The Company

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 [...]

By Andrew Sell
The new "Shop by Material" drop down is pretty snazzy.
Recently we went through the massive task of completely redesigning Hipcycle.com, and while I may be biased, I think it turned out really well! I hope you have had a chance to check it out, and I hope you like it too.
Why did we [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

From the Hipcycle family to you and your family, Happy Thanksgiving!

Andrew Sell is Chief Hipcycler at Hipcycle, which sells attractive, durable and reasonably-priced upcycled products. You can follow Hipcycle on Facebook and Twitter.

That's me, presenting at FDU.
Last Friday I had the honor of making a presentation at Fairleigh Dickinson University's Institute for Sustainable Enterprise as part of their Breakfast Seminar Series. I spoke on upcycling and the upcycling industry. They get some real heavy hitters for this Seminar Series, and draw a really well-informed, passionate group of attendees every [...]