Comments on: What’s up with upcycling? http://matadornetwork.com/life/whats-up-with-upcycling/ travel culture worldwide Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:52:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Shreya http://matadornetwork.com/life/whats-up-with-upcycling/#comment-52830 Shreya Sat, 23 May 2009 14:56:31 +0000 http://matadorlife.com/?p=1274#comment-52830 really cool! thanks for sharing this. really cool! thanks for sharing this.

]]> By: theflyingpinto http://matadornetwork.com/life/whats-up-with-upcycling/#comment-52146 theflyingpinto Fri, 22 May 2009 06:25:00 +0000 http://matadorlife.com/?p=1274#comment-52146 I love upcycling! Etsy has some great upcyclers...you can check out a great one here:http://www.theflyingpinto.com/2009/04/whats-in-your-carry-on.html I love upcycling! Etsy has some great upcyclers…you can check out a great one here:http://www.theflyingpinto.com/2009/04/whats-in-your-carry-on.html

]]> By: Hal http://matadornetwork.com/life/whats-up-with-upcycling/#comment-52914 Hal Tue, 19 May 2009 19:59:34 +0000 http://matadorlife.com/?p=1274#comment-52914 Even more impressive are the companies upcycling designer goods out of garbage from the streets of the third world, with the goal of pumping the profits back into that economy. Even more impressive are the companies upcycling designer goods out of garbage from the streets of the third world, with the goal of pumping the profits back into that economy.

]]> By: Diego http://matadornetwork.com/life/whats-up-with-upcycling/#comment-52160 Diego Tue, 19 May 2009 19:32:12 +0000 http://matadorlife.com/?p=1274#comment-52160 This has been around for a while in Mexico, you can get purses made out of wrappers (mainly gum and chips), doormats, etc. I like these ideas =P This has been around for a while in Mexico, you can get purses made out of wrappers (mainly gum and chips), doormats, etc. I like these ideas =P

]]> By: Carlo http://matadornetwork.com/life/whats-up-with-upcycling/#comment-52161 Carlo Tue, 19 May 2009 03:07:05 +0000 http://matadorlife.com/?p=1274#comment-52161 I've been seeing a lot of this round here...rings, earrings and pendants made from retro typewriter keys, handbags made from cans...there are some very creative people out there! I hadn't heard of the term upcycling though. Noted. I’ve been seeing a lot of this round here…rings, earrings and pendants made from retro typewriter keys, handbags made from cans…there are some very creative people out there!

I hadn’t heard of the term upcycling though. Noted.

]]> By: eileen http://matadornetwork.com/life/whats-up-with-upcycling/#comment-52235 eileen Mon, 18 May 2009 19:54:23 +0000 http://matadorlife.com/?p=1274#comment-52235 I always just thought of this as creative reuse. But I'm glad to see a movement is afoot. I like to use old travelmaps I no longer need as wrapping paper, especially for presents bought on the trip that generates the map. Very green gifts, of course. Here in Santiago using tetrapaks to make wallets is all the rage. They get the grommets installed by a grommeter but do the cutting/folding/elasticking by hand. I always just thought of this as creative reuse. But I’m glad to see a movement is afoot. I like to use old travelmaps I no longer need as wrapping paper, especially for presents bought on the trip that generates the map. Very green gifts, of course.

Here in Santiago using tetrapaks to make wallets is all the rage. They get the grommets installed by a grommeter but do the cutting/folding/elasticking by hand.

]]> By: admin http://matadornetwork.com/life/whats-up-with-upcycling/#comment-52233 admin Mon, 18 May 2009 15:57:25 +0000 http://matadorlife.com/?p=1274#comment-52233 Huh. I'd never heard of upcycling. Is that bad? :) Cool projects, David! Huh. I’d never heard of upcycling. Is that bad? :) Cool projects, David!

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