive.
A native of British Columbia, Ashley holds a degree in Fine Arts from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design. After studying fashion design in Vancouver, Ashley interned at Libertine in New York City. Upon her return to Vancouver, she worked as a jewelry designer before founding Ashley Watson Recycled Leather in 2006.
Ashley Watson Recycled Leather bags and wallets are now sold online and in stores across North America, and will soon be available in select stores in Europe.
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Vy&Elle was founded by two designers Nicola Freegard and Robin Janson who are dedicated to eco conscious products. Their bags and backpacks made out of reused billboard sign materials are of unique design and bright color.