When it comes to designing a statue or figurine for people to appreciate, incorporating sustainable or recyclable methods into the process is both a creative and educational process, and these eco-friendly sculptures are showcasing just how stunning these eco techniques can be.
Incorporating eco-friendly methods and techniques is not only a fantastic way to reduce waste and pollution to the environment, but it is also a great way to educate people on how practical and useful recycling and sustainable methods can be. From gigantic animal sculptures made from pieces of literature to stunning sculptures of fish made from discarded plastic bottles, these eco-friendly designs are showcasing that environmentally sustainable methods can be utilized in all sorts of different aspects of our lives.
53 Eco-Friendly Sculptures
From Junk Yard Critter Sculptures to Recycled Chair Leg Sculptures:
Tana Makmanee — Jul 25, 2013 — Eco

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Incredibly Intricate Eco-Sculptures
These Shrub Sculptures were Made for a Competition in Montreal

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Detailed Newspaper Sculptures
Nick Georgiou Transforms Old Papers into Works of Art

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Giant Animal Eco-Sculptures
Heather Jansch's Recycled Artwork is Amazing
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Scrap Metal Animal Sculptures
The Scrap Metal Animals by Christian Champin are Recycled Brilliance
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Bottle Sea Creature Art
The Fish Sculptures on Botafogo Beach Promotes Sustainability
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Suspended Newspaper Sculptures
Recycled Shadow was Created in Response to Paper Waste
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Recycled Toy Canines
Robert Bradford Transforms Children's Toys into Life-Sized Dogs
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Beautifully Carved Foliage Sculptures
The Mosaiculture's International Competition Wows its Guests
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Intricate Nature-Inspired Sculptures
Nuala O'Donovan Creates Her Ceramics By Hand, Not Compu
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Recycled Robotic Figures
Dario Tironi Uses a Mixture of Recycled Items to Create a Robot Family
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Chaotic Wood Scrap Sculptures
Leonardo Drew Creates Massive Installations Out of Waste
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Recycled Trash Sculptures
Steven Siegel Creates Monumental Art from Junk
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Beastly Eco Sculptures
Sayaka Kajita Ganz Uses Found Objects to Create Her Animal Models
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Art From Library Discards
Jonathan Callan Builds Sculptures Out of Folded Books
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Giant Eco-Friendly Insects
Slow Slugs by Florentijn Hofman is Made Out of 40,000 Plastic Bags
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Windshield Tsunami Sculptures
The 'Flow' Installation Turns Discarded Glass into a Raging Sea
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Paper Shrubbery Sculptures
Julie Dodd Interprets Rainforests as Lungs of the World Through Art
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Fascinating Fish Sculptures
The Richard Howie School Installation is a Whirlpool of Creatures
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Steampunk Watch Part Sculptures
Artist Sue Beatrice Creates Antique-Looking Artworks
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Glass Bulb Sculptures
Camilla Fabbri Recycles Incandescent Light Bulbs for Art
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Sound System Sculptures
Benoit Maubrey Creates Sweet-Sounding Works of Art
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Kitschy Salvaged Statuettes
Robert Bradford's Recycled Toy Sculptures are Made of Old Plastic
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Unique Upcycled Sculptures
The Cara Barer 'The Book's Story' is Interesting & Beautiful
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Crashed Plane Sculptures
Jordan Griska's Grunman Greenhouse Installation Feeds Low Income Families
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Salvaged Cartoonish Sculptures
The !ND!V!DUALS Collective Creates '90s-Inspired Installations
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Household Trash Animal Sculptures
The Scrap Metal Gallery by Sayaka Ganz Reuses Discarded Pieces
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Manmade Waste Sculptures
Human Debris by Jeremy Underwood Explores the Pervasion of Pollution
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Living Moss Sculptures
Coexistence by Mineo Mizuno Looks Like Lush Dioramas
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Folded Plant Sculptures
The Collapsible Leaves Series by Azuma Makoto is a Tightly Layered Artwork
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Recycled Robot Sculptures
Motorcycle Man Sculpture is Made out of Recycled Bike Parts
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Bicycle-Built Cycle Sculptures
The 2010 Sydney Art & About Festival Features the ‘Bike Bike'
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Energy-Generating Eco Sculptures
Huge Fred George Design is a Green Symb-Oil for Peace
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Junk Yard Critter Sculptures
Prageeth Manohansa Exhibits an Astounding Collection of Creatures
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Broken Rubbish Sculptures
Artist Evan Robarts Puts Together Colorful and Chaotic
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Upcycled Steampunk Sculptures
Gone Postal by Michael Ulman is a Fantastic Found Material Creation
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Scrap Metal Sculptures
These Eduard Martinet Creations Turn Junk into Fantastic Artworks
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Scrap Metal Animal Sculptures
Artist Sayaka Ganz Turns Discarded Waste into Realistic Artwork
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Organic Mammoth Sculptures
Musashino Art University's Rice Straw Art Structures are Eco-Friendly
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Intricate Recycled Art Installations
Leo Fitzmaurice Builds Witty Art Pieces from Everyday Objects
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Weaved Twig Architecture
Artist Patrick Dougherty Creates ‘Ballroom’ Structure
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Wooden Whale-Shaped Sculptures
David Kemp's 'Wooden Whaler' is Made of Two Discarded Boats
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Shimmering Junk Sculptures
Scrap Metal by Vik Muniz is Comprised of Animalistic Garbage Collages
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Recycled Chair Leg Sculptures
Lars Beller Fjetland Crafts Birds Using Old Furniture Parts
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Delicate Tree Glass Sculptures
Katherine Gray Recycles Glasses to Send a Powerful Message
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Recycled Floral Sculptures
Anne ten Donkelaar 'Flower Constructions' Reuse Weathered Material
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Surreal Cycle Sculptures
The Forever Bicycle Installation Symbolizes Social Environment Change
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Recycled Rim Mega Sculptures
The W'eel Turtle is Made Out of 2,000 Wheel Rims
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Salvaged Object Sculptures
Artist Damion Silver Uses Found Objects to Create Eco Artwork
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Dejected Diposal Sculptures
The My Waste is Your Waste Exhibit Artfully Raises Recycling Awareness
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Salvaged Temple Wood Installations
Fragments by Ai WeiWei Explores Social Transformations
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Auto-Branded Vertical Gardens
Nissan Mexicana and VerdMX Create Green Sculptures Throughout City
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Bookish Giraffe Sculptures
Artist Jean-Michel Rubio Uses Literature to Create 6 Foot Artwork
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Aquatic Circuit Board Art (UPDATE)
Steven Rodrig Turns Old PCBs into Amazing Sculptures
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Modern Chair Designs
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Stacked Pebble-Like Furniture
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Cyrc Designs Expansive Products with Sustainable Themes
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Food-Based Toy Block Alternatives
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Geometric Wooden Art Sculptures
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Hand-Knotted Neutral Rugs
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Sukwoo Lee Designs the Drop Series Highlighting Eternal Beauty
Modern Totem-Like Vases
The SCULPT Collection by Lsa International Boasts Geometric Influences
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eWaste-Made Furniture Designs
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Naturalistic Furniture Collections
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Mythical Forest-Inspired Furniture
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Eco-First 3D Filaments
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Automotive-Inspired Sculptural Furniture
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Island-Inspired Wooden Furniture
Atelier Gegeben Creates the Island Table for an Art Collector
Dynamic Furniture Designs
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ThirdKind Presents its Abigail Collection of Furniture
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Discarded Toys-Created Homes
Wallmakers Designs the Toy Storey Home with Repurposed Toys
Futuristic Totemic Lighting Series
Jeremy Anderson Designs a Set of Floor Lamps for Space Relics
Dynamic Timber Furniture Designs
Didi NG Wing Yin Unveils the New Down to Earth Collection
3D-Printed Sustainable Home Designs
HONOKA LAB Presents the TATAMI ReFAB PROJECT
Sustainable Upcycled Glass Cups
HMM Design Creates a Unique Eco-Friendly Glass Cup
Greenery-Packed Museum Buildings
This Science Museum is Designed Around a Central Park
Urban Waste-Made Furniture
Javier Guzmán Cervantes and Ex Soup Join on an Exhibition
Nature-Inspired Minimal Stools
Shota Uruasaki's Capture the Light Stool Depicts Shadows and Light
Upcycled Plastic Construction Companies
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Ocean-Friendly Upholstery Textiles
The 'Sport' Textiles Are Crafted From Shoreline-Sourced Plastic
Electronic Packaging-Made Stools
Razeen Mohammed Designs the Portable EDGAR Stool
Microplastic Particle-Transformed Designs
The Tyre Collective Creates Products from Particles
Upcycled Plastic Furniture Series
Kasper Kyster Presents the Crafting Plastic Series
Environmentally Sustainable Glasses
Nathan Allan Glass Studios Cast Glass Features Recycled Cullet
Biology-Inspired Porcelain Sculptures
Shiyuan Xu's Art Brings Tradition and Biology Together
Playful Eco-Friendly Tech Accessories
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Recycled Soccer Player Sculptures
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Colorful Sustainable Recycled Stools
Alexander Latersztain Designs the Stump Recycled Stools
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Cactus-Like Palm Springs Sculpture
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Ed Cano Designs the Crystal SANDSARA Blending Meditation
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Bold Patterned Tubular Benches
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Alien-Inspired Metal Stool Concepts
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Sound-Managing Sustainable Lighting
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Transparent Bean Bag Furniture
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Squishy Clay-Made Daybeds
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Repurposed Furniture Design Exhibitions
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Geometrically Organic Furniture
Altherr Désile Park Designs the Kata Chair and Ghia 74 Table
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Sustainable Biophilic Stools
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Modern Durable Trash Receptacles
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Childhood-Inspired Sculptural Tables
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Natural Material-Transformed Artworks
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Nature-Inspired Design Objects
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Idoia Cuesta Designs the Calabash Basket Sculptures
Historic Contemporary Sculptural Artwork
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Emma Olbers Designs the Sustainable TELLUS Bench for Vestre
Organically Shaped Furniture Capsules
Kelly Wearstler Deisgns the Echo Collection of Furniture
Sawdust Scrap Recyclable Stools
Renaud Defrancesco Designs the Briket Stool for Firewood
Clay Mug-Evolved Dynamic Seatings
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