I was really taken by this collection of sculptures by Dario Tironi and Koji Yoshida called Things (Crash Toys). The artwork itself is visually interesting, and I’m fond of discarded toys
Once upon a time, Japanese artist Hiroshi Fuji was “grappling to find his artistic expression”. So in 1986, he joined the Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers and went to
It’s as if someone spilled a drink on some Lego bricks and had an epiphany: What if we made eco-friendly building blocks out of old coffee? (Stranger caffeinated
Donald Edwards is a Baltimore-based artist who uses recycled materials to form his sculptures. He collects his medium from thrift stores, yard sales, dumpsters and by saving resources
Haroshi has created a new series of hand-carved feet inside ‘invisible’ sneakers for Art Basel this year. As is Haroshi’s technique, the feet are all made from old
Raúl Laurí is the creator of “decafe”, a new patented material made from used coffee grounds. He chose coffee since it has a positive connotation and a worldwide consumption.
Last year, politically incorrect Chileans Felipe de Ferrari and Francisco Jordán made my day with their unconventionally “upcycled” toy project Figuras Púbicas. The duo recently elevated their art to
WOW. Haroshi, the Japanese artist who uses old skateboards as the medium for his amazing, layered pop culture sculptures, really needs no introduction. Recently, he made this mohawk skull
These collectible robots were designed by Ricardo Geldres Piumatti and Kareen Nishimura Doy and handmade by RIKA Studio in Peru. They’re made with entirely recycled materials including cardboard,
Kansas City married couple, Nicholas and Angela Snyder, combine thrifted tech and vintage packaging to form Nerdbots. While there’s already a bustling business of robots made from found objects,