upcycling - ARCHOT

an installation view of a gallery with small artworks on the wall to the left and a suspended textile piece on the right, made from tiny pieces of plastic and paper repurposed into a colorful textile

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

From dozens of Chiquita banana labels to toothpaste packaging to color-coded quality control stickers, Kelly Kozma finds beauty in everyday ephemera. “Piece by piece, she…

Resketch Upcycles Misprints and Unwanted Paper into Reclaimed Notebooks

Although recycling paper uses less water than manufacturing the material from wood pulp, the process still requires significant energy and resources. The team behind Resketch…