Author Archives: Andrew

By Evan Hopkins

Recently, I had the pleasure of talking with Theresa Daddona-Traub about her company Unite Two Design and their fantastic farm-centric upcycled products, which they have dubbed “Farmpunk.”
How did you get into upcycling?
Keith and I are both from the Lehigh Valley, and in Bethlehem, PA, there is a store called Home & Planet. Jon [...]

When we ship to you the upcycled goodness you order from Hipcycle, our number one priority is to get your items to you safely and quickly. Right behind that in priority is to minimize the impact of shipping your order on our environment. We save pretty much every piece of packaging material that comes in to [...]

The story of FunkyJunk Recycled is an amazing one, and we here at Hipcycle are extremely proud to be a part of it. We think one of the best things about Hipcycle products are the stories they tell: the inspiration of the manufacturer, the benefits of the product, and the positive impact on the environment [...]

This past Sunday, Hipcycle had the incredibly fortunate opportunity to exhibit on the National Mall in Washington, DC as part of our Nation’s premier Earth Day Event. We proudly foisted a “Learn About Upcycling Here!” banner 20 feet up in the sky, and presented a display of various upcycled goodies organized by material. We were [...]

We're so psyched to announce that Hipcycle is now a member of 1% for the Planet. In many ways, this is what we are all about.
Members commit to give one percent of their revenues to non-profit organizations working for a healthy planet. It is a global movement that includes more than 1,350 member companies in [...]

My segment on the Live Well Network show "Deals" is up for viewing on the LWN website. You can also view it below:

There are few DIY upcycling projects in the segment. I blogged about how to make the keyboard picture frames recently, and I'll post blogs about the other two projects in the coming days.
Many [...]

(Andrew recently shot a segment of the TV show “Deals,” which airs on the Live Well Network. In addition to showing off about a dozen cool Hipcycle products, he also demonstrated a few do-it-yourself upcycling projects. This blog post shows how to make one of those projects.)
Making keyboard picture frames is a lot of fun [...]

Literally. From Hipcycle HQ, one pounds relentlessly a few miles to the east, and the other stinks it up a few miles to the west.

 
Greetings from the MCRC
I see inspiration every day in the work that Hipcycle does. Our planet is fragile, and we need to do our part to help. I’m a “beach person,” [...]

The notion of collections of things being “curated” seems to be really trendy these days. Beyond the traditional notion of a curated collection at a museum, bands are “curating” music festivals by deciding what other musicians get added to the bill, and collections of products to purchase are now being described as “curated” too. I [...]

Well, we’re a month into 2012, and Hipcycle.com has been live for 4 months. Again, I want to thank you all for the great support an interest you have shown in what we are doing. We had a great December, sending out lots of awesome holiday gifts. If you got something from Hipcycle, someone must [...]