from somewhere recycled clothes-----We found a 300ft ship full of used junk that sails back and forth between an East Boston shipyard and Haiti.-----Her dress is an amazing creation from a thrifted deck of Uno cards. She made the entire dress of crochet and Uno cards without any patterns. It’s even reversible! She also made the tulle underskirt and a matching purse with crochet handles.----SCRAP----danny mansmith ----t-shirt and skirt made from recycled materials---
more betty---still more----- and still even more betty--- Recent graduate Betty Pepper uses orphaned books found in charity shops to house her delicate textile jewellery, illustrating the old saying ‘never judge a book by its cover’. In this ‘Spotlight’ exhibition Betty will create an installation with her two collections ‘Book Keeping’ and ‘The Dressing up Box’ in our textile gallery. ---- Betty's work links jewellery, textiles and fine art. ----
What to do with all those reconstructed clothes you've been making? Why not try participating in the Ethical Fashion Show, 4, rue Trousseau 75011 PARIS contact@ethicalfashionshow.com .....Founded by Isabelle QUÉHÉ, Ethical Fashion Show® is a European event centred on Ethical Fashion. It is organised by the Universal Love association (Free Markets since 1995). More than a trade show, ETHICAL FASHION SHOW® seeks to be a unifying event where the fashion industries’ various players meet. There are 3 main objectives: - Promote ethical fashion designers - Foster dialogue and the exchange of information between companies concerned by fair trade and sustainable development in the fashion industry - Be an information base for all parties concerned.-----
Originaire du Brésil, Eliza Gabriel conçoit ses premiers sacs et tapis en 2003. Son travail s'appuie sur la mise en valeur des anciennes techniques de l'artisanat brésilien (récupérer, couper, assembler et coudre des dizaines, des centaines de bouts de tissus). BLOG
Noblesse des tissus, élégance des formes, foisonnement de couleurs, les accessoires de mode La Vie Devant Soie recèlent mille richesses, puisées dans les trésors d’un pays fabuleux : le Cambodge…
on & on....From season to season, we recycle thousands of clothes that become unique pieces for our collections. Reinvent your wardrobe...scroll down the page to see how this outfit was made from old clothes
Vintage Vinyl Cuff Made from classic vinyl LPs and plated with rhodium, this wrist cuff rocks. Recycled from mint-condition records (check out the grooves).
The Rabbit's spirit ...Rabbit Habbit, the label of Teera Chantaswasdee, a most exclusive and multi-award winning young designer... at sOIWAT
Compact blog, to go beyond recycling in trying to counteract the negative global environmental and socioeconomic impacts of U.S. consumer culture, to resist global corporatism, and to support local businesses, farms, etc----Conscious Threads: EDUN------
ARTICLE STUDIO blog ---full of ideas creative enterprise---we all reuse-----Art Gens propose des pièces uniques garanties 100% déchet conçues et réalisées à la main au sein de l'association. Chaque objet est acccompagné d'une "carte d'identité" précisant la provenance du matériau d'origine ainsi que les auteurs et réalisateurs de l'objet.----
Design et eco conception -----Womens' rehabilitation---- Textile designer Ploenchan Pornsurat put the artisans of Thailand's hill tribes back in business with fabrics that challenge the senses. But does a tree-bark dress itch?---mae fah luang foundation-----bilum® recycles dying materials. For this collection of handbags & other accessories, bilum used giant publicity banners. Handles are made using reprocessed or rejected car safety-belts. Each bilum is made in France by people in welfare or social centres-----
coll.part. presents a collection of accessories made from recycled plastic bags. Nina Raebar, a Swiss fashion designer, has transposed this light, strong, and colourful material to make a fashionable and urban product. Cambodian workshops make the accessories and provide training, employment, and reinsertion for women in difficult situations as well as to victims of antipersonnel mines.-------------zaza factory-----
Isabelle Quéhé est fondatrice de l'Ethical Fashion Show, le salon spécialisé en mode équitable. Elle nous explique ce qu''il faut entendre par mode éthique----Isabelle Quehe'sUniversal Love Associationpromotes ethical fabrics--those made from ecologically-friendly sources or produced by manufacturers using ethical labor codes--as a profitable alternative to traditional textiles.----Isabelle Quehe
Biotechnology on display, A gallery-turned-laboratory fuses art and science....Who knew bacteria could draw? But here I stand, staring at a series of black-and-blue line drawings of a rooster, rabbit, and spiraling helix of DNA, all by the bioluminescent bacteria Photobacterium phosphoreum
Simon Harrison's recycled glass jewellery range is inspired by worn pieces of glass found on the beach. This bracelet's circular design mirrors the shape of a bottle.
Tord for Target, paper garland -----a beautiful book-----Welcome to Freedomwig, my one-painting-a-day website. Freedomwig is the name of a real wig. I named the site after a wig because wigs can either make you feel like someone else or make you feel normal. The art on this site is like that. Hopefully.------Cut 'n' PasteUn vecchio paio di jeans viene riciclato in un originalissimo e pratico pannello porta piante aromatiche da appendere.Tagliate un pezzo rettangolare di jeans, fate delle asole, applicate le due tasche al centro e infilateci dentro le piantine: il loro aroma profumerà tutta la cucina con le note intense e balsamiche del rosmarino e quelle delicate e fresche della salvia.
The Art Law Blog ----ohmyGooshness------miss minnie-----
Beata Wehr .......Taming Metal Objects
computer printing; metal object stitched to the cover; 20x13cm; edition of 50; 2002
Kaffe Fasset .....Kaffe Fassett has attracted many fans worldwide to knitting, needlepoint, patchwork, and mosaic. A best selling author, Kaffe has hosted his own TV series "Glorious Color" and was the first ever living artist to have a one man show at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.------Kaffe Fassett Quilts -----vibrant rugs from Kaffe Fassett
blogs: tattered edge---Metamorphosis, Assemblage art combining art and antiques.--- CHEST OF DRAWERS mum of 3, living with creative carpenter partner, always searching for inspiration new at blogging----cotton strudel------crazy for fiber----...in my spare time (good too if you like paris)-----love, joleen-----little imagination and a pile of junk----ruth rae----
We are creatinga gift tin that is perfect for giving a brooch, earrings or a bracelet. It is quick to make and can incorporate recycled cards, papers and fabric.
other: Artisti di Canton, Cina-----a little shrine----Visual Journal -----a puffy brooch----JOURNEY TINS & BOTTLECAPS ----Experts declare the United States a "toxic food environment" and, taking cues from battles over smoking, seek to establish a "fat tax" on high-calorie, unnutritious foods. Many are wringing their hands over what they see as the extinction of family meals and the disappearance of home cooking.---What is Neuroaesthetics About Anyway?-----
Pollutants cause huge rise in brain diseases
The numbers of sufferers of brain diseases, including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and motor neurone disease, have soared across the West in less than 20 years, scientists have discovered. The alarming rise, which includes figures showing rates of dementia have trebled in men, has been linked to rises in levels of pesticides, industrial effluents, domestic waste, car exhausts and other pollutants, says a report in the journal Public Health.
Another thought-provoking exhibit curated by Linda Mussmann examines people's obsession with saving. This is not about "collecting." Why do people save things? Is it about hanging on to the past? Is it a way of seeing time? Is it about showing "fetish" or a way of organizing?
My work is about the human body as reinterpreted by clothing and fashion. It addresses personal adornment and how we learn to see ourselves through clothing.---
Dineshea constructed this bracelet from old newspapers, glue and Mod Podge. She them decorated it using tempera paints.
A midnight bicycle rider, Stephen Hartzler came up with the idea for his street sign cuffs while looking for a unique way to ride more safely. Seeing the eye-catching reflecting power of street signs, he set out carving, cleaning and polishing them into these bold cuffs.
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