Tag: Upcycled

Gelitin: Palais Meyer Kainer

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Transforming a gallery with a staircase made out of found scrap lumber, tree branches and reclaimed tables and chairs, Austrian art collective Gelitin's latest stunt continues their interactive work exploring materiality, DIY aesthetics and their own brand of decadent foolishness. While the title of the piece ironically refers to the gallery's location at Vienna's Palais Eschenbach, the work itself looks like the maniacally inspired work …

Betsy & Iya Jewelery

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by Adrienne So Betsy Cross, a Portland-based jewelry designer working under the label Betsy & Iya, creates shamelessly sentimental necklaces and earrings, kept boldly of-the-moment with techniques like upcycling curtain rings and repurposing vintage materials. Boutique shops nationwide carry the line (named after herself and her older sister-slash-muse), yet she continues to handmake each item—from small details such as her signature earring hooks, hand-formed from …