House & Garden

"We are from the Sea, for the sea" Castaway Ropeworks take in plastics from the Ocean and make items for the Home and our beloved pets. Ghost gear tangles up marine life. Castaway Ropworks in Cornwall devote their time to clearing it from our seas and shores and...

SmoothEdge is an eco-friendly, sustainable brand and stems from our love for adventure. Our goal is to inspire people to be more sustainably aware to reduce the impact of waste on the planet. We aim to do this by upcycling items, such as waste alcohol bottles, into...

Still Life is a design workshop based in Glasgow. We make furniture and objects from recycled plastic and locally sourced hardwood. We release four limited collections each year, one for each season. As well as collaborations with other artists, designers and...

I wanted to see if I'd be any good at weaving so I started 'playing' with what was in my recycling bin. I now weave newspaper and magazines into various shaped baskets. It truly is waste paper made into waste paper bins. I sell on Etsy and at craft fairs. Thank you...

I’m David owner of @dedwooddesigns. I make all sorts of art, household, functional and decorative items and furniture from recycled skateboards and reclaimed timber. I’ve been woodworking for about 10 years and completely self taught. This isn’t a job for me, more a...

My name is Maja and I am an artist living and working in Slovenia. I love to create interesting things, decorative and useful objects from recycled and natural materials. I started Mapetie in 2016 and have been making paper mache lampshades. I have always been fond of...

I make lamps from unwanted items such as mannequins instruments sports kids boots etc. I have a shop in Chester, UK My facebook page is Marks quirky lighting

My name is Sarah and together with my Dad we have been Upcycling glass bottles turning them into lamps to give as gifts to family and friends for a couple of years.  We then started to upcycle vinyl after my wedding when I created cupcake stands from old...

"WHAT.....THEY ARE MADE FROM BEER CANS  ?" ​ Forever Blooms started as a crazy idea to make something from a recycled material and prove that some good could come from waste. Chris Beardsmore who founded the business, began it as a hobby, not really sure how it...

As a former prop maker and event stylist in New Zealand for theatre, events, festivals and film, I was always dismayed by the amount of waste we produced. So now, having returned to the UK, I’m trying to make up for it by incorporating...

We are a small business located on the South Coast of Dorset, we take retired climbing ropes and up-cycle them into unique, artisan rope mats. We believe it’s a great way of reducing waste and giving rope another life.  Emilie

My beautiful, beautiful girlfriend - who can’t cook but makes up for it in other ways - lovessss my cooking, most of all my chicken curry and my fajitas. I said I would pre-mix the seasonings and buy some jars so she can self-season her food. I’m an avid up-cycler so...

My name is Mel and I live in beautiful Cornwall. I’m passionate about upcycling furniture and giving it a new lease of life. I mainly upcycle mid century furniture as I love the style and build quality, it has stood the test of time and will still be in service for...

Hi , I’m Rachel and I started Something Old Something New in 2021.  I have always had a deep love of textiles. From my teens when I used to make my own clothes, usually just in time to wear on a night out, to my 20s when I learnt a bit more finesse...

 Hi   I’m Jen at All-Agog   I take plastic taster glasses that are destined for the rubbish bin and turn them into strings of mini lampshade fairy lights-making something beautiful from waste   My glasses are donated from small...

I’m not only passionate about the sea but I am also passionate about the creatures that live within it! When I finished school I did my Marine Biology degree in Falmouth as marine life is what I love! We recently came up with the idea to make hanging plant hangers...

Conservation is at the heart and soul of Seedball, a wildflower company created by Emily & Ana, they want to fill the world with wildflowers to help give bees a chance - and they’re starting with your garden.  Seedball is a non-profit company on a...

Love colour, love nature  I am a craft maker, all-plant-things lover, and I paint and decorate plant pots with my own original designs. I also love our planet so I try to use recycled, recyclable or biodegradable materials both in my products and...

I started BeauBottletops in 2015 when I craved a creative outlet alongside working full time. Creating pieces full of hope and optimism enabled me to maintain my profession in the social care field. Throughout my studies for a Bachelor of Science in Psychology I have...

Through experimental design, we have developed a processing method that produces a unique composite made from 100% recycled material.  RE-CD is Revive Innovations current project, working to improve CD recycling infrastructure, whilst creating beautiful circular...

Cornwall Cast makes pots and planters, mirror frames, signs (house names & numbers, etc) and memorials out of recycled waste materials …in an effort to keep plastic waste out of our environment. Anything can be customised, and cremains can be added to any piece,...

John and I started Cozy Garden Features 5-6 years ago after inheriting a lot of Teapots and Cup and Saucers from my Mother-in-law and didn’t want to get rid of them. We are keen Bird lovers and have a hedgehog highway into our garden so making them into Garden...

I'm Tina and my passion is upcycling. It started with my tins that I made into lamps and planters and I've just expanded from there . I just love upcycling, making the ordinary look different and funky. I'm always looking for new ideas, the funkier the better.

Plastic Free North Devon (PFND), is a grassroots community organisation that aims to inspire North Devon residents, tourists and businesses to drastically reduce their consumption of single-use plastic, remove it from the environment and dispose of it...

Plastic but make it exciting – how Clear ‘N’ Collect is placing recycled materials front and centre  Sally-Anne: “It was really important for us to utilise a material which delivered results but didn’t impact upon the environment, and we wanted to...