recycling Archives — Colossal

a model in a brown A-line dress against a blue background

This Wood-Fiber Dress Was Made from a 17th-Century Shipwreck

May 29, 2026

a large-scale installation by Nicola Turner inside of Yorkshire Sculpture Park's 18th-century chapel gallery space of a textile form that appears to be crawling or expanding across the room, out of an opening toward the ceiling, with sharp clippers and scythes for "feet"

A Giant Wool Form by Nicola Turner Heaves and Skitters Through an 18th-Century Chapel

April 17, 2026

A small painting of blue-and-white patterned bowls by Ruby Silvious on a series of conjoined teabags

Ruby Silvious’ Tiny Paintings and Assemblages Reimagine Used Teabags

March 2, 2026

A stack of stools made from upcycled plastic-and-cotton banknotes

Maximum’s Upcycled ‘Billex’ Process Turns Discarded Bank Notes into Furniture

March 1, 2026

A detail of a sprawling light fixture produced by Ghanaian artisans in collaboration with PET Lamp with swirling, woven designs, with additional pieces installed around the room

In Collaboration with Indigenous Artisans Around the World, PET Lamp Emphasizes Sustainability

February 9, 2026

an artwork comprising cloth made from woven and connected pieces of plastic and paper, creating colorful patterns

Discarded Packaging and Labels Find New Life in Kelly Kozma’s Vibrant Patchworks

May 2, 2025

the interior of handbuilt cabin with a chair, bookshelves, and lamps

Matt Bua’s ‘Repurposed City’ in Upstate New York Just Hit the Market

February 13, 2025

four white jellyfish-like lamps made of white knitted plastic

Plastic Packaging Gets New Life in Xuanhao Li’s Elegant Jellyfish Lamps

January 31, 2025

From Computer Keys and Bottle Caps, Moffat Takadiwa’s Tapestries Collapse Geographies

October 23, 2024

two freestanding sculptures side-by-side made of woven and layered strips of colorful cardboard. the one on the left is primarily yellow, black, and white, while the one on the right is mostly orange and white

Layering Found Cardboard into Communing Forms, Ann Weber’s Sculptures Emphasize Togetherness

August 28, 2024

A Nonprofit Is Creating Modern Loungers Entirely from Plastic Pulled from Bali’s Waterways

March 21, 2024

This Multitasking Lighting Fixture Dampens Sound Using Recycled Plastic Bottles

January 16, 2024

Recycle and Renew: Future Materials Bank Archives Hundreds of Projects that Emphasize Sustainability

April 6, 2023

Ann Weber Elevates Discarded Cardboard Boxes and Staples to New Heights in Billowing Sculptures

January 12, 2023

Discarded Scallop Shells Combine with Recycled Plastics in the Waste-Reducing ‘Shellmet’

January 12, 2023

Balloon-Like Sculptures Reimagine Blown Glass in Matthew Szösz’s ‘Inflatables’ Series

November 17, 2022