The chic bangles made from PET bottles define what stylish upcycling is all about. Hugely inspired by art and fashion, the Pet Petits sits perfect in the intersection of style and sustainability. Wear only one or combine your favorite colors. … Read more
Withintent’s upcycled anoraks showed up on our radar the other day. The design stole our attention even before learning that the jacket was actually a tent at Reading or Glastonbury festival in a former life. But that certainly adds an … Read more
Elina Priha is a Finnish born now based in London street wear designer who is ‘passionately exploring the denim culture and taking it one step further’. According to the webpage, Priha’s clothes are ‘for the coolest uncool’. And these days, … Read more
You know those woolly sweaters one often encounters when thrifting? Would they not be comfy, cool and sexy as.. pants? That is exactly what knits enthusiast and Westknits founder Stephen West figured and the first pair of ‘swants’ soon came … Read more
The Upcycled products on the market keeps getting better, and more. Lately we have spotted a variety of well-made, neat shoes and sneakers made in part from upcycled material. One of these cool shoes are made by our new favorite Finnish … Read more
Berlin and London just got fierce competition in the running towards becoming best upcycling city – by Helsinki. During Helsinki Design Week, the sustainable alternative Waste Side Story (equivalent to London’s Estethica) presented with a big creative bang. The eco fashion show was organized by Pure … Read more
Designer and visual artist Alex Noble takes on to pioneer inventive sustainability ‘in the higher end of the creative cultural market’ with his new venture EMG. The sustainable fashion industry and all of us rejoices for such a strong attraction … Read more
The thesis collection entitled ‘Children of Leningradsky’ by Parsons School graduate Ximon Lee incorporates pieces from the Salvation Army and recycled materials. Lee’s way of combining unexpected materials are inspired by underground Russia and the street scene of Moscow. The … Read more
Lucio Castro sent upcycled terry towels down the catwalk at New York Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2015. But not any towels, nope, vintage from Croatia, Latvia and Belarus. And we love the one-of-a-kind Soviet vs. Beach inspired design. This is the … Read more
Yep, more cool upcycling design addressed from Berlin! This is a pair of trousers that are upcycled into a sportsbag by The Vintage Shop Berlin. Funky! ++ The Vintage Shop Berlin … Read more
The Upcycling Fashion Label to watch is undeniably German brand Benu Berlin. The designer trio Karen Jessen, Anna Bach & Luis C. Zuniga constitutes together the brand that is based in Berlin- a city well on its way to become … Read more
Diana Eng’s beautiful fortune cookie coin purses are all made from recycled leather. Good. But often as a conscious consumer you want more detailed information about your purchase, and that is why it is so clever to mark each purse … Read more
“Contemporary footwear spends barely a fraction of its life hugging a foot. For the majority of its life it is rubbish.” Charles Duffy, William Gubbins and Billy Turvey set out to communicate the correlation between consumerism and waste, in specific plastic … Read more
Llane Alexis is a self-taught artist ‘born and raised of a matriarchal household in Havana, Cuba.’ His braided denim bags are the most appealing ones we have seen in the category. Llane Alexis definitely proves that upcyling can be modern … Read more
Our interest in upcycled fashion design derives from a curiosity in all things new and disruptive. An interest in ideas that push things forward, that alter the perspective and force change because in a brilliant way they pick up social tendencies … Read more
From Somewhere is the fashion label that have been Upcycling since 1997, making them real pioneers of Upcycled Design. They work primarily with pre-consumer surplus from the manufacturing houses and textile mills of the luxury fashion industry. Founders are Orsola … Read more
Upcycled denim – yes sometimes. But the way upcycled fashion designer Liora Lassalle transform the material or adds it to her wild and vibrant designs – yes always! I really like how she works with the different shades of denim blue. And … Read more
A very fun skirt, with pointy bits and pockets. Handmade in Melbourne from two upcycled mens shirts by Studio MüCKE. All products in the studio MüCKE range are created from reclaimed clothing in Melbourne, Australia. ++ Studio MüCKE … Read more
Paper No. 9 collaborated with designer Sylvia Heisel to create this biodegradable, “ready-to-wear-away” dress, made of brown, recycled shipping paper. ++ Paper No.9 … Read more
With a rising underground music scene, an established contemporary art scene and prominent names in the fashion industry, the Beijingers are more and more looking to express themselves individually. Now they, and the large number of expats thriving in the … Read more