26 Rad Recycled Rubber Tires
From Tire Tread Totes to Tire-iffic Pool Tables:
Meghan Young — Sep 26, 2010 — Autos
It important to learn how to reuse old material, and one great example of this includes these recycled rubber tires. Applied to various industries and disciplines, it's amazing what artists and designers have come up with. Yet this just shows that anything is possible when it comes to living a more eco-friendly lifestyle.
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Recycled Art
Rubber Tire Sculptures as Art
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Schlauch... The Recycled Tire Tube Belt
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Rubber Tire Sinks
The RUBBiSH Sink by Minarc is Sleek and Chic
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Upcycled Inner Tubes
Ilanit Neutra Uses Discarded Car Tires to Create Eco Accessories
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Tire Tread Totes
The Cylus 'Pangolin' Recycled Rubber Bags are Fashionably Repurposed
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Recycled Tire Seating
The DIY Re-Tyre Lounger
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Bike Tire Belts
Julien Jaborska Channels His Love for Cycling into Fashion
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Furniture From Old Tires
Repurposed Rubber Makes Posh Poufs
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Recycled Shoes
Yellow Port Shoes Made From Recycled Tires and Trucking Canvas
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Tire Furniture
Eccotrack Creates Fashionable Furniture From Old Car Wheels
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Roadside Rubber as Art
"Blown"
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Tropical Tire Swings
Recycled Creations' Designs Include Bird Planters & Playground Equipment
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Shoes Made of Old Truck Tires
Old Ho's Rubber Tire Sandals
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Rubber War Rides
Brett Graham Recreates Tools of War in ‘Weapons of Mass Destruction'
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Rubber Tire Seating
Leo Kempf's 'Tired Lounge' is a Modernized Rocking Chair
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Hi-Tech Dog Accessory
Light-Up Leash
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Tire Gardens
Creative Recycling Brings New Life to Discarded Car Parts
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Recycled Trash Art
Jim Darling Creates 'Junk Man' Out of Mattresses and Tires
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Tire-iffic Pool Tables
The Autosport Pool Table Rocks a Unique Wheel Design
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Tire Swing T-Rexes
Wildlife Creations Uses Imagination to Make Fun Tire Swings
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ReCycled Bike Chairs
Tour de France Lounger
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Recycled Rugs
Nanimarquina Rug From Rubber
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Twisting Tire Art
Romero Betsabee Brings Life to the Rubber Road Warriors
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Slithering Tire Sculptures
The Recycled 'Kukulkan' Piece Resembles Quetzalcoatl Serpents
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Arabesque Audio Systems
The Automan 500 is an Eco-Subwoofer
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Recycled Rubber Pillars
Re-Tread Creates Rubber Logs Used for Re-Building
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