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Beautiful Garden Accessories From Can Misprints

Beautiful Garden Accessories From Can Misprints

If plants could read, they'd definitely be inspired to grow by this wall hanging. A designer from VivaTerra managed to get his hands on misprinted cans from several different factories. The printing on them is crooked or incomplete but that doesn't make them garbage when viewed from the eye of an upcycler. These items definitely show that one person's garbage is another's treasure. The designer has re-purposed these cast off cans into a range of colorful products that are definitely worth taking a peek at.

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From Car to Table: Repurposed Sheet Metal

From Car to Table: Repurposed Sheet Metal

The Elsie Series by Nine Stories Furniture uses reclaimed sheet metal from expired autos. Nine Stories sift through “the vast landscape of the American salvage yard to collect textures and colors that only years of sun and rain can create.” The particular weathering and stress patterns that the material has accumulated over the years [...]

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