Top projects selected, published in early 2012
They wowed us with their inventiveness and resourcefulness, turning unusual objects or scrap materials into something beautiful. Thank you to all for participating in the 2011 Upcycling Challenge! So many great projects, but only six prizes. Please come back to the site in late January when projects are posted in full so you can follow along and make your own!
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Winning projects:
Most upcycled
This project has little competition when it comes to green cred. Totally salvaged and upcycled!
- Randall Otulakowski’s “aDOORABLE shelf” (Toronto, ON)
- Groupe: Transfert Environnement (with Stéphanie Bergeron) “L’arbre des possibles” (Québec, QC)
Most inventive
You are a creative genius at work. Who would have thought you could turn a ____ into a____?
- Donna Williams’ “Pallet sofa” (Chilliwack, BC)
- Group: The Ultimate Upcyclers (Grade 6 class at William Beatty Public School with Mme Laura Tripp) “How to make a bag-drying rack” (Parry Sound, ON)
Best makeover
With a little love and attention, you took something down and out and made it beautiful.
- Jennifer Flores’ “Costume closet” (Toronto, ON)
- Group: Art City (community art centre youth drop-in with Eddie Ayoub) “West Broadway: Shrunk down and upcycled” (Winnipeg, MB)
Honourable Mentions
Individuals
- George Klassen from Carman, Manitoba; project “Glass sculptures”
- Shannon Acheson from Ajax, Ontario; project “Rustic farmhouse dining set”
- Patricia Van Nes from Steinbach, Manitoba; project “Kitchen cutlery valance”
- Willy Carlton from West St. Paul, Manitoba; project “Fibre art wall hangings”
Groups
- Écolagi (classe/groupe de 35 jeunes et Charline Fouasse) de Lorette, Manitoba; projet “Réutili-SONS”
- Craque-Bitume (groupe de quatre personnes avec Rachel Vincent) de Québec, Québec; projet “Styro-Bac potager”
- La darboisienne (groupe de trois jeunes avec Jean-Christophe Foolchand) de North York, Ontario; projet “La machine à ramasser les feuilles”
- Gateway to Learning (community group of five adults with Dianne Ward) at Thames Valley District School Board from Woodstock, Ontario; project “Creative magic mosiacs”
- Cecil Facer Auto Shop (group of four high school students) from Cecil Facer Secondary School in Sudbury, Ontario; project “Envirocar”
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