Don’t we all have that one sweater that we’ve owned forever and can’t bring ourselves to throw away, even though we know it doesn’t fit us anymore, no matter how hard we try? Well, why not contact Izabella Markiewicz and let her turn that precious piece of textile into art to put on your wall.

Izabella has made it her mission to recycle other people’s beloved old t-shirts, blouses and other textiles creatively into cute little bags, handy sleeves and other belongings. She has also come up with a series of stuffed toy art for that purpose, which I find absolutely adorable. Her label is called Mädchenwahn, which means ‘girl craze’. Go figure!

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If you thought the only retro thing about the revival of the necktie is the popularity of Mad Men, think again. Made from recycled cassette tape, Alyce Santoro and Julio Cesar’s limited edition ties are giving mix tapes the world over a second chance. Believe it or not, they are also audible if you run a tape head over them!

Created from recycled clothes, these hoodies and vests by Zoe W. Brent are each unique one-of-a-kind pieces. They do not use patterns and let the mistakes and the solutions that follow become the basis of design elements that make each piece individual.