#upcycling

#upcycling

The world's first upcycle timber high-rise and Denmark's tallest timber tower, TR, is a 78-meter beacon of circular construction, showing that large-scale architecture can combine reused materials, biogenic resources, refined aesthetics, and high performance without compromise.

Here's something you don't expect to sit on: surgical masks. Nearly 10,000 of them, to be exact. But that's exactly what Design PY created in Hong Kong's Tai Kok Tsui neighborhood with Tidal Stories, a spiraling urban installation that quite literally traces where the ocean used to be. The concept is brilliant in its simplicity. Tai Kok Tsui was once a coastal area, but over a century of land reclamation pushed the shoreline further and further away.

A spacious backyard can be a relaxing sanctuary, but turning it into a functional, beautiful space often feels expensive. With creativity and strategic planning, you can renovate your backyard on a budget, creating an inviting oasis without breaking the bank. Keep reading to explore cost-effective ways to revamp your backyard, blending practicality with charm. Plan with purpose and repurpose Start by envisioning your ideal backyard-whether it's a cozy seating area, a veggie garden, or a play space.

Perhaps you've placed an order and they're standing right outside your front door. Shiny. Pretty. Insulated bags loaded with yummy items. Silvery plastic padded bags are increasingly common in when food delivery and pick-up services for refrigerated and frozen items. While they seem to work nicely for delivering frosty food, the empties deserve attention. We're doing just that. We're featuring useful ideas for repurposing them as well as focusing attention on how they factor into the plethora of unnecessary plastic waste.

"There was barely any storage, the tiny fridge was inconveniently low, and the overhead cupboards blocked a lot of light," Allan says. "The layout didn't make good use of the space, and the dark ceiling just made it feel more closed-in. It felt like a room that could work really well with the right updates. It just needed a complete rethink."

I always stop by the as-is section before checking out, and most of the time I can find like-new items of what I already have in my cart,

Because fragments vary in size, shape, and color, the final design is nearly impossible to replicate. The second is quality. Many fragments, especially those sourced from demolition sites, come with flaws. Rather than see these issues as limitations, van Dievoet embraces them, allowing constraints to shape the work. "Creating from materials that have already been used forces me to take into account their shape, thickness, and any breaks," she explains.

But mostly I craved the bedrooms, specifically the four-poster beds, where I would brush out the braids of my many sisters after the Netherfield ball. There was such a sense of dignity to the four-poster bed, such elegance. It was a world of its own, in which you could pile on and gossip and sleep beautifully, long locks stretched across a pillow.

This was not your usual fashion show. First, I've rarely seen a more exuberant bunch of models all unpaid volunteers living their best lives. Second, everything was secondhand, from a charity shop called Second Life in East Sussex. And third, half of it was sold that day, even the damaged pieces. Second Life's annual fashion show, held over the summer, is just one of the creative ways the shop keeps its harder-to-sell clothing out of incinerators, landfill and developing countries' illegal dumps.

Start by cleaning the container (any size works) to remove any trace of milk or juice, then cut open the face of the container to create the planter. Fill the space with multi-purpose compost, preferably peat-free, pressing the soil down to compact it and create a flat surface. Sow your chosen seeds densely on the surface and spray with water, gently but thoroughly enough to soak the soil completely without washing the seeds away.

Cookie tins are a great way to keep holiday baked good fresh, or to use so you can package them up to gift to others. But much like vintage kitchen storage jars, cookie tins can also be reused in a myriad of ways. Use tins to store sewing supplies, parts for your kitchen gadgets, and other miscellaneous items that are making your kitchen shelves look cluttered.

Since 2003, Haroshi has engaged in creating artworks through a unique and self-taught method of utilizing parts from old skateboard decks. He continues to receive much acclaim and recognition as an artist who symbolizes the current street scene through various activities including his collaborations with the street brand HUF and the production of the trophies for BATB, one of the world's leading skateboarding competitions.

"to give it a little more detail,"

Every inch of the unit was covered in furniture and clutter. It smelled bad," Joyce continues of her first-ever apartment she rented her own as an adult. "But at 23 it was the only apartment I could afford to rent in the city that was in my price range. And let me tell you, everything was outdated, the walls were an ugly brownish yellow color, the wood floors were heavily damaged, the bathroom faucets didn't work, and there was no AC. But it was in the most amazing location in Chicago, one block away from the lake and nestled in the cutest neighborhood."

Word spread through French Island's WhatsApp group before we'd even docked there was a boat made of rubbish heading their way. By the time Samuel McLennan secured his vessel built from marine debris at Tankerton Jetty, a small crowd had formed. Alan Pentland, editor of Off-the-Grid, the island's newsletter, was already waiting to get a photo and eager for a story. A constant stream of people came down over the next two hours to have a chat,

Sometimes, simple pleasures can have a ripple effect - and buying yogurt in pretty pots can be one of them. Among the various choices of yogurt stocked in grocery store aisles, one brand leads the pack when it comes to reusable design. So, while most yogurt cartons end up in the bin, La Fermière's ceramic containers are ones to wash and keep.

You'd be hard-pressed to find any group of people more ingenious about upcycling than those who pour their passion into a cause. I've been actively volunteering with animal shelters in Atlanta's LifeLine Animal Project network and Smyrna, Georgia-based neonatal orphaned puppy rescue Bosley's Place for years now, and their resourcefulness never ceases to amaze me. It's humbling to see how much their operational teams manage to achieve with so little personnel and funding.

The textile industry produces staggering amounts of fabric waste every year, much of which ends up in landfills. But what if these discarded textiles could be given a second chance? In an innovative collaboration with Mobella Galleria, a creative team set out to prove that fabric scraps can be transformed into beautiful, functional pieces for everyday life. By using techniques like shredding, molding, and compression, they have developed playful home decor objects that showcase both sustainability and style.

From trash to treasure!! Ford captioned a recent Instagram post sharing how she and her designer friend Grace Mitchell opted to install a refurbished steel door in the shower of their Round Top, Texas, farmhouse renovation.

To personalize your space, embracing the tenniscore trend through turning old tennis rackets into wall decor is an easy and adorable approach.

Over two million small appliances are thrown away every year, with only a small percentage recycled, leading to significant metal and plastic waste in landfills.

The process started with carving gold foam to explore forms and figure out what shapes worked best. After that, the team experimented with blending recycled bisque-fired ceramics.

Every year, a staggering 500 billion to 1 trillion plastic bags are used around the world, and unfortunately, a portion of these bags ends up drifting in our oceans.