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The architectural team of VenhoevenCS and Ateliers 2/3/4/ have revealed plans for a timber aquatic center in Paris, which will use a smart energy system to provide 90% of needed energy from recovered or renewable energy sources...

Dutch designer Etiënne Reijnders has taken it upon himself to turn abandoned, run-down shopping carts into elegant chairs and sofas. The process involves sawing, cutting, folding, forging and welding the steel. Once finished,...

Turning something discarded into something useful and beautiful is one of the most rewarding facets of design. We're delighted to see that more emerging designers are integrating upcycling into their work, proving that new...

Not only upcycled but stylish armchairs by start up company, Modoo Home. London UK, May 27th - Modoo Home launches new website where they are selling their upcycled and restored armchairs. They also give their customers the...

Clean the air at home by propogating, re=potting, or sprouting houseplants Give an old piece of furniture a new look "THe greenest piece of furniture is the one that already exists" - don't contribute more manufacturing or...

Inhabitat spotted Murphy’s creative reuse of midcentury modern furniture pieces at the Tent London show for the 2015 London Design Festival. We instantly fell in love with her work, especially once we learned that her pieces...

A portable home like the Big Box has the advantage of not being subject to the usual tight planning restrictions, thus allowing owners to live closer to nature...

An elegant townhouse in London has been transformed into a temple of eco-conscious design and green living at London Design Festival 2015. The five-story building at 19 Greek Street is currently showcasing The Art of Progress,...

  Israel-based Bkeeper - motto: "the art of saving bees" - takes old beehives and turns them into eclectic furniture and design for the home. According to the founder, Hagar Pundak, upcycling unused hives not only helps...

Every single day MILLIONS of oil barrels are produced and disposed of across the globe, and since they have little scrap value, most of them are tragically discarded into landfills, contributing to global environmental and...

Every single day MILLIONS of oil barrels are produced and disposed of across the globe, and since they have little scrap value, most of them are tragically discarded into landfills, contributing to global environmental and...

Zombie chair! Out for your wood scraps! Oozing sawdust and pure carnage! Designer Hongtao Zhou, whom we found playing with ice a while ago, decided to channel the walking dead on a broken, abandoned chair he found on the...

The National Trust’s historic Packwood House is home to three new upcycled art installations by artist Hilary Jack. Using found materials and discarded Tudor furniture, Packwood Follies turns garbage as a folkloric bed...

Francois Duquesnoy gives himself a weeklong deadline to complete an entirely upcycled interior in order to maintain his whimsical and improvisational approach...

Francois Duquesnoy gives himself a weeklong deadline to complete an entirely upcycled interior in order to maintain his whimsical and improvisational approach...