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Robert Mitchell Dawson has been one of the most elegant designers who has been into artwork for a long time. His latest project involved redesigning the interiors of the 14^th century palazzo in Rome. The artist has used non bio degradable materials that have been discarded from various heritage sites in Rome which have been under restoration. From these waste materials, he has designed columns, sculptures and artifacts of the era that carry almost the same details as are there in the original designs.

Leo Sewell is one of those prolific designers who has been exceedingly influential with his work that goes back as old as 50 years. He has been one of the pioneers of recycled art and his work since its inception has been impeccable in quality and redefines beauty in art work. Leo is one of those prolific designers whose art comprises of various art forms including signs, animals and humans. All of them have been created using 100% junk that was meant to be recycled.

One of the best ways to use discarded plastic toys is to make sculptures out of them. Artist Robert Bradford of the United Kingdom is just the person to do the same. This is one of those artists who started career as a painter and film maker to leave it all to settle down as a sculptor who specializes in designs made from parts of plastic toys that have been thrown away. His sculptures are large and imaginative. They have established his name firm amongst some of the best sculptors in the world.

If you plan to throw away your furniture, consider the right way to do away with it. Artist Jacques Durvie from France has been using wasted wood from furniture items that have been thrown away to create wooden structures that are surreal in design and form. The concepts behind the artist’s designs is purely intellectual and yet one is able to associate one’s self with the designs that the artist has created. Jacques derives inspiration for his sculptures from his artistic talents that he had mastered as a painter. 

Recycled metallic parts have always been around and not every one can find a good use for them. However the difference between the way it is disposed off lies in the way it is done. Sculptor Lane Patterson uses the metallic parts of various machines to make objects that are more functional. These include fountains and lamps that have remarkable structured designs. The figurines are in the shape of metaphysical objects like fairies and princes in cowboy hats amongst other designs created.

How well can you use recycled motor parts and plumbing item remnants? The artist Andrew Chase has the ideal answer to the question. The commercial photographer is also a furniture designer and to top it is an extremely talented assemblage artist. He uses the scrap parts of automotives and remains from plumbing equipment to make mechanical animals. All his designs center around the mechanical animals each of which takes up to 120 hours to finish. The designs range from homely feline to giraffes.

Old computer parts and watches and clocks that have been thrown away are the raw materials for Nadia Iliffe. The artist uses these along with scrapped copper and or other materials to create art forms that defy conventional norms and enter the realm of the abstract. These designs have been created to perfection and represent a plethora of ideas that have been depicted. These designs represent humans in different situations in surreal forms and these depictions are in the form of framed painting structure and sculptures.

Mexican designer Andres Basurto uses beer bottles that have been discarded for his art designs. He breaks them into workable sized pieces and then with the use of epoxy resins, glues them together. Manu of the designs that the artist has created are devil inspired and dark designs that are considered to be rare forms of art work. The artist also applies paint on the dark glass to add more depth to the character  of his art forms which are awe inspiring and at times fearsome.

Trinkets designed by Dust Design Co. are mostly recycled. The company uses obsolete objects like old decanters. There are many necklaces designed by the company that uses such decanters so that the designs also display the names of the drinks. Most of the designs from the Dust Design Co. have vintage appearance with unique designs that are not found anywhere else. The company also uses automobile emblems like that of the Cadillac to create startlingly original designs.

 Romanian Designer Group Square 2 Design has created a house that has an eco friendly design. each of these houses has got walls covered with foliage and an indoor green house. Though the houses look small on the outside but they are quite spacious inside. The furniture inside is eco friendly and constructed from recycled and bio degradable material. The Green House in the house is a concept that is one of its kind which is fairly easy to maintain.

Make the proposal to woo your loved one by using the eco friendly engagement rings. These rings have been designed by the Ken + Dana company to bring forth the jewels that are a part of a holistically eco conscious life that is much more realistic. These jewelry items have the cutting edge style and any stones that are used are not from war torn areas. They abide by small scale mining techniques that are environment friendly and use recycled metal as much as possible.

The Vilje Mulsi brand has reinvented the art of packaging for marketing the product that bears elements of recycled items and retro looks. This packaging has been designed by the students of Westerdals School of Communication Norway. First of all, all the boxes have been made out of recycled materials and the designs on each of the boxes have been inspired by ad designs from the times of World War II. The packages are for Corn, blueberry and Nut flavored products.

There is not a lot of use that one can think of when it comes to old tires, however Euroshield has started to use old and discarded tires to make shingles to form roofs. This recycled rubber roofing system was found by Mr. Henry Kamphuis who in the process found a comprehensive solution for excess availability of waste rubber tires. This roofing system comes in 4 styles and looks including Euroslate, Euroshake, Handsplit and EuroShake Taper-Sawn. All these designs have used discarded tires.

Recycling has become a part of the cosmetics industry and with the awareness growing about the use of natural products, all the companies have started to concentrate on products that use as many natural products as possible. Steamcream products provide packaging that is eco friendly. The cream has been made from organic sources, and the box can be used again. You can use it to keep small things like earrings. All these packs have been made out of recycled materials.

If you are looking for finest furniture items that have been made out of recycled plastics, then L’Etriente project is bound to impress you. This project has been initiated by Elise Gabriel and comprises of a beautiful looking chair, table, a set of stools and lamps. All of these structures have been created using a substance called Zelfo which is a 100 percent cellulose fiber material which in turn is made out of recycled paper and textile. Applied wet, the material dries to harden.

The Sistema Alternator might sound like a brand of motor vehicle part that you would not know about. In reality, this is a sculpture that has been entirely made out of circuit boards and it takes the accolades where the design is concerned. This is in the shape of a large head that looks audacious being created out of computer parts only. Keyboard has been used to make the lips while circuit boards and other computer peripherals form the other parts of the head.