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tokyo-based artist koshi kawachi recently demonstrated his “manga farming” technique. he recycles old manga comic books as a growing medium for vegetables. after unsuccessful attempts to grow spinach and carrots, kawachi hit the jackpot with radishes, whose spindly shoots echo the lines of the cartoon images in the magazine. this crop of radish sprouts are an installation at the matsuzakaya department store in nagoya.
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simply incredible…such beautiful pictures carved into the leaves! natural leaf carving is the manual cutting and removal of a leaf’s surface to produce an art work on a leaf. the process of carving is performed by artists using tools to carefully remove the surface without cutting or removing the veins. the veins add detail into the subject matter of the carving. check out more work by the chinese artisans from longal craft co. ltd!
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URBN hotels shanghai is a boutique hotel set in the heart of shanghai’s downtown area. URBN, china’s first carbon-neutral hotel, is a renovated factory warehouse. it’s interiors are made with 100% locally sourced and recycled materials. one of the best example is the back wall of the main lobby decorated with a collection of old suitcases. just beautiful!!!
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england based artist, caroline saul, who works primarly with recycled plastic milk bottles to create her colorful bulbous sculptural vessels and bowls. she recycles the milk bottles and adds fibers and color to create new sheets of plastic that she then uses to create her pieces. i just love knowing that something used and discarded can be transformed into a beautiful piece of art.
check out more of her work here.
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Manchester based artist Michelle Brand started catching peoples’ attention at the Haute Green 2007 in New York City where she won the Inhabitat Editors’ Choice Award for her stunning eco lighting designs. her designs are composed entirely from recycled plastic bottle bases and are linked together with a simple tag. oh so simple…oh so pretty!
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