These days, many brands and designers are making very cool stuff from old stuff. Plenty of items that were once en route to landfill have been reclaimed by some very creative people.

Behind every up cycled product, there is a maker who strongly believes in a level of craftsmanship that we just don’t see very much anymore.

Nothing beats that warm and fuzzy feeling you get inside when you’ve done something great for the planet.

Another social and economic benefit of up cycling is that it supports small local businesses as well as rural village industries.

Up cycling existing resources means that we don’t have to use any new raw materials in the production process.

If designers make items from reclaimed materials, this can drastically reduce their manufacturing costs.