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Artist Miwa Koizumi has found such an innovative way to create art out of recycled bottles that any onlooker will be taken aback at the finesse and style of it. The artist uses plastic bottles that have been discarded and has molded them into the form of jellyfish. The designs are displayed in aquariums and look amazingly authentic and strikingly beautiful. The artist has always had a love for sea animals and felt that she could use the discarded bottles to enliven the dream.

Cigarette butts are non biodegradable and hence are a threat to environment. However, Chilean based designer the Geurrero Mantis has found a way to use them to create attires. Couture has always depicted the modern trends and the designer has aimed at promoting a cause with the use of 10% of these recycled cigarette butts in his clothing line. His work is called the Mantis project and it aims at the use of the cigarette filters constructively so that they do not cause pollution.

Cans that have been thrown away have found a creative use with the organization called Canstruction. The organization raises funds to fight against hunger. It has been at the center of competitions involving art made out of recyclable cans. As a result of these competitions, the world has seen a huge amount of talent and exceptional forms of art work. From polar bears to clock towers the organization has caused some of the finest art forms made out of recycled cans.

Designer Tom has found a way to create art from cigarette butts thrown away. He has created a design called the Shell that is a recreation of a shell structure. The finesse in the design and in fact the whole structure has been created using cigarette butts. From a distance it is difficult to discern what the Shell is made up of. He has also used butts of these filters to create the Filter Rabbit, which is a cute and adorable bunny design.

If you have a broken bottle, do not let it go waste. Artists have found a way to make broken bottles look like immaculate and exotic art work. The glass bottles in half have been cleaned and the talented artists have created designs carved on them. These designs include patterns and animal art. The designs have been created by fine carving done on glass. Each of these designs is artistic. The proportions are just right and the creativity of the artist oozes out of each of the forms.

Recycling bottle caps by using them to make exquisite furniture items is a new art form. Rick Ladd has done just the same and the end result is furniture item that offers a baroque look and feel to these chairs and armoires. These pieces have been exhibited in different art galleries across the United States and have been hailed as one of the iconic art forms in the contemporary art circles. This is one of the most unique creations that have come out from the use of bottle caps.

There is a certain level of elegance that comes out of the recycle wall sculptures made out of 100% recycled papers. The paperwork used over here was all meant to be thrown away but the designer chose to retain it and has created wall sculptures featuring animals and humans in a surreal manner. All the sculptures in this art form are made up of old magazines and books. The designs have a trademark sign of aesthetic beauty about them and are magnanimous.

Recycling has made it in a big way in the music sector with the Praxis guitars which have been made out of recycled wood. The beauty of the Praxis guitars comes from their aesthetic appeal. Each of these amazing guitars have been made from raw, recycled wood that had been cast away as useless. Designed by Andrew Benson, these guitars are eco friendly and modular. They come with parts that if need to be replaced can be done easily. These are a true marksmanship of recycled designs.

The Wooden Tie takes couture to a totally different level. Designed by 2 San Francisco based designers, this tie is a stark reminder of the need to recycle materials and how much we need to do to conserve nature. This elegant couture has been created using wood that has no longer any use. This wood has been reclaimed from the San Francisco area. This set is available in different styles with the tie made in different kinds of wood. There are also tie items that are made of component parts that are attached together using strings.

Designer Sebastian Bergne has come up with an excellent cookware design that has been created out of aluminium. This design is called Natura and it is completely made out of recycled aluminum. The perfect contours and the brown matt color makes Natura one of the most elegant and contemporary designs that stands out in the kitchen. It is a perfect cookware that offers the light weight and durability on one hand and perfect conduction characteristic of aluminum that helps I convenient cooking.

The Pad Stash is a unique creation that is an exquisite device for the I-Pad. This is a design that combines the old world style elegance with new world functionality. Die-cut wool that has been recycled has been used in the creation of this design. It is not only elegant on the outside but also from the inside. There are soft security pockets along with SIM card slots to organize the important items without any problems. It is available in Caviar Heather color.

Steelplant is a company that extensively uses recycled steel for the creation of its remarkable products. The Desktop Dumpster is an innovative creation that is a stylish and quirky item to have on the desktop. It helps hold useful items of daily use, which include stationary, CDs, medicines or anything that you desire. 7.5 inches wide, 11.5 inches long and 9.25 inches tall, these are beautiful and cute creations. Each of the Dumpster weighs approximately 8 pounds and has been designed with beautiful street art.

There are plenty of uses for recycled papers. Designer Bianca Chang uses waste paper to create typography art that inspires education as well as recycling. Bianca’s art forms range from simplistic to abstract. These are contemporary designs that bear elegance and finesse that is par excellence. All that the designer uses are pencil, ruler, compass point, blade and paper. Refreshing and innovative these designs have taken the contemporary art stage by storm and also have promoted the need and effective forms of recycling.

Never throw away an old tire. It can be formed into pots. Ubeauty is an organization that has mastered the art of using rubber tires to convert them into beautiful pots for the garden. This is a beautiful transformation of something that would have cluttered and polluted the environment but has been effectively changed into a tool for the growth of plants. These pots are available in different sizes and styles and due to the raw material used, do not break easily.

All those who throw away Tetra Brik boxes will think again after seeing the amazing Tetrabox Lamp. This recycled lamp has been made using strips on empty Tetra Brik boxes which are folded and put together in this amazing spherical structure. The basic shape of the lamp is in the form of a geodesic  dome that is created by folding the strips into triangles and then a hexagonal module. It takes approximately 450 of these boxes to finish one lamp design.