Simone Preuss, Author at RecycleNation https://recyclenation.com/author/simone-preuss/ Search. Find. Recycle. Wed, 21 Sep 2011 17:54:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 Natural Landscapes Recreated in Junk https://recyclenation.com/2011/09/natural-landscapes-recycled-junk/ Wed, 21 Sep 2011 17:54:57 +0000 https://recyclenation.com/2011/09/natural-landscapes-recycled-junk Environmental artist Tom Deininger upcycles old, unwanted junk on a truly grand scale.

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]]> Cute Little Robots Created from Retro Household Junk https://recyclenation.com/2011/09/cute-little-robots-recycle-retro-household-junk/ Fri, 16 Sep 2011 17:43:16 +0000 https://recyclenation.com/2011/09/cute-little-robots-recycle-retro-household-junk Discover how a bit of grinding, drilling and riveting can transform a pile of rusting parts into wonderful recycled junk robots with their own personalities.

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]]> Human Bodies Created Out of Dissected Typewriters https://recyclenation.com/2011/09/human-bodies-dissected-recycle-typewriters/ Thu, 15 Sep 2011 17:53:25 +0000 https://recyclenation.com/2011/09/human-bodies-dissected-recycle-typewriters Reduce, reuse, reassemble seems to be artist Jeremy Mayer’s recycling motto. He dissects salvaged typewriters and forms astonishingly lifelike sculptures.

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]]> WWII Shipwreck Transformed into an Underwater Art Gallery https://recyclenation.com/2011/09/wwii-shipwreck-recycling-underwater-art-gallery/ Tue, 13 Sep 2011 20:19:03 +0000 https://recyclenation.com/2011/09/wwii-shipwreck-recycling-underwater-art-gallery Recycling stories involving objects as big as ships are rare, but here's one retired and sunken ship, the Vandenberg, that not only fulfills one new purpose, but two.

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]]> Miniature Robo Planter People Overrun the House https://recyclenation.com/2011/09/miniature-robo-planter-people-recycle-house/ Fri, 09 Sep 2011 18:10:44 +0000 https://recyclenation.com/2011/09/miniature-robo-planter-people-recycle-house Mario Caicedo Langer’s little creations are awesome examples of upcycling that give a new life not just to defunct objects, but also to plants and cacti.

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]]> The Cold War Submarine Graveyard of Russia’s Kola Peninsula https://recyclenation.com/2011/09/cold-war-submarine-recycling-graveyard-russia-kola-peninsula/ Wed, 07 Sep 2011 20:40:50 +0000 https://recyclenation.com/2011/09/cold-war-submarine-recycling-graveyard-russia-kola-peninsula Submarine graveyards like the one at Russia's Nezametnaya Cove may have a certain decrepit charm, but they can do untold environmental damage.

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]]> Ten Incredible Suits of Steampunk Armor https://recyclenation.com/2011/09/incredible-suits-steampunk-recycle-armor/ Tue, 06 Sep 2011 18:43:38 +0000 https://recyclenation.com/2011/09/incredible-suits-steampunk-recycle-armor We've found steampunk armor so cleverly upcycled that any time-traveling knight worth his salt wouldn't be able to tell the difference.

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]]> Trapped in Resin: Dead Insects Transformed into Jewelry https://recyclenation.com/2011/09/resin-dead-insects-recycle-jewelry/ Fri, 02 Sep 2011 14:18:45 +0000 https://recyclenation.com/2011/09/resin-dead-insects-recycle-jewelry “Nice fly you got there,” is an unusual way to start a conversation, but if you’re wearing a ring with a fly trapped inside it, you’re bound to attract some attention.

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]]> Ten Totally Bizarre Bike Mods https://recyclenation.com/2011/08/bizarre-recycling-bike-mods/ Mon, 29 Aug 2011 20:19:49 +0000 https://recyclenation.com/2011/08/bizarre-recycling-bike-mods See the most unusual everyday items become integral parts of bicycles. Repurposing at its best!

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]]> Old Books Dissected to Create Intricate 3-D Carvings https://recyclenation.com/2011/08/books-intricate-recycle-carvings/ Fri, 26 Aug 2011 15:38:43 +0000 https://recyclenation.com/2011/08/books-intricate-recycle-carvings Julia Strand’s artworks, carved from old reference books and encyclopedias, make for an upcycling book club that we’d join in a jiffy!

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