There are useful and cute upcycled projects we commonly see today. Then there are recycled junk masterpieces that will just blow your mind for their high level of ingenuity and creativeness.
Check out how some of today’s most brilliant artists turn everyday throwaways into jaw-dropping eco-friendly creations. Enjoy!
Binary chair and binary low table
These amazing furniture were created by Benjamin Rollins Caldwell, founder of BRC Designs. The company transforms discarded electronic materials, computers, motherboards, and hard drive disks into unique furniture.
BRC Designs
BRC Designs
Metal sculptures
Chase studio’s Andrew Chase is a photographer and an artist who has the skills and talent to form animal sculptures including a cheetah, gorilla, and a dinosaur with scrap metals.
Andrew Chase
Andrew Chase
Andrew Chase
Collage portraits
Derek Gores has achieved national attention for his portrait series. His stunning collages are made from discarded magazines, labels, and other recyclable materials.
Derek Gores
Derek Gores
What Came First
Brighton-based artist Kyle Bean specializes in set design, hand-crafted models and art direction. His What Came First piece, made entirely from eggshells, is a solid testament to his brilliant creativity.
Kyle Bean
Charming junk sculptures
Over the last 50 years, Leo Seowell has developed and perfected his style of converting everyday junk such as plastic objects, woods, and metals into charming works of art.
Leo Seowell
Leo Seowell
Leo Seowell
Leo Seowell
Floppy disk paintings
If you weren’t a fan of the good old floppy disk, then better give your old collection to Nick Gentry. His sensational creations comprise of the now irrelevant floppy’s to create oil-like artworks.
Nick Gentry
Nick Gentry
Corner forest
Yuken Teruya‘s brilliant upcycling of the toilet paper roll produces whimsical wall installation she cleverly calls “corner forest”.
Yuken Teruya
Ribbon of light
Talented artist Sara Bergando creates flexible ribbon of light from scraps of felt, battery charger from old mobile phones, and a circuit of 50 LED low-power. The lightweight and flexible materials allow for various shape customization and configuration.
Sara Bergando
Sara Bergando
Recycled clothing creations
Guerra de la Paz is a group of creative Cuban artists who have been collaborating since 1996 to produce a collection of inspiring recycled art made from discarded clothing.
Guerra De La Paz
Guerra De La Paz
Guerra De La Paz
Guerra De La Paz
Robosteel designs
Steel being the main material (recycled from airplanes, cars, and motorbikes), RoboSteel painstakingly designs and creates these steel sculptures by hand. Their creations include vehicles, earth’s life forms, and movie characters such as the Transformers that are shown below.
RoboSteel
RoboSteel
RoboSteel