The best ... cleverly recycled objects

Cufflinks made from the inside of old wristwatches, sex uped teapots, and more

Gecko Market Bag

These totes have been recycled from “sturdy, colorful rice sacks

produced in Cambodia.”

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Watch Cuff Links

These chic, industrial-looking cuff links from Inhabited Structures are made from the insides of old wristwatches.

Price: $80 Contact: (718) 832-0951 or 3rliving.com

Source: New York

Vintage Seltzer Bottle Pendant Lamp

The top halves of metal-and-glass seltzer bottles from pre-1940s Argentina have been refashioned as pendant lamps, perfect for hanging over a kitchen island.

Price: $300 Contact: Uncommongoods.com

Source: New York

Perky Teapots

Dutch designer Esther Derkx sexes up “salvaged teapots and

platters” with prints of pinup girls and bathing beauties.

Price: From $40 Contact: Clio.com

Source: Food & Wine

Faux Paper Plates

Designer Virginia Sin casts sets of dishwasher-safe plates from a “slurry of recycled paper pulp and porcelain.”

Price: From $35 Contact: Passionatelycurious.net

Source: Food & Wine