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[Wired] Recycled Jewelry

by TreeHugger on 12.13.04
Fashion & Beauty (accessories)

washer bracelet.jpgChicago designer Melissa Kolbusz gets our Sexiest (Re)use of Industrial Materials Award. (Re)using metal and rubber washers and cords, alternator wire, and steel cable to make bracelets, necklaces, belly chains, and hair accessories, like the bracelet seen here ($28), she’s created a collection of accessories that will please TreeHuggers, ravers, motorcycle mamas, and goth chicks alike. We dig her right-on aesthetic and her clever techniques. $25-100 ::Virgin Threads [by MO]

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