Thursday, 13 October 2011

From Trash to Treasure: Designing Upcycling Systems

From Trash to Treasure book by Community Museum Project
Keeping the work alive: experimental creations from a workshop-generated exhibition, which reversed the consumption model of Take > Make > Waste to turn unwanted materials into new products, has been documented in a book.

From Trash to Treasure exhibition by the Hong Kong Upcycling Project
From Trash to Treasure exhibition by the Hong Kong Upcycling Project
The Hong Kong Upcycling Design Project initiated workshops that encouraged young designers to transform trash into potentially marketable products - some of which were later spotted on sale at DesignMart by WGSN-homebuildlife, including this speaker made from a rubber bottle and felt carpet by Kevin Cheung.

Speaker by Kevin Chung
WGSN-homebuildlife subscribers can click here to view upcycled products on sale at international homeware brands.