Karl Fabricius

  • May 10, 2011

    Pictures of Pooches Created from Hand-Cut Magazines

    Samuel Price creates pet portraits with a twist. Using recycled magazines, he pieces together hand-cut, glossy squares, arranging them in the likenesses of dogs — and more.

  • March 24, 2011

    Dead Insect Carcasses Reincarnated as Art

    Insect artist Katie VanBlaricum breathes new life into the husks of dead insects, creating dazzling pieces of art and jewelry items in truly sustainable style.

  • February 23, 2011

    Warplanes Transformed into Office Furniture

    These hunks of metal may have had more adventurous beginnings, but you can’t say they haven’t escaped a scrap heap crash landing in style!

  • February 2, 2011

    Ten Recycled R2-D2s

    Ten incredible recycled Artoos! The ‘Star Wars’ scrap geniuses the Jawas can read it and weep!

  • January 24, 2011

    Ten Recycled USB Flash Drive Mods

    What better way to recycle and reuse a household item than by making it a new home for your old USB flash drive? Here are 10 of the most creative USB case mods out there.

  • January 18, 2011

    Urban Bas-Relief Carved Out of Old Billboard Posters

    When Bat ArT Error carved an incredible bas-relief into the layered paper blocks of an old billboard in Berlin, the group created an work of art highlighting the wastage of posters.

  • January 10, 2011

    Monolithic Sculptures Created from Junk

    Steven Siegel’s monumental sculptures using discarded trash and waste as his chosen medium make a statement that goes beyond simply preaching about sustainability.

  • December 27, 2010

    Oil Tanker Trucks Transformed into Giant Dragonflies

    Created using decommissioned tanker trucks, Big Rig Jig is a marvel in repurposing whose message about man’s precarious relationship with nature has never been more resonant.

  • December 17, 2010

    Giant Spirals Created from 5,000 Recycled Cell Phones

    Rob Pettit creates recycled art that truly delivers a message, turning thousands of mobile phones, which were yesterday’s trash, into visually inspiring sculptures.

  • December 6, 2010

    Skulls Created from Kitchen Spices

    In the art of Helen Altman, seeds, kitchen spices and dried plant matter found in the home adopt a new purpose, transformed into grinning, life-size skulls.

  • November 30, 2010

    Skulls Carved out of Busted Skateboards

    Graphic designer Beto Janz recycled snapped skateboard decks, carving them into the shape of skulls, then placed them to be reclaimed by the same skaters who likely busted them up in the first place.

  • November 28, 2010

    Seven Repurposed Cold War Nuclear Missile Silos

    While some missile silos — subterranean relics of the Cold War — have been demolished or left to dust and decay, others have found new purpose as homes, museums and more.