From offbeat abodes to news-worthy fashions, these bold newspaper designs aim to promote sustainable living practices. Whether utilized as an alternative textile or as a structural material, paper-made creations are taking the architecture, design and fashion world by storm.
Proving that one's trash can indeed become another's treasure, these daring dresses, functional footwear styles and architectural masterpieces believe that newspaper is a viable material that should not be wasted, but instead used in an innovative way.
From its graphically visual qualities to its flexibility and strength as a woven textile, the common newspaper is no longer discarded, but is being transformed into an art piece, clothing item or sleek structure. Embracing the sustainability movement and other eco-friendly practices, these bold newspaper designs aim to make the world a better place.
46 Bold Newspaper Designs
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Detailed Newspaper Sculptures
Nick Georgiou Transforms Old Papers into Works of Art
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Dresses Made from Phonebooks
The Paper Dress by Jolis Paons
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Chic Recycled Jewellery
Holly Anne Mitchell's Newspaper Jewellery
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Newspaper Dresses
Manuel Minino's 'Paper Dolls' Find a New Use for Newsprint
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Suspended Newspaper Sculptures
Recycled Shadow was Created in Response to Paper Waste
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Newspaper Couture
'Wear the News' by Elena Gregusova
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A Belt Made Of Recycled Materials
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Recycled Trash Sculptures
Steven Siegel Creates Monumental Art from Junk
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Newsworthy Fashiontography
The 'Extra, Extra Paper Doll' Puts a Vintage Spin on Newspaper Couture
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Mischievous Cartoon Creations
Tuomas Ikonen Illustrates Quirky and Endearing Childrens' Drawings
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Woven Newspaper Art
Sculptures From Recycled News Dazzle at Saint Etienne Biennale '08
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Newspaper Couture
Moschino's Menswear Spring 2010 Line Made From Headlines
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Processed Generative Portraits
Sergio Albiac's You Are Not In The News Series is Mesmerizing
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Toilet Newspaper
Educational Toilet Experiences With the 'Things We Didn't Know Loo Roll'
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Fashionable Newspaper Collages
These Arian Behzadi Portraits are Retro-Inspired
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Today's Paper, Tomorrow's Textile
Newspaper Yarn
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Sculptural Newspaper Dresses
Jordan Chavez Captures an Industrial Black and White Scene
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Recycled Newspaper Shoes
The Eco-Friendly Hot News Ballet Flats from All Black
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Newspaper Couture Fashion Shows
Upcycled Ball Gowns Take the Spotlight at the Green Show
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Newspaper Instruments
Kyle Bean for Hermes UK 2010 Window Displays
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Offbeat Abodes
Odd Materials Used to Create Sustainable Homes
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Re-Used Tabloid Wardrobes
Recycled Newspaper Clothing by Ivano Vitali is Environment-Friendly
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Newsworthy Flip Flops
Paper Flops are Made Using Upcycled Newspapers
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Eco News Hounds
'Recycled Rover' Newspaper Sculpture Makes Pet Ownership Hassle-Free
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Upcycled Newsprint Decor
NewspaperWood by Mieke Meijer Turns Old News Into New Furniture
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60,000 Newspapers Make Eco Art Statement
Sumer Erek's Newspaper House
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Evocative Trash Art
Illuminated Newspaper on Steps of Madrid Stock Exchange
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Surreal Vintage Collages
The Wallace Berman 'Speaking in Tongues' Exhibit is a Work of Art
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Newsworthy Wallpaper
Weitzner Limited Wall Decor Lets You Read Between the Walls
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Making Wood With Paper
Mieke Meijer and Design Firm Vij5 Turn Old Newspapers into Newspaperwood
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Grunge Icon Graphic Wear
Eyescream by Spade Publication Creates Limited Edition Streetwear
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Neurotic Newspaper Art
The Dmitry Ligay 'Collage' Series is Strange and Newsworthy
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Charred Periodical Portraiture
Nolan Lee Burns Newspapers into Realistic Looking Faces
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Seating From Recycled Newspapers
The '334' Bench
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Newspaper Flower Pots
Gardeners Fall Head Over Heels for Biodegradable Paper Potter
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Presidential Newspaper Purses
The Obama Clutch Features Victory News Collage
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Newspaper Designer Furniture
Mieke Dingen Creates a Wood-Like Material Out of Old Newspaper
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Co2 Neutral Books
Recycled Book Ornaments, Boxes, Baskets, Window Mannequins
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Ancient Traditions Go Eco
Ganpati Idols Made of Recycled Newspaper
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Rolled Newspaper Chairs
The Tube Chairs by Manfred Kielnhofer are Industrial-Looking
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Cover Page Collages
The Obama News Mosaic
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Newspaper Nest Art
Sharon Beals Photographs the Assortment of Items Birds Use to Make a Home
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Scandalous Tabloid Embroidery
Needlepoint Newspaper Covers
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Obamabilia
LA Times Front Page Tote Fashionably Immortalizes Obama
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Newspaper Canopies
PaperVillain Keeps the Sun Off for Secret Garden Party Festival
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$400 Newspapers
Obama Victory Editions Hot on eBay
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TV Packaging Seating Solutions
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Envelope-Packaged Couch Designs
The 'Couch in an Envelope' is Modular and 100% Recyclable
Future Building Material Exhibitions
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Emerging Technology Publications
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Upcycled Beauty Retail Interiors
Nina+Co Uses Salvaged Materials and Biotextiles for This Project
High-Tech Eco-Conscious Furniture
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Eco-Friendly Offices
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Upcycled Correx Lampshades
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Reusable Paper-Made Water Bottles
The 'reU' Reusable Water Bottle Concept is Recyclable
Sophisticated Upcycled Home Sculptures
Origin Made Boasts the Exquisite Barco Basket Sculptures
Sustainable Clothing Collections
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Retail Overconsumption Campaigns
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Public-Oriented Furniture Exhibits
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Scrap Material Footwear
Merrell Created a Scrap Shoe Collection for Zero Waste Week
Recycled Material Pendant Lights
These ZBOZHZHA Pendant Lights are Made with Cardboard and Paper
Sustainable Luxe Spring Fashion
Stella McCartney Presents a New Capsule for the SS24 Season
Upcycled Automotive Fashion
Nio's Blue Sky Lab Repurposes Materials from Car Manufacturing
Ocean Waste-Made Textiles
Duvaltex Recently Debuted the Ocean Waste CLEAN IMPACT TEXTILES
Stunning Biomaterial Exhibitions
Natural Material Studio Stuns with Floor-to-ceiling Biotextiles
Seeded Biodegradable Toilet Paper
Avia Revivi Designs the O-SOW to Encourage Plant Growth
Upcycled Book-Made Marbled Furniture
Willem Zwiers Designs the Tranformed Remnants Series
Rice Straw Fashion Collections
Siam Kubota and Greyhound Original Launch 'Turn Waste to Agri-Wear'
Wood Waste-Transformed Screens
Aectual Creates 3D Printed Wood for Sustainable Design
Sustainability-Driven Fashion Campaigns
pitusa's Sustainability Campaign Focuses on Reducing Waste
Repurposed Denim Furniture
Levi's Icons Re/Outfitted Refreshes Iconic Designs with Discarded Denim
Sustainable Fashion Stores
Cos Unveils Two Stores in Stockholm and Mexico City
Eco-Conscious Sporty Tote bags
Brent Radewald Designs the Nike Forward Cargo Tote Bag
Tailor-Made Furniture Ranges
Last Ditch Design's Capsule Balances Aesthetics and Functionality
Discarded Wood Construction Materials
Woodoo Uses Wood in Place of Glass, Leather and More
Origami-Inspired Lit Table Concepts
Sonakshi Gupta Designs the Dynamic LightUP Concept
Bio-Based 3D-Printed Furniture
Ekbacken Studios Unveils a New Collaboration with Sulapac
Collaborative Art Museum Stationary
The New Papier x the Met Collaboration is One of a Kind
Everyday Material Colorful Pavilions
Foster + Partners and NEON Create Two Pavilions in London
Vegan Sportswear Pop-Ups
Hylo Athletics' Pop-Up at Harrods Includes a Recycling Component
Upcycled Object Exhibitions
Nendo and Daniel Arsham Design, Break, and Create Functional Objects
Textiles-to-Textiles Recycling
Jack Wolfskin Revolutionizes Apparel with Textiles Recycling
Upcycled Circular Design Products
Cyrc Designs Expansive Products with Sustainable Themes
Curved Translucent Experimental Apartments
NEUHÄUSL HUNAL Designs the Sculptor's Apartment
Wooden Textural Furniture Series
Hanneke Lourens Designs the Corrugated Furniture Capsule
Brick-Made Organic Soft Textiles
Natural Material Studio & Zuzanna Skurka Create Brick Textiles
Zero-Waste Hi-Tech Premium Fashion
&Or Collective Prepares for Earth Month with New Initiatives
Sporty Upcycled Vintage Collections
Nike Relaunches the Re-Creation Program in London and Paris
Opulent Banana Leather Bags
Stella McCartney Launches a New Bag Crafted from Banana Plants
Discarded Shoe-Created Stools
The WU Series by BENTU Design is a Sustainable Alternative
Decorated Candle Tins
Soap & Paper Factory Introduces New Sustainable Candle Tins
Sustainable Produce Packaging
These Cascades Eco-Friendly Produce Baskets are Recycled
Reimagined Sustainable Menswear
22Ahead Has Relaunched Its Eco-Friendly Menswear With New Benefits
3D-Printed Ceramic Home Facades
The Ceramic House in Amsterdam Gets a Ceramic Feature
Reusable Paper Lunch Bags
Out of the Woods Reinterprets a Nostalgic Lunch Classic
Sustainable Cafe Delivery Cases
This Paper Pulp Coffee Carrier Keeps Drinks Hot or Cold
Intricate Food Waste Teahouses
Mitsubishi Jisho Design Uses Food Waste Materials for Its Pavilion
Stylish Furniture Rental Programs
Valiant Introduces a New Sustainable Furniture Rental Collection
Meticulous Paper-Stacked Chairs
Brian Thoreen Creates the Paragraphic in Four Stacks Chairs
Paper Mable-Made Tables
Bentley Home Creates a Table with Paper Factor and Frederico Peri
Bio-Based Compact Housing
Woonpioniers Designs the Sustainable Sprout Ruben & Marjolein House
Bioplastic-Made Home Interiors
Natural Material Studio Presents the White Utopia Installation
Secondhand Fashion Editorials
Vinted Styled a Shoot Exclusively with Vinted Finds
Educational Linoleum Birdhouses
The 'ELVI' Birdhouse Educates About Sustainability
Sustainable Luxury Hotels
Hotel Juana's Sustainable Transformation: Upcycling Luxury in Antibes
Urban Debris-Crafted Portable Lamps
We+ Designs the Beautiful Remli Lamp Using Rubble and Debris
Innovative Biobased Fabrication Brands
Algreen Creates Bio-Based Polyurethane Out of Food Waste
Sustainable Upcycled Glass Cups
HMM Design Creates a Unique Eco-Friendly Glass Cup
Upcycled Sculptural Exhibitions
Madeline Continues to Grow her EPS [Expanded Polystyrene] Series
3D-Printed Sustainable Home Designs
HONOKA LAB Presents the TATAMI ReFAB PROJECT
Plastic-Free Compostable Sportswear
Community Clothing's Organic Athletic Uses Natural Materials
Waste Tarp-Made Public Seating
The Membran Collective Joins the Urban Networks Project
Furniture-Expressive Magazines
Flexform Creates the Somewhere Magazine to Highlight Designs
Sustainable Colorful Multifunctional Furniture
Paolo Cappello Designs the Superpop for Miniforms
Recyclable Paper-Made RFID Tags
This PulpaTronics All-Paper RFID Tag Reduces CO2 Emissions
Craft-Inspired 3D-Printing Styles
Gareth Neal and The New Raw Create the Digitally Woven Series
Urban Waste-Made Furniture
Javier Guzmán Cervantes and Ex Soup Join on an Exhibition
Street-Informed Collaborative E-Bikes
Daily Paper Taps the Help of Super73 to Create the ZX Bike
Sustainable Modular Desk Trays
A Team of Designers Join on a Minimal Tray Collection
Seasonal Interactive Fashion Installations
Yoshihisa Tanaka Highlights Washi Paper for SS24
Experimental Biomaterial Art Exhibitions
Copenhagen Contemporary Opens the Reset Materials Show
Artist-Crafted Upcycled Fashion Collections
Noel Mercado Launches the 'Earth Tones' Capsule
Upcycled Plastic Construction Companies
'Kubik' Uses Plastic Waste as a Sustainable Material
Eco-Friendly Indian Fashion
Latin Quarters Debuts a Stylish Capsule Using Sustainable Practices
Ocean-Friendly Upholstery Textiles
The 'Sport' Textiles Are Crafted From Shoreline-Sourced Plastic
Electronic Packaging-Made Stools
Razeen Mohammed Designs the Portable EDGAR Stool
Upcycled Plastic Furniture Series
Kasper Kyster Presents the Crafting Plastic Series
Paper-Inspired Artful Museums
Bjarke Ingels Group Designed the Museum for Papirkunst
Wasteful Fashion Campaigns
Vestiaire Collective Reminded People to Shop Mindfully on Black Friday
Offline Newspaper Publications
County Highway Revives Print Culture
Recycling-Centric Waterfront Homes
Measured Architecture Designs the Shor House Project
Fully Recyclable Knitwear
&OR Collective's Collection 01 Was Manufactured to Minimize Waste
Sawdust-Created Biodegradable Casts
DART Lab's BioMatters Project Creates a Concrete Cast
Rustic Recycled Wood Tables
The 'Primitive Structures' Table Design by Jongwon Lee is Stone-Like
Affordable Deadstock Apparel
SHEIN Ventures Into Sustainable Production with a 30-Piece Capsule
Biological Recycling Parkas
Stella McCartney & Protein Evolution Create Designs with AI & Biology
Upcycled Fabric Home Goods
Sunbrella ReMade Items are Made from Upcycled Sunbrella Fabrics
Tree-Free Sustainable Packaging
Craste Uses Crop Residue to Create Eco-Friendly Packaging
Gargantuan Sustainable Jeans
These Gigantic Jeans Will Be Upcycled Into Other Products
Paper-Like Sleek Furniture Capsules
Béton Brut Presents the Alu Collection by Archive for Space
Woven Upholstery Textile Capsules
The Elemental Wright Collection Highlights Organic Architecture
Sustainable Vivid Installations
Durat Unveils the PORTA DEI COLORI Installation
Sustainably Upcycled Jeans
These 'Diesel' Jeans Reuse Textile Cutting Waste Materials
Junkyard-Inspired Art Projects
ÉCAL and Philippe Malouin Unveil the Junkyard Diving Project
Creatively Repaired Garment Collections
TOAST Emphasizes Sustainability in New Capsule
Eco-Friendly Refurbished Studios
Workers of Art Presents the WOA Second Home in Kochi
Stunning Sustainable Pottery Designs
Apapacho World Embraces Traditional Hand-building Techniques
Recycled Phonecase Art Installations
Casetify Creates Public Displays for Journey to Re/Birth
Sustainably Crafted Pavilions
Shigeru Ban Introduces the Paper Log House in the Glass House
Playful Reusable Diaper Designs
Charlie Banana Debuts a New Selection of Reusable Diaper Products
Visually Immersive Global News
Newsflask Offers a New Perspective on Current Events
Discarded Theater Screen Lamps
Haneul Kim Transforms Waste into Lighting Designs
Traditional Sustainable School Designs
Heatherwick Studio Showcases Plans for Universidad Ean
Bold Patterned Tubular Benches
Rik van Veen Designs the Leopard Bench with a Bright Look
Geometric Colorful Residential Spaces
Office S&M Designs the Vibrant Graphic House in London
Broken Bike Lock Furniture
Design Students Showcase the People and Places Exhibition
Reused Skyscraper Furniture Capsules
Niceworkshop Creates the Aged Form Line and New Form Line
Cardboard Box-Transformed Furniture
Max Lamb Presents the Box Exhibition at Gallery Fumi
Repurposed Furniture Design Exhibitions
Honoka Presents the Tatami Refab Project Exhibition
Energy-Efficient Headquarter Buildings
The New 'Bench' Building Prioritizes Sustainable Design
Sustainable Biophilic Stools
Ponti Design Studio Presents the Inspired by Nature Stool
Billboard-Transformed Tent Shelters
Wunderman Thompson Morocco Creates the Life-Saving Outdoors
Pottery-Inspired Artful Notebooks
Sutta Design Creates the Dynamic Kintsugi Art Notebook
Tranquil Sustainable Home Designs
Kolman Boye Architects Designs the Saltviga House in Norway
Circular Collaborative Seating Designs
Aquafil Joins noho and ECONYL on a New Project
Climate-Friendly Waterfront Homes
From 4 to 1 Creates Three Pavilions in Copenhagen
Natural Material-Transformed Artworks
Borrowed Earth Collaborative Uses Natural Materials for Art
Paper-Like Art Museum Roofs
BIG Expands the Museum for Paper Art in Denmark with a Folded Roof
Dolmen-Inspired Furniture Series
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Upcycled Down Furniture Series
Christoph Kurzmann Breathes New Life to Old Furniture
Politically Artful Textile Shows
Barbican Hosts Unravel: The Power and Politics of Textiles in Art
Nature-Inspired Design Objects
Students at Tecnológico de Monterrey Design the Plant-Based Series
Printing House-Transformed Offices
OFIS Arhitekti Renovates the Mladinska Knjiga Printing House
Repurposed Imperfection-Embraced Buildings
Civic Architects & VDNVP Elevate a Series of Workspaces
Sawdust Scrap Recyclable Stools
Renaud Defrancesco Designs the Briket Stool for Firewood