That’s the creative and fun ideas for recycling by Ilaria Chiani aka “Ilaria Chiani Cactus” and she told me “I used to make my cactus with all stuff even junk I can get around: denim, food packaging, old rain covers, vintage textile, even P&P box/bags! The internal structure is on wood, so that the cactus can’t “sag”. Then I create the foam padding and wadding. They are entirely handmade and I need 1 to 4 days to make them. The largest is two feet, the yellow one in the picture below.”

She is always very active within Arts exhibitions like “Mamastore” in Thiene, “Orange Blue” in Thiene, “ Spazio Nadir” in Vicenza, RIARTECO in Firenze. Find out more about her look at Ilaria Chiani Cactus’s blog.

Thanks by Cristina Savi – FreeStyle Editor.

From the stunning idea of Yuken Teruya: “Toilet rolls sprouting spreading branches are hung to create a “forest” hanging on the wall or hanging down from the ceiling. There is a moment when the hanging cut-out-parts start holding their branches and leaves on their own strength. It is as if I’m helping the paper awakens its ability to be an individual tree.”

And below “I cut out one side of disposable paper bags. Then I assemble a tree from the cut-out-part, stand each tree in the same bag that it came from. When you see it under the natural light, the delicate tree shows inside a paper bag, shows us the strength and the proof of existence of living tree” writes Yuken Teruya

I love Yuken Teruya’s introduction in his website: “manipulates everyday objects, transforming their meanings to reflect on contemporary society and culture. Cutting trees out of paper bags and cardboard toilet paper rolls, he creates meticulous and intricate art works, small and enchanting worlds, which relate to broader concerns. In each bag and roll, the shape of a tree is created without adding or removing anything, just by cutting out and folding the paper from the bag itself. Teruya’s works explore issues such as the growing consumerism of contemporary society, depleting natural resources and other problems associated with globalism, including the threat it poses to localized cultural traditions and identities”.

Have a look at Yuken Teruya’s Projects and enjoy your green life!

Her name is Tiziana Tomè and she started years ago to re-use unique textile to create new eveyday style for people and house! At the end she opened an online shop “Officina Tessile” where you can have a look and buy all her creations!

I’m addicted to her orignal bags: bright colours, unique style, big and elegant and the same time!
From “Crazy Spring” above to “Crazy Dreams” below.

From “Crazy ‘70″ …

…to “Crazy Indian Style”!

Feel free to contact Tiziana Tomè at any time! Enjoy your Unique Green life!

The young Julia Lohmann from German recover bones and other animal waste materials to turn them into design objects: lamps, vases and silverware.

She graduated at The Royal College of Art and at first her graduation show appears repulsive and callous: a series of lamps made from sheep’s stomachs called Flock.

Have a look at the image below, one of the “light’s series triggers feelings oscillating between attraction and disgust, the former through their warm luminosity and the latter as soon as one learns more about their material origins. The honey-combed texture of the second stomach (every cow has four stomachs) envelopes the lights in a beautifuI, billowing lace.”

Lohmann says “You kill and cut up a cow and people are outraged. Yet we do that every day. And what percentage of that meat is being thrown away?” Lohmann’s work is an attempt to create something useful from every piece of the dead carcass – even the cavity.

Good luck Julia, we trust in your idea.

That’s the amazing idea from Palmax Company – Bangkok, Thailand: “Outer side made of reuse aluminums can well washing and sheathed inside with PVC sheet by glue, free size with Velcro. Every step made by hand with skilled craftsman to be unique craftsmanship and creativity. It will be a good idea and surprising to acquire this visor to be gift or be kept in your collection.”

“You can easily modify that to be handbag or shoulder bag by take out or put the strap as you want. There are few small bags inside for coins and many more!”

You can now create that by yourself or simply buy at Palmax Company, have a look!

21 ways to create a curtain re-using plastic, paper, clothes even junk!

This is the amazing ideas collection by Pane, Amore E Creativita’:

Linda, the Creative Director writes in her blog “few of them got a Tutorial too just to make every corner of your house even more beautiful!” To find out more & the original link of every idea have a look at Pane, Amore E Creativita’. Here below just few images!

Curtains made of plastic:

1) by Babel Artes 2) by avlxyz

3) by nekosoft 4) by homemademamas

5) by boowakwala 6) by madebyisa

Curtains made of paper:

1) by blog.creativekismet 2) by emelfr’s

3) by Julie Mellery’ 4) by wockerjabby

Curtains made of junk:

1) by home magazine 2) by sonenskadu

3) by MANDALAS & Cia 4) by Tabbi Kat

Annika Sanders and Kerry Seager made clothes for themselves to wear out to clubs in the early 90’s during their late teens. After extensive international travel and countless compliments on their clothing a business was executed. Junky styling was the perfect tag to attach to their unique style of clothing. Charity shops and jumble sales were the chosen source of second hand traditional suits to deconstruct and then redesign into twisted tailored garments.

Now 11 years later, with their well-established shop in Brick Lane – London – & in-house production site just down the road, nothing is holding this company back. Anni and Kerry are still best friends and the same multi-talented crew are putting out new clothing ranges in every direction

Here few photos of the new amazing “Timeless, Deconstructed & Re-Cut” Collection Now in Store: re-using shirts, suits, jackets & sleeves to create a new unique style for wonam & man.

- shirt shrug neck dress & suit shrug neck dress -

- halter wrap top & back -

- gauntlet cuffs & classic sleeve scarf -

You can Buy On Line or Visit the Store in London.

Have a great life

Be sexy: from my dad old trousers into new sexy dress. Be ReFashinoso! This video has been FEATURED by GREENWALA too!

Just open your wardrobe and start to do the same with your friends too. For any questions or if you get some old clothes but you have no idea about how to modify them please email to refashinoso@shicon.com

Then wait for Refashinoso Episode 13 Fashion Tutorial.
See you around

“…all my necklaces are a collage of countries, words and memories. I’m just the link between the objects thrown away and their new noble life. I’m the hand that picks, cleans and brings them to their new life story … Probably I did’nt discover anything except from my unique “passion” in what I do …”

Reading these words, I was touched and captured during my research of the eco-artists: she is Chiara Martina Jarno Trentin aka “Chimajarno“ and I wrote about “Pearl Necklace? Buttons thanks!” in my FreeStyle Blog first and now in Refashinoso.

“Some years ago I found a box full of buttons collected over the years by my grandmother and I started to watch these little wonders with new eyes”.

This month she is involved in: “Salerno, WASTE IN SEARCH OF AUTHOR – SECOND LIFE (third edition)” & “Barcelona, at the Gallery of Contemporary Art D_Spazio, Calle Ribes 99″. She is always very active within “Art and Fashion Recycling” exhibitions. Find out more about her look at Chimajarno’s blog.

Thanks by Cristina Savi – FreeStyle Editor.

Not everything you see is true and here are a series of shadow illusions:

Tim Noble (born 1966) and Sue Webster (born 1967), who work as a team, are among the most celebrated of their generation of British artists; they are associated with the post-YBAgeneration of artists emerging after the Young British Artists of the 1990s.

They live and work together in Shoreditch, East London. Some of their notable pieces are made from piles of rubbish collected from London streets. A light is projected against the pile, and the shadow on the wall creates an entirely different image, typically one of the couple themselves: this is not at all apparent from looking directly at the pile.

The art of projection is emblematic of transformative art. The process of transformation, from discarded waste, scrap metal or even taxidermy creatures to a recognizable image, echoes the idea of ‘perceptual psychology’ a form of evaluation used for psychological patients. Noble and Webster are familiar with this process and how people evaluate abstract forms. Throughout their careers they have played with the idea of how humans perceive abstract images and define them with a meaning. The result is surprising and powerful as it redefines how abstract forms can transform into figurative ones.

You can find more information in Tim & Sue’s gallery site