tuiss Loves :: Buoys and Girls

A deliciously simple website with a fantastically simple concept, upcycled sails. Take one used and unloved sail and turn it once more into a lovely and useful thing.

Visit Buoys and Girls to add some nautical flavour to your home and choose from cushions, bags and driftwood art.

Each sail we recycle is different in texture and colour which means no two products we make are the same. Because recycled sailcloth has a history it provides a real vintage feel to our designs. Once laundered they start life as something new – with a history.

tuiss love :: Melody Rose Upcycled Ceramics

I admit it we have had a run on ceramics recently but I couldn’t resist these upcycled cups and saucers by Melody Rose.

Melanie Roseveare is the Canadian-born designer of Melody Rose. She lives and works in West London, where inspired by a love of ceramics, art and eco-friendly design, she breathes new life into long-forgotten china and creates Melody Rose.

Apart from the pictured skulls Melanie also creates ceramics featuring pin-ups, naked people, lots of birds wearing hats as well as dead brides. Somehow it’s all in the best possible taste!

Image courtesy of Hidden Blossom