Category Archives: Issues

For years, I have driven past empty shopping malls, abandoned theaters, and other unused commercial buildings, and have thoughts race through my head of what I could do with them. One of my favorite recurring notions (perhaps overly romanticized), is … Continue reading →

As part of Hipcycle’s continuing efforts to provide quality information about upcycling, I present to you our (hopefully annual) list of 5 top people in the upcycling industry. Note I did not write “top 5” people, as I am not … Continue reading →

I went to the International Contemporary Furniture Fair at the Jacob Javits Convention Center back in May. As a person new to the industry, I thought it would be a good way to get a sense of what was going … Continue reading →

I subscribe to the Economist, and it’s a great read, but really dense. A couple of years ago, a special report on global waste came out, and as usual, it was excellent, and densely voluminous in content. I clipped it … Continue reading →

If you are part of the upcycled industry (yes! it is an industry…small but growing), you know that it has its own vernacular, like any other industry. The vernacular is not overly complex, but it’s potentially confusing nonetheless. A lot … Continue reading →