When it comes to designing a statue or figurine for people to appreciate, incorporating sustainable or recyclable methods into the process is both a creative and educational process, and these eco-friendly sculptures are showcasing just how stunning these eco techniques can be.
Incorporating eco-friendly methods and techniques is not only a fantastic way to reduce waste and pollution to the environment, but it is also a great way to educate people on how practical and useful recycling and sustainable methods can be. From gigantic animal sculptures made from pieces of literature to stunning sculptures of fish made from discarded plastic bottles, these eco-friendly designs are showcasing that environmentally sustainable methods can be utilized in all sorts of different aspects of our lives.
53 Eco-Friendly Sculptures
From Junk Yard Critter Sculptures to Recycled Chair Leg Sculptures:
Tana Makmanee — Jul 25, 2013 — Eco
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Incredibly Intricate Eco-Sculptures
These Shrub Sculptures were Made for a Competition in Montreal
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Detailed Newspaper Sculptures
Nick Georgiou Transforms Old Papers into Works of Art
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Giant Animal Eco-Sculptures
Heather Jansch's Recycled Artwork is Amazing
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Scrap Metal Animal Sculptures
The Scrap Metal Animals by Christian Champin are Recycled Brilliance
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Bottle Sea Creature Art
The Fish Sculptures on Botafogo Beach Promotes Sustainability
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Suspended Newspaper Sculptures
Recycled Shadow was Created in Response to Paper Waste
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Recycled Toy Canines
Robert Bradford Transforms Children's Toys into Life-Sized Dogs
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Beautifully Carved Foliage Sculptures
The Mosaiculture's International Competition Wows its Guests
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Intricate Nature-Inspired Sculptures
Nuala O'Donovan Creates Her Ceramics By Hand, Not Compu
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Recycled Robotic Figures
Dario Tironi Uses a Mixture of Recycled Items to Create a Robot Family
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Chaotic Wood Scrap Sculptures
Leonardo Drew Creates Massive Installations Out of Waste
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Recycled Trash Sculptures
Steven Siegel Creates Monumental Art from Junk
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Beastly Eco Sculptures
Sayaka Kajita Ganz Uses Found Objects to Create Her Animal Models
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Art From Library Discards
Jonathan Callan Builds Sculptures Out of Folded Books
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Giant Eco-Friendly Insects
Slow Slugs by Florentijn Hofman is Made Out of 40,000 Plastic Bags
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Windshield Tsunami Sculptures
The 'Flow' Installation Turns Discarded Glass into a Raging Sea
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Paper Shrubbery Sculptures
Julie Dodd Interprets Rainforests as Lungs of the World Through Art
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Fascinating Fish Sculptures
The Richard Howie School Installation is a Whirlpool of Creatures
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Steampunk Watch Part Sculptures
Artist Sue Beatrice Creates Antique-Looking Artworks
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Glass Bulb Sculptures
Camilla Fabbri Recycles Incandescent Light Bulbs for Art
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Sound System Sculptures
Benoit Maubrey Creates Sweet-Sounding Works of Art
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Kitschy Salvaged Statuettes
Robert Bradford's Recycled Toy Sculptures are Made of Old Plastic
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Unique Upcycled Sculptures
The Cara Barer 'The Book's Story' is Interesting & Beautiful
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Crashed Plane Sculptures
Jordan Griska's Grunman Greenhouse Installation Feeds Low Income Families
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Salvaged Cartoonish Sculptures
The !ND!V!DUALS Collective Creates '90s-Inspired Installations
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Household Trash Animal Sculptures
The Scrap Metal Gallery by Sayaka Ganz Reuses Discarded Pieces
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Manmade Waste Sculptures
Human Debris by Jeremy Underwood Explores the Pervasion of Pollution
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Living Moss Sculptures
Coexistence by Mineo Mizuno Looks Like Lush Dioramas
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Folded Plant Sculptures
The Collapsible Leaves Series by Azuma Makoto is a Tightly Layered Artwork
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Recycled Robot Sculptures
Motorcycle Man Sculpture is Made out of Recycled Bike Parts
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Bicycle-Built Cycle Sculptures
The 2010 Sydney Art & About Festival Features the ‘Bike Bike'
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Energy-Generating Eco Sculptures
Huge Fred George Design is a Green Symb-Oil for Peace
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Junk Yard Critter Sculptures
Prageeth Manohansa Exhibits an Astounding Collection of Creatures
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Broken Rubbish Sculptures
Artist Evan Robarts Puts Together Colorful and Chaotic
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Upcycled Steampunk Sculptures
Gone Postal by Michael Ulman is a Fantastic Found Material Creation
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Scrap Metal Sculptures
These Eduard Martinet Creations Turn Junk into Fantastic Artworks
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Scrap Metal Animal Sculptures
Artist Sayaka Ganz Turns Discarded Waste into Realistic Artwork
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Organic Mammoth Sculptures
Musashino Art University's Rice Straw Art Structures are Eco-Friendly
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Intricate Recycled Art Installations
Leo Fitzmaurice Builds Witty Art Pieces from Everyday Objects
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Weaved Twig Architecture
Artist Patrick Dougherty Creates ‘Ballroom’ Structure
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Wooden Whale-Shaped Sculptures
David Kemp's 'Wooden Whaler' is Made of Two Discarded Boats
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Shimmering Junk Sculptures
Scrap Metal by Vik Muniz is Comprised of Animalistic Garbage Collages
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Recycled Chair Leg Sculptures
Lars Beller Fjetland Crafts Birds Using Old Furniture Parts
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Delicate Tree Glass Sculptures
Katherine Gray Recycles Glasses to Send a Powerful Message
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Recycled Floral Sculptures
Anne ten Donkelaar 'Flower Constructions' Reuse Weathered Material
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Surreal Cycle Sculptures
The Forever Bicycle Installation Symbolizes Social Environment Change
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Recycled Rim Mega Sculptures
The W'eel Turtle is Made Out of 2,000 Wheel Rims
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Salvaged Object Sculptures
Artist Damion Silver Uses Found Objects to Create Eco Artwork
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Dejected Diposal Sculptures
The My Waste is Your Waste Exhibit Artfully Raises Recycling Awareness
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Salvaged Temple Wood Installations
Fragments by Ai WeiWei Explores Social Transformations
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Auto-Branded Vertical Gardens
Nissan Mexicana and VerdMX Create Green Sculptures Throughout City
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Bookish Giraffe Sculptures
Artist Jean-Michel Rubio Uses Literature to Create 6 Foot Artwork
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Aquatic Circuit Board Art (UPDATE)
Steven Rodrig Turns Old PCBs into Amazing Sculptures
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The 'Vale' Furniture Collection is Made with Recycled PET Bottles
Eco Sound-Absorbing Lights
The +kouple JEFFREY lamp by Dan Vakhrameyev is Made with Recycled Felt
3D-Printed Intricate Homeware
Sheyn Focues on Designing Detailed Tiny Furniture Homeware
Transparent Waste-Filled Chairs
The 'No Waste Chair' by Kees Dekkers Puts Garbage in the Spotlight
Terrarium Stool Seating Solutions
The 'Wild Stool' by the Jorge Herrera Studio is Naturalistic
Fully Recyclable 3D-Printed Homes
The BioHome3D is Constructed from Sustainable Materials
Recycled Waste Speakers
Gomi Transforms Old Plastic Waste Into Bluetooth Speakers
Indoor Organic Waste Gardens
The Conceptual BOSCH Eco-Hub by Batuhan Duran is Sustainable
Energy-Producing Furniture Designs
The yA-18 STOOL by Beomseok Chae Features Solar Panels
Circular Eco-Friendly Minimal Lamps
Enkei Introduces the Sustainable Reminder (001) Lamp
Furniture Waste-Made Toys
ÉCAL Students Redefine What a Sustainable Toy Is
Sculpted One-Piece Coffee Tables
The 'Pelican' Coffee Table by Deniz Aktay is Artistic
3D-Printed Sustainable Chairs
Eva Dugintseva Designs the Som Chair Concept with No Screws
Sculptural Recycled Plastic Chairs
The 'Super' Chair is Artistic Yet Inherently Comfortable
Reusable Eco-Friendly Candles
The Sustainable Flames Reusable Candle Jar Reduces Waste
High-Tech Eco-Conscious Furniture
The WoodenWood Project Upcycles and Utilizes Robotic Printing
Recycled Shoe-Made Furniture
The 'Remix Maison' Makes Use of Discarded Footwear
Mud-Made Furniture Collections
New Volumes Collection 02— Terracotta Pays Homage to the Material
Educational Climate Change Toys
The 'Habitat' Educational Toy Brick Sets Come in Two Options
Ocean Waste-Made Office Chairs
Okamura Designs the Sphere Office Chair from Fishing Nets
Recycled Material Lamp Designs
The 'Cozy Cleo' Lamp from EveryOtherDay is Eco-Friendly
3D-Printed Recycled Material Furniture
The 'LOOM' Furniture Collection is Visually Soft
Multi-Position Side Tables
The 'Drop' Side Table by Deniz Aktay is Made of Recycled Materials
3D-Printed Concrete Chairs
The 'Chair N°ONE' by Martin Oberhauser Has a Cushion-Like Form
Vibrant 3D-Printed Designs
UAUPROJECT Uses Only Compostable or Recyclable Materials
Public-Oriented Furniture Exhibits
Furnishing Utopia's Jean Lee Displays Furniture for Public Use
Waste-Incorporated Chair Designs
These Knoll Chairs Have Been Customized by Noel Mercado
Stone-Like Styrofoam Stools
The Kinold Styrofoam Stools by Jiwon Jung are Inherently Lightweight
Eco-Friendly Outdoor Speakers
The JBL Go 3 Eco and Clip 4 Eco Feature Recycled Plastic and More
Chic Recycled Waste Chairs
The 'XOX' Chair by Xingcheng Zhu is Made with Plastic Bottles and More
Smashable Biodegradable Cups
GaeaStar Develops a New Cup From Only Three Ingredients
Recycled Aluminum Furniture Pieces
The JOY Stool One Works as a Chair, Side Table and More
Innovative Ceramic Tableware
Claire Ellis Pushes the Boundaries of Tableware Design
Air-Purifying Tree Sculptures
The 'Tree.ONE' From the ecoLogicStudio is Naturalistic
Architectural Vase Collections
The DREIECK Vase Collection is Sustainable and Chic
Comfy Printed Component Chairs
These 3D-Printed Chair Designs are Sustainable and Modern
Modern Marble Waste Lamps
The Sole Lamp by Hadiye Ozdemir is Luxurious and Eco-Friendly
Seashell-Inspired Chair Designs
Ernesto Pastore Fuses Traditional and Digital Techniques
Mother Goddess Folding Chairs
The Venus Folding Chair Has a Subtle Venus of Willendorf Silhouette
Sustainably Minded Seating Solutions
The Conscious Chair by Mater Design Has Recycled Materials
Sustainable Artist Endeavors
CASETiFY Launches a New Artistic Upcycling Project Called Re/CASETiFY
Kid-Designed Sculptural Furniture
Art Gallery Galerie Philia Engages Children with Design-Thinking
Upcycled Object Exhibitions
Nendo and Daniel Arsham Design, Break, and Create Functional Objects
Stacked Pebble-Like Furniture
The FIGURE Sofa and Lounge Chair are Inspired by Josef Hoffmann
Plogging-Friendly Sports Bands
Fountain Studio Develops a Device to Enhance Eco Running Adventures
Upcycled Circular Design Products
Cyrc Designs Expansive Products with Sustainable Themes
Plastic Waste Artful Installations
Studio Karyn Lim Presents So Plast!c at SaloneSatellite
Olive Pit-Constructed Kids Chairs
Eneris Collective Designs the Nontalo Stool with a Playful Theme
Eco-Friendly Scandinavian Furniture
These VERK Furniture Designs Prioritize Swedish Sustainability
Geometric Wooden Art Sculptures
Aleph Geddis Creates the Series of Dimensional Wooden Art
Upcycled Tower Designs
3XN Shows How Sustainable and Cost-Cffective Reuse Can Be
Sustainable 3D-Printed Chairs
The WOOD-LOOP Lounge Chair is Made with Only Scraps and Excess Parts
Plant-Based Dynamic Furniture
A Group of Design Students in Sweden Created the Chia-Chair
Innovative Waste-Reducing Chairs
Annabella Hevesi's Peach Easy Chair Boasts Innovative Joints
Intricate Food Waste Teahouses
Mitsubishi Jisho Design Uses Food Waste Materials for Its Pavilion
Sustainable Artful Local Furniture
PROWL Joins Model No. On the Endless Loop: Waste to Wanted
Stylish Furniture Rental Programs
Valiant Introduces a New Sustainable Furniture Rental Collection
Modern Totem-Like Vases
The SCULPT Collection by Lsa International Boasts Geometric Influences
Recycled Material Washbasins
The Vitra x Tom Dixon Re-Ceramic Washbasin is Eco-Friendly
Sustainability Driven Brand Commitments
Humanscale Celebrates Its Growing Ocean Collection in July
Sleek Recyclable Collaborative Chairs
Antonia Vitterio and Vitra Present the Vitra ACX Chair
eWaste-Made Furniture Designs
Lenovo Asset Recovery Services Collaborated with Aectual
Recycled Ocean Plastic Lighting
LightArt Presents the Ocean Coil Collection of Lamps
Plastic-Exploring Art Exhibitions
The Everlasting Plastics Exhibition Explores Plastic Dependency
Minimal Wooden Webbed Stools
found/Founded Designs the New KNOT Stool with Refreshing Tones
Naturalistic Public Outdoor Furniture
The 'Life Ark' Outdoor Seat Has a Leaf-Shaped Form
Recycled Yogurt Pot-Constructed Tables
Another Country Launches the Work Series II Table
Sustainable Felt Furniture Collections
LAYER Designs the Vale Collection for KFI Studios
Repurposed Brick Public Furniture
Akasaki Vanhuyse's FLOAT Bench is Intriguing & Eco-Friendly
Sleek Artful Accessible Furniture
ThirdKind Presents its Abigail Collection of Furniture
Colorful Flat-Packed Sustainable Chairs
One to One Unveils the OTO Chair with Vibrant Colorways
Discarded Toys-Created Homes
Wallmakers Designs the Toy Storey Home with Repurposed Toys
Explorative Material Artful Furniture
Yucca Stuff Explores New Shapes & Design with Central Texas
Modern Sustainable Living Furniture
Heath Ceramics and Artek Launch the Heath + Artek Collection
Futuristic Totemic Lighting Series
Jeremy Anderson Designs a Set of Floor Lamps for Space Relics
Dynamic Timber Furniture Designs
Didi NG Wing Yin Unveils the New Down to Earth Collection
Upcycled Sculptural Exhibitions
Madeline Continues to Grow her EPS [Expanded Polystyrene] Series
Upcycled Stool Designs
Space Copenhagen Designs a Stool with Coffee Shells and E-Waste for Mater
Sustainable Colorful Multifunctional Furniture
Paolo Cappello Designs the Superpop for Miniforms
Urban Waste-Made Furniture
Javier Guzmán Cervantes and Ex Soup Join on an Exhibition
Upcycled Plastic Construction Companies
'Kubik' Uses Plastic Waste as a Sustainable Material
Nature-Inspired 3D-Printed Vases
Drag and Drop Presents its New Ceramic Collection of Vases
Electronic Packaging-Made Stools
Razeen Mohammed Designs the Portable EDGAR Stool
Reusable Classical Artwork Exhibitions
Recycling Beauty at Fondazione Prada is a Remarkable Study
Sea Creature-Inspired Chairs
Yue Zhuo Designs the Seat Urchin with Bright Cushions
3D-Printed Sculptural Sustainable Lamps
Analuisa Corrigan Designs the Scoop Lamo for Wooj
Drop-Off Recycling Stations
SIG's Recycle for Good Program Encourages Waste Reduction
Playful Eco-Friendly Tech Accessories
The Samsung Eco-Friends Collection Has 55 Products
Sawdust-Created Biodegradable Casts
DART Lab's BioMatters Project Creates a Concrete Cast
Colorful Sustainable Recycled Stools
Alexander Latersztain Designs the Stump Recycled Stools
Sculptor-Inspired Sleek Bowl Capsules
A Space Designs the New Shou Sugi Ban Collection
Slick Eco-Conscious Chair Designs
TAKT Introduces the Soft Lounge Chair Leather
Marine Waste Display Fixtures
Schemata Architects Creates an Interesting Aesthetic for Kolon Sport
Eco-Friendly Styrofoam Furniture
we+ Designs the New Range of Recyclable Sleek Furniture
Organic Sculptural Furniture Exhibitions
Gallery Fumi Hosts the Growth + Form Exhibition in London
Spiral-Inspired Minimal Benches
Verónica Mar Designs the Minimal Soul Sculpture Bench
Floral-Inspired Sculptural Designs
Chris Wolston Designs the Flower Power Furniture Series
Rustic Recycled Wood Tables
The 'Primitive Structures' Table Design by Jongwon Lee is Stone-Like
Living Plant DIY Chairs
Front/ Highlights Themes of Nature with the Green Hideaway Chair
Sustainable Wooden Natural Materials
Studio Yumakano Develops the ForestBank Eco-Friendly Material
Architecture-Inspired Home Sculptures
Origin Made Spotlights the Spiral and Flight Sculptures
Sculptural Home Goods
Charles Jeffrey Loverboy Debuts a Collaborative Homeware Collection
Plastic Bottle-Made Christmas Trees
Caroline Chaptini Creates the a Sustainable Christmas tree
Rare Akari Light Sculptures
The Noguchi Museum Shop Unveils Its Rare Akari Light Sculptures
Artful Climate-Themed Installations
Michael Pinsky & Studio Bark Unveil the Making a Stand Design
Rattan Sculptural Art Installations
Enter Projects Asia Completes a Private Thai Art Gallery
APPI Eco-Friendly Furniture
Sabai Design is a Sustainable Furniture Disruptor Led by Woman Founder
Human Embraced-Inspired Sculptures
Kristine Mandsberg Debutes Nine Wall-Mounted Sculptures
Junkyard-Inspired Art Projects
ÉCAL and Philippe Malouin Unveil the Junkyard Diving Project
Nature-Inspired Minimal Stools
Shota Uruasaki's Capture the Light Stool Depicts Shadows and Light
Contemporary Upcycled Bright Benches
Reclaimed Footwear is Used to Craft the Remix Maison Benches
3D-Printed Terracotta Cooler Designs
Entreautre Creates the Biomimcry 3D-Printed Terracotta Cooler
Eco-Friendly Refurbished Studios
Workers of Art Presents the WOA Second Home in Kochi
Recycled Soccer Player Sculptures
Lionel Messi's Cleat Sculpture Advocates for Sustainability
Futile Material Design Exhibitions
Objective Gallery Presents Please Sit for an Alternate Ending
Gem-Like Sculptural Art Exhibitions
Fred Eversley Showcases Cylindrical Lenses in New York
Spiky Inflatable Sculptures
Steve Messam Presents His Sculptures During Clerkenwell Design Week
Sound-Managing Sustainable Lighting
+kouple Designs the JEFFREY Lamp to Dampen Sounds
Race Car-Inspired Dynamic Sculptures
Gerry Judah Presents an Artful Sculpture for a Festival
3D-Printed Public Pavilion Prototypes
Hassell Works with Nagami on a New Public Pavilion
Recyclable Barn Curtains
These Barn Curtains Are Fully Non-Toxic and Eco-Friendly
Squishy Clay-Made Daybeds
Niveau Zéro Atelier Designs the Soft Soil Daybed From Waste Clay
Eco-Friendly Plastic Shell Chairs
Foersom & Hiort-Lorenzen Designs the Sustainable Mat Chair
Plastic-Inspired Wooden Stools
The 'Plastic Translation Stool' by Antoine Laboria is Sturdy
Repurposed Furniture Design Exhibitions
Honoka Presents the Tatami Refab Project Exhibition
Broken-Aesthetic Sculpture Collections
Gufram and Snarkitecture Unveil New 'Sculpted Series'
Plastic Waste Textural Benches
The New Raw's Knotty Project Stems from Sustainable Values
Climate-Awareness Soft Art Sculptures
GREEN GRADS Features Roberta Schreyer's Dreamstones
Chic Recyclable Outdoor Furniture
The Nami Collection by Qeeboo is Made with Polyethylene
Cultural Heritage-Themed Exhibitions
nendo sees Kyoto Displays Artful Pieces of Japanese Craft
Circular Collaborative Seating Designs
Aquafil Joins noho and ECONYL on a New Project
City-Honoring Furniture Projects
The Symbiotic Urban Furniture Project is Imaginative
Turtle-Shaped Bamboo Restaurants
Thilina Liyanage Designs the Turtle Restaurant on the Coast
Recycled Plastic Felt Furniture
LAYER Introduves the New Sustainable Felt-Covered Vale Collection
Historic Contemporary Sculptural Artwork
The New KAWS:HOLIDAY Lands in Indonesia for its 10th Stop
Organically Shaped Furniture Capsules
Kelly Wearstler Deisgns the Echo Collection of Furniture
Artful Bronze Horse Sculptures
Deborah Butterfield Presents Her New Exhibition in New York
Human Torso-Inspired Sculptures
Lene Bødker Introduces a New Set of Glass Sculptures