Before you throw away that pile of fabric or those old grape stems, you need to check out these scrap-happy features. This cluster is filled with trash being turned into treasure by artists, designers and many more.
These scrap-happy features are filled with scraps of wood and fabric being turned into anything possible. Click through this cluster today to find out how you can start using your scraps to their full potential.
17 Scrap-Happy Features
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Recycling Retro Phones
ReCellular Donates $50 for Recylcing Ancient Phones
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Reconstructed Messenger Bags
Accessories from Catfluff are Made With Vintage Army Surplus
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Recycled Glass Jewelry
Bottle Bottoms and Glass Scraps Get Gorgeous
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Scrappy Eco Jewelry
Mia Morikawa Makes KA/POW/WOW From Discarded Designs
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Scrappy Eco Programs
The American Apparel Creative Reuse Program Makes Use of Left Overs
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Crafty Scrap Installations
Gordon Matta Clark Appropriates Tossed Items for Art
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Scrap Metal Furniture
Little Discards Make for Quirky Eco-Friendly Art
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Scrap Metal Eco Bikes
The Tony Coiro Electric Motorcycle is Powered by Renewable Solar Energy
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Recycled Furniture
Chair Made from Plastic Scraps
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Recycled Scrap Wood Furniture
Scrapile
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Retailers Selling Scraps
American Apparel Sells Bags-o-Scraps to DIYers
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Scrap Food Chandeliers
Diego Perez Creates Organic Lighting Out of Dry Grape Twigs
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Leftover Wooden Rockers
Hrvoje Vulama's O2 Rocking Chair is Made Out of Scrap Pieces of Wood
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Scrap Wood Castles
Lars Vilks Creates Nimis, a Maze-Like Driftwood Structure
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Salvaged Scrap Closets
The Eco-Friendly Armadiature by Robi Renzi
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Wooden Scraps Sculptures
Using Trashed Furniture for Creative Public Displays
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Kitchen Scrap Catchers
The Veggie-Peel Keeps Counters Clean
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Upcycled Waste Material Furniture
This Cardboard Furniture Design by Lee Lin is Modular
Multi-Material Home Composters
The Conceptual 'Toggle' Compost Bin Accepts Food Waste and Paper
Chic Recycled Material Furniture
The 'Vale' Furniture Collection is Made with Recycled PET Bottles
Deadstock Denim Clogs
Levi’s x Crocs Upcycles Fabric Into One-of-a-Kind Footwear Designs
Stacking Hemp-Made Chairs
The 'PEEL' Chair From the PROWL Studio and M4 Factory is Sustainable
Transforming Stool-Integrated Tables
The 'Quartet' Side Table Hides Four Stools Within
Modular Home Decor Collections
Keeps Presents the New Limited Off-Cuts Line of Designs
Next-Gen Food Scraps Bins
Mill is a New and Revolutionary Kitchen Food Scrap Bin
Transparent Waste-Filled Chairs
The 'No Waste Chair' by Kees Dekkers Puts Garbage in the Spotlight
Designer Upcycled Bags
Comme Des Garçons Released Its Collaboration with FREITAG
Mid-Century Modern Furnishings
Todd Hewitt Adds Four Designs to the Last Ditch Series
Efficient Composting Systems
Homepost Emphasizes Sustainability, Both in Design and Purpose
Juxtaposed Materials Furniture Collections
The Around the Studio Wool Diaries Collection is Chic
Energy-Producing Furniture Designs
The yA-18 STOOL by Beomseok Chae Features Solar Panels
Tech-Themed Fine Jewelry
Accessories Brand Oushaba Turns E-Waste Into Fine Jewelry Pieces
Crystal-Adorned Crushed Cans
Sam Keller Glamorizes Food Products and Packaging
Splintered Storage Console Tables
The Flitter Console Table by Deniz Aktay is Stylishly Functional
Repurposed Sustainable Apparel
Toast Launches a Collection of "Creatively Repaired" Garments
Filmic Curated Closets
Stitch Fix's Main Character Closets Provide Nostalgic Style Inspiration
Recycled Homeware Capsules
Particle Launches a Collection Made from Recycled Sneaker Materials
Furniture Waste-Made Toys
ÉCAL Students Redefine What a Sustainable Toy Is
Recycled Clothing-Crafted Furniture
Hemingway Design Transforms London's Traid Store
Sculptural Scrolling Photo Frames
The 'Flash Back' Device Concept Has a Nostalgic Design
Upcycled Beauty Retail Interiors
Nina+Co Uses Salvaged Materials and Biotextiles for This Project
Repurposed Patchwork Footwear
ReImagined by UGG Gives New Life to Leftover Leathers & Suedes
Upcycled Metal Sheet Cabinets
Teun Zwets and Lensvelt Debut the Le Petit Boudoir Collection
High-Tech Eco-Conscious Furniture
The WoodenWood Project Upcycles and Utilizes Robotic Printing
Upcycled Fruit Skincare
'My Skin Feels' Repurposes Olive Oil, Ketchup & Mandarin Juice Waste
Ultra-Elegant Timeless Furniture
Deft Studio's Furniture Collection is Modern and Approachable
Recyclable Component Shoe Designs
The 'Knitted Colors' Shoes Allow for Easy Style Changes
Recycled Material Lamp Designs
The 'Cozy Cleo' Lamp from EveryOtherDay is Eco-Friendly
Scrap Material Footwear
Merrell Created a Scrap Shoe Collection for Zero Waste Week
Mix-and-Match Makeup Brushes
GoBrush's Parts Can Be Customized & Separated for Recycling
Sound-Absorbing Decor Columns
The 'Parthos' Acoustic Columns Have a Multifunctional Form
Funky Colorful Storage Units
Pavel Vetrov's Funky Storage Units Capture Attention
Film-Themed Cookbooks
A24's Scrounging Cookbook Takes Cues from Unusual Movie Meals
Wooden Offcut Facades
Kolman Boye Architects Practice Sustainability with This New Project
Waste-Reducing Produce Stickers
Grey Colombia & Makro's Stickers on Produce Suggest Recipes
Upcycled Book-Made Marbled Furniture
Willem Zwiers Designs the Tranformed Remnants Series
Resurrected Used Smartphones
Think Tank Team Makes Artifacts with Project Afterlife
Recycled Aluminum Furniture Pieces
The JOY Stool One Works as a Chair, Side Table and More
Recycled Mini Golf Courses
Lab La Bla Made a Miniature Golf Course with Denim & Wine Corks
Homely Office Spaces
Johan Sundberg Arkitektur Emphasizes Material Juxtaposition in This Design
Repurposed Denim Furniture
Levi's Icons Re/Outfitted Refreshes Iconic Designs with Discarded Denim
Seashell-Inspired Chair Designs
Ernesto Pastore Fuses Traditional and Digital Techniques
Hempcrete-Accented Patchwork Facades
Cathie Curran Designs the Hempcrete Mewshouse
Inspiring Multi-Shop Pop-Ups
Pinterest's Possibility Place Immerses Guests in Inspiration
Multi-Use Apartments
Another Seedbed is Located in Brooklyn and Doubles as a Performance Space
Usable Human Hair Materials
Green Salon Collective is Revolutionizing the Biomaterial World
Upcycled Textile Dye Platforms
The 'FiberColors' Technology Converts Textile Waste Into Colors
Oozing Cake-Like Furniture Designs
The 'Roll Furniture' Makes Use of Discarded Materials
Sustainable Recycled Paper Cabinets
Joost van Bleiswijk Showcases the No Screw No Glue Collection
Upcycled Tent Garments
Genette Dibsdall Designs the Maverick in Order to Curb Music Festival Waste
Artful Reusable Dishcloths
Hali Hali Offers Sustainable and Aesthetic Cleaning Accessories
Upcycled Circular Design Products
Cyrc Designs Expansive Products with Sustainable Themes
Scrap Material Denim Collections
The Diesel x LEE 'DIESELOVES Lee' Collection Combats Fabric Waste
Plastic Waste Artful Installations
Studio Karyn Lim Presents So Plast!c at SaloneSatellite
Leftover Wood-Constructed Furniture
Alexander Lervik Creates Furniture From Leftover Materials
Sustainably-Focused Experimental Fashion
Noki & the NESTT Showcase an Upcycled Fashion Collection
Cookie Tin Beauty Palettes
Kara Beauty's Creative Beauty Palette is Styled Like a Sewing Kit
Upcycled Laundry Hampers
Fashion Takes Action Concluded Canada's First Textile Recycling Pilot
Upcycled Tower Designs
3XN Shows How Sustainable and Cost-Cffective Reuse Can Be
Doll-Themed Secondhand Shops
ThredUp's Barbiecore Dream Shop Shares a Selection of Thrifted Goods
Textile-Transformed Parisian Lofts
Isabelle Heilmann Transforms a Workshop to an Open Home
Innovative Waste-Reducing Chairs
Annabella Hevesi's Peach Easy Chair Boasts Innovative Joints
Sustainable Produce Packaging
These Cascades Eco-Friendly Produce Baskets are Recycled
Odorless Compost Kitchen Bins
The Mill Kitchen Bin Automatically Recycles Food Scraps
Intricate Food Waste Teahouses
Mitsubishi Jisho Design Uses Food Waste Materials for Its Pavilion
Meticulous Paper-Stacked Chairs
Brian Thoreen Creates the Paragraphic in Four Stacks Chairs
eWaste-Made Furniture Designs
Lenovo Asset Recovery Services Collaborated with Aectual
Food Scrap Recycling Systems
The Next Generation Mill is Faster, Smarter and Quieter
Minimal Wooden Webbed Stools
found/Founded Designs the New KNOT Stool with Refreshing Tones
Sustainable Furniture Capsule Shops
Light and Dwell Open up a Store of Furniture Designs
Intricate Fiber Art Exhibitions
Threadwork: Women Redefining Fiber Arts Opens at Saatchi
Waste-Eliminating AI Tools
SXD Boasts an AI Tool That Can Generate Zero-Waste Patterns
Sleek Artful Accessible Furniture
ThirdKind Presents its Abigail Collection of Furniture
Hair-Reusing Fabric Companies
This Dutch Startup Uses Discarded Hair to Create Clothes and Carpets
Plant-Based Sequin Jumpsuits
Stella McCartney's BioSequin Jumpsuit Features Plastic-Free Sequins
Upcycled Grape Distilleries
RE:FIND Crafts Artisan Wines out of Upcycled Grape Saignee
3D-Printed Bioplastic Reparation Kits
Yalan Dan Creates the Furniture First Aid Kit
Discarded Toys-Created Homes
Wallmakers Designs the Toy Storey Home with Repurposed Toys
Entirely Recyclable Blurred Dividers
Flek Pure by 3form is a Translucent Design Structure
Waste Tarp-Made Public Seating
The Membran Collective Joins the Urban Networks Project
Sustainable Colorful Multifunctional Furniture
Paolo Cappello Designs the Superpop for Miniforms
AR Furniture Testing Features
Pinterest Lets Users View Virtual Furniture in their Homes
Artist-Crafted Upcycled Fashion Collections
Noel Mercado Launches the 'Earth Tones' Capsule
Reusable Classical Artwork Exhibitions
Recycling Beauty at Fondazione Prada is a Remarkable Study
Corner-Focused Home Decor
BOUND Creates the mosery Collection with Magnetic Detail
Festival-Based Mycelium Pavlions
Simon Carroll Creates the Hayes Pavilion at Glastonbury
Wasteful Fashion Campaigns
Vestiaire Collective Reminded People to Shop Mindfully on Black Friday
Ancient Mythology-Inspired Fall Fashion
Endless Joy Presents its Capsule for the FW23 Season
Warehouse-Transformed Homes
Fala Atelier Designs the House of Many Faces in Porto
70s-Inspired Structural Furniture
Nouveau Standard Creates the Collection 12 of Retro Designs
Sawdust-Created Biodegradable Casts
DART Lab's BioMatters Project Creates a Concrete Cast
British Vintage-Tinged Streetwear
Yardsale Presents its Latest Collection of Retro Looks
Unashamedly Romantic Pop-Ups
Laura Ashley's Workshops Use Deadstock Fabric to Create New Totes
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
Removable Stained Glass Films
These Stained Window Decals From Wall Pops! are Renter-Friendly
Post-Apocalyptic Aluminum Furniture
Students at HEAD Genève Create 2084, Diorama of the Future
Closet Cleanout Programs
The Container Store's Closet Clean Out Resale Program Slows Fashion Waste
Circular Fashion Shops
Asket Supports a Sustainable Fashion Future with Resale & Repair
Upcycled Automotive Couture Collections
This Collection is Made With Discarded Auto Components
Rescued Fruit Spirits
Trash & Treasure Spirits Get Flavor from Creatively Repurposed Ingredients
Industrial Architecture-Themed Installations
The Industrial Archaeology Series is Based on Design
Demolition-Free Home Renovation Decor
The Crate & Barrel Home Renovation Collection is Easy to Use
Adaptable Office Storage Solutions
Form Furniture Introduces the Versatile Stash Series
Upcycled Fabric Home Goods
Sunbrella ReMade Items are Made from Upcycled Sunbrella Fabrics
Locally Sourced Angular Cabins
Juri Troy Architects Designs the Straw Flea House in Murstetten
Textile Recycling Supply Chains
Fashion Takes Action Releases an Eco-Conscious Textile Guide
Upcycled Leather Accessories
Maison Margiela Debuts the Upcycled 'Recicla' Line of Leather Goods
Repurposed Textile Factory Stores
Kooo Architects Converts an Old Factory to a Store for Freitag
Upcycled Grapeseed Flours
Salute Santé!'s Flours Repurpose Leftovers from an Oil-Making Process
Ethical Clothing Recycling Services
Retold Recycling Aims to Reduce Textile Waste
Sustainably Upcycled Jeans
These 'Diesel' Jeans Reuse Textile Cutting Waste Materials
Food Waste-Combatting Smart Stickers
Grey Colombia Unveils a Set of Progressive Produce Stickers
Creatively Repaired Garment Collections
TOAST Emphasizes Sustainability in New Capsule
Eco-Friendly Refurbished Studios
Workers of Art Presents the WOA Second Home in Kochi
Futile Material Design Exhibitions
Objective Gallery Presents Please Sit for an Alternate Ending
General Store-Inspired Consoles
Lisa Sacco Presents the New Haptic Wood Console Table
Spiky Inflatable Sculptures
Steve Messam Presents His Sculptures During Clerkenwell Design Week
Stackable Cork-Like Stools
Teixeira Design Studio Creates the Textural Drum Stool
Discarded Theater Screen Lamps
Haneul Kim Transforms Waste into Lighting Designs
Punk-Inspired Parisian Factories
Studio ECOA Re-Designs the GSL Gallery Space with New Themes
3D-Woven Textile Lighting Collections
Aleksandra Gaca Unveils the Coastal Breeze Collection
Upcycled Vintage Garments
Beyond Retro Taps AllSaints Founder Stuart Trevor for a New Capsule
Recyclable Barn Curtains
These Barn Curtains Are Fully Non-Toxic and Eco-Friendly
Cardboard Box-Transformed Furniture
Max Lamb Presents the Box Exhibition at Gallery Fumi
Repurposed Furniture Design Exhibitions
Honoka Presents the Tatami Refab Project Exhibition
Graphic Patterned Artful Homeware
CUSTHOM Joins Jonathan Lawe on the Cut + Paste Collection
Plastic Waste Textural Benches
The New Raw's Knotty Project Stems from Sustainable Values
Pigsty-Converted Farmside Homes
Madeleine Architects Designs the Recipe House in Chavronay
Tranquil Sustainable Home Designs
Kolman Boye Architects Designs the Saltviga House in Norway
Oversized Colorful Dynamic Planters
Tuleste Factory and Manscrapers Launch the TFM Collection
Collectivity-Inspired Furniture Series
Conor Hacon Designs a New Capsule for Common Design
Dolmen-Inspired Furniture Series
Weonrhee Designs the Primitive Structures Series of Furniture
Bright Artful Cabinet Collections
Muller Van Severen Introduces the Bridges Collection
Upcycled Down Furniture Series
Christoph Kurzmann Breathes New Life to Old Furniture
Reused Skyscraper Furniture Capsules
Niceworkshop Creates the Aged Form Line and New Form Line
Playful Dynamic Furniture Capsule
Another Human Presents the New Galliforms Collection