Welcome to upcycleDZINE
This is an independent upcycling blog that has proven to be a clever upcycle inspiration source for design and art ideas created by repurposing discarded items and giving them more value. This blog shows proves why upcycling is important and what the benefits are of repurposing.
DON'T MISS
Jerry Can Cabinets by Danish Fuel
Design in general, but upcycle design in specific, gets more attention if a familiar object, product or material is used. And that happens a...
Menorah: old candlesticks united by Reddish
Upcycle design is about giving a discarded or old object or material a second life, a new function. And at upcycleDZINE I'm trying to...
LIGHTING
PHILIP: Wine bottle desk lamp by Max McMurdo
At my first post of these week I'm showing you an upcycle design lamp that uses old wine bottles. There are some amazing designs on...
Animal Farm: upcycled bottles by Nishi Chauhan
For everybody who likes animals, and who doesn't, this is a unique piece of design/art/lighting. Period! And the best thing of all, it's upcycled....
HOMEWARE
Skateboard tiles by ART OF BOARD
While I was searching for more eco-friendly design I came across ‘Art of Board’. In 2004 Art of Board founder, Rich Moorhead, stumbled on...
Matter of Motion Stools: abandoned wood reused by Maor Aharon
After furniture was at the end of its life, it used to end up in landfill. But nowadays more and more people and companies have found ways...
UPCYCLE IDEAS | DIY
20 upcycle design chandelier ideas
In this group post number three you'll find 20 amazing upcycle design chandelier ideas.
upcycleDZINE is a blog that focuses on showing what upcycle design is all...
DIY: Door Turned into Church Bench by Liz Fourez
When I was a little boy I used to go to church. And in my case that church was Protestant. One of the things...
FASHION
Upcycling by KLM: old uniforms get a second chance
Here's a story to show that upcycling is becoming more and more popular. Finally big companies are getting into upcycling. And one of these...
Vinyl eyewear by Tipton Eyeworks
Vinyl records are incredibly popular, even more then in 1997. And also making upcycle design with these records is quite popular. A very stylish example is Vinylize...
ART | MUSIC
Wall Sculptures made out of Upcycled Materials by ScoobaFish
This blog is mostly about upcycle design. But there's another way to use upcycling and that's by creating art. It's amazing to see what...
CLOCHE SOFA: sewage pipe furniture by Carlo Sampietro
Rough, sturdy, robust, used, rusty, raw. These words come to mind when seeing today's upcycle design piece. It reminds me a bit of the...
EDITOR'S PICK
SKATEBACK by MapleXO
Although I don’t ride a skateboard I really like skateboards because of the colors, graphics and of course the great tricks you can do...