Rinse and repeat: recycled jewellery hangs loose

Forget 24 carat gold, designers are finding materials in unexpected places and coming up with some remarkable results.
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Katherine Wheeler, Creep Ring, Southern Ice Porcelain, fine silver, sterling silver, thread, enamel paint, pva, image courtesy of the artist;

Fancy a necklace made from an old plastic bottle? If that’s not your thing maybe some old cardboard could jazz up that outfit. Or perhaps an empty coke can or some bottle top earrings might do the trick.

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Sarah Adams is a media, film and television junkie. She is the former deputy editor of ArtsHub Australia and now works in digital communications - telling research stories across multiple platforms - in the higher education sector. Follow her @sezadams