trilby made: recycled leather cuffs

While browsing Etsy, I happened upon Trilby Made's recycled leather reversible cuffs just now. Swoon. Their open, lattice-like design makes a dramatic eco fashion statement. Plus its two in one, you can wear the cuff two ways and they have two colors.

miyoshi barosh: crochet assemblage sculpture

Miyoshi Barosh is a graduate of both the Rhode Island School of Design, and the California Institute of the Arts. Her soft sculpture is an accumulation of many layers, colors and textures. Miyoshi blends embroidery, crochet and knitting using recycled sweaters and blankets as raw materials for her dimensional, cozy sculptures.
Her work can be found at the Luis De Jesus, Bergamot Station in Santa Monica California.
www.luisdejesus.com

ashley watson: recycled handbag perfection

Ashley Watson has been a Haute Nature favorite since her inception. And for all eco & handbag lovers everywhere, she never fails to please with her new designs.

terry graziano: millinery

Terry Graziano handcrafts lovely hats from her New York studio from fantastic, high quality, mill-end surplus fabrics salvaged before landfill. Her hats are all lined in silk, adjustable and each can be fashioned in several different styles
Also available on her Etsy site.

ora bags: recycled leather backpacks

Ora Bags from Vancouver Island Canada

morgan wills: recycled wool

Morgan Wills has a boutique label in Seddon Australia. She focuses on crafting unique eco friendly products with bold colors.
The Cast offs range is made from 100% recycled wool, vintage fabric or designer off cuts. She often uses linen tea towels and tablecloths in her creations.

erin templeton: recycled leather handbags

Erin Templeton a handbag designer from Vancouver, constructs a range recycled leather bags. Not all of the bags in the collection are recycled, so be choosy if you purchase making sure to snap up a sustainable version.

recycled fabric bootie roundup

All these baby booties are made from recycled materials and all would be wonderful gifts.

PBM
KP
Wooly Baby
Kaboogie

puolukka: recycled ipod case

Smart reuse by Finnish Puolukka-from old 70's leather jacket to bear character ipod holder.

agua: recycled cashmere for children

Trash-à-porter has a new Agua line for children that I love! The recycled cashmere line for babies is available at ABC Home, online at NY DesignRoom, at Smoochiebaby in Brooklyn & LMNOP Chicago.

recycled leather heart bag

How can you not love this pouch by Hoakon Helga?

blankety blank blank: you guessed it, blankets

Recycled cashmere poncho, um....yes please. Find one at BBB.

scarf pillows: ouno design canada

Scarf pillows at Ouno Design--check out these scarf tutorials on how to make your own.

blue jeans sea creatures

This creative campaign was executed by Saatchi and Saatchi for Quicksilver. I love the jeans reuse!

via Seaway Blog

blue jeans quilts

Speaking of blue jeans.....albeit a bit 70's, I think that the blue jeans quilt could make a serious comeback. As long as you don't follow the boring 6X6 square method and do something a bit more creative... a la Gees Bend Quilts.

Image 1 Flickr

Image2 : Rachey Carey George (born 1908). Work-clothes strips, c. 1938. Denim (wool trousers, mattress ticking, cotton). 82 x 72 inches. The Collection of the Tinwood Alliance.

Image3: Annie Mae Young, born 1928. Work-clothes quilt with center medallion of corduroy strips, 1976. Denim, corduroy, synthetic blend, 108 x 77 inches. The Collection of the Tinwood Alliance

Image 4 via Martha Stewart Living

tom price: plastic fleece

Tom Price, a very innovative and creative Londoner, has taken surplus fleece textiles and melted them together back to a solid plastic form to create some colorful and interesting lounge chairs. Price works almost exclusively with plastic, this line called “From Now to Eternity” highlights the use of plastic in clothing, nylon & polyester. Seems quite comfortable too, to have a hard seat and softer arms.

the uniform project: haute sustainable style

Sheena Matheiken has undertaken The Uniform Project a fund raising effort for the Akanksha Foundation benefiting education for slum children in India. She will wear the same dress for an entire year, promoting sustainable and reimagined fashion. She does however have seven identical dresses, so she will not be doing the wash too often and wasting water.

remade usa: handbags from old leather jackets

One of a kind, repurposed handbags are recreated from passe leather jackets. An 80's jacket that has sadly lost its style, now regains glory as a striking catch-all from ReMade USA. Love that clutch!

recycled leather jewelry: art table

Fabulous recycled leather jewelry and accessories from ArtTable, Netherlands. love.

ragged edge: recycled textile bags

Ragged Edge uses sailcloth and carbon fiber fabric to reconstruct bags, duffels, dops and presentation cases.