recycling and artwhilst crusi

Recycling and art

whilst cruising the internet for recycling facts and information, i came across some images

of mass rubbish and recycling, like the one below, and i got to thinking of art,

so i began gathering some images of recycled art.

Although these are very difficult and many of us wont exactly be able to make them

ourselves, i got thinking about how maybe companies could use this method to

produce contemporary products, that way saving money on new packaging and

parts, and producing a new, greener product, which i wouldt think may be

quite appealing, after thinking of this, i decided to try making something myself,

so i chose an ipod, mainly because its a simple shape, and i wanted to make a cover

that was the complete opposite style to their own.
by using string, beads, old music sheets and card, i made a small mock up

of a recycled ipod, which actually didnt look to bad either...

actually after showing to a few people, a number of them thought it was real for a moment,

and all of them said that they would purchase an ipod if it had that cover because it was unique and a good idea too.

anyway im gonna try make more items like this to see how they work, and hopefully get the same responses off people :)