Upcyclist

Discover the art of upcycling with this exquisite hardback collection that eloquently showcases innovative designs crafted from reclaimed materials. This impressive volume dives into the transformative process of upcycling, illustrating how former waste can be reimagined into high-quality furniture, striking lighting, and captivating art objects. With 256 pages filled with vibrant images and insightful narratives, readers will be introduced to the rising trend of sustainable design where yesterday's discarded items become today's statement pieces.

Explore this curated selection that highlights a multitude of materials including wood, metal, glass, ceramics, textiles, plastic, paper, and mixed media, presented by talented international designers. Each chapter offers inspiration through creative furniture made from reclaimed tree branches and elegant chandeliers forged from bicycle chains—perfect for eco-conscious consumers and passionate designers alike. By integrating environmental mindfulness with artistic expression, this collection demonstrates how upcycling can lead to aesthetically thrilling results, proving that sustainability doesn’t have to compromise style. Whether you are involved in interior design projects or simply looking to elevate your home decor, this book serves as an essential guide to embracing the upcycle revolution and fostering a love for reclaimed artistry.

Author: Antonia Edwards Publisher: Prestel Publishing
Bind: hardback
Dimensions: 210 x 270 mm
Pages: 256


Upcycling goes upscale in this beautiful, elegant, and global collection that showcases what today’s designers are creating out of yesterday’s materials. Upcycling is the process of transforming seemingly low value items into something new. Today’s upcyclists are creating stunning furniture, lighting, and art objects that combine values of superb craftsmanship and design with ideas of how “waste” can be both inspiring and informing. While the environmental and financial benefits of upcycling are readily acknowledged in Upcyclist: Reclaimed and Remade Furniture, Lighting and Interiors, the designers and makers profiled show how the practice can result in pieces that are as aesthetically exciting as anything created using only raw materials. Based on the author’s popular website, this book features hundreds of creations from an international collection of today’s most exciting designers. It is organized by material, with chapters dedicated to wood, metal, glass and ceramics, textiles, plastic, paper, and mixed media. Reclaimed tree branches and barn doors are transformed into exquisite pieces of furniture; bicycle chains into chandeliers; t-shirts into rugs; saris into upholstery. Filled with an enormous range of materials and objects, this unique book will inspire any designer or design-conscious consumer to incorporate upcycling into their creative practice or interior design projects.