It’s that time of year in the Rubbish Renewed calendar to get inspired to design and construct! Rubbish Renewed is calling all creatives to find the inherent beauty in the trash around you. Delve into its unique characteristics: Is it stiff? Does it flow? Does it create volume on its own? How can it be attached? Discover the essence of the material and see the form emerge.

Things that are stiff and can create and maintain shape:

Things that are soft and can be sewn or woven:

Things that are small and can be cut up and tied, tacked, or glued:

Things that are small that can be rolled into beads or used whole and tied together: