7 Offbeat Eco-Fashion Accessories Made From Upcycled Circuit Boards

by Jasmin Malik Chua, 01/27/10

Circuit board boxers by Emiko Oye, Population Control 2.0

BOXERED IN

Dubbed Population Control 2.0, this anatomically correct pair of boxer briefs are manties with a message: They remark on medical studies that link long-term laptop use with male infertility, while wryly suggesting that computers may offer the ultimate birth control…and humanity’s undoing.

+ Population Control 2.0

+ Emiko Oye

Circuit Board Earrings by Emiko Oye

PLAY IT BY EAR

Far less provocative are Oye’s delicate drop earrings, cut from circuit-board scraps from her larger installations, then embellished with synthetic alpinite set in silver.

+ Circuit LG Earrings

+ Emiko Oye

Circuit Board Breastplate by Christine Dhein

TRIBAL WARE

The past and future collide in artist Christine Dhein’s anachronistic circuit-board breastplate, which combines computer parts with rubber and brass to create a warrior-worthy wearable.

+ 21st Century Breastplate

+ Christine Dhein

Circuit Board Necklace by Christoph Koch

CHAIN CHAIN CHAIN

From Christoph Koch comes two fetching circuit-board necklaces, paired with magnets and sterling silver, that belie their heavy-metal origins. Believing that contemporary jewelry should be framed in a modern way to leave an impression, Koch modeled his urbane baubles on timeless, sophisticated silhouettes.

+ C1 C3 R2 Necklace; Bat+ Bat- Necklace

+ Christoph Koch

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  1. [...] something tech related like circuit boards) and the rest follow suit (or manties, I should say). Ecouterre.com broke the story Jan 27th (featuring many of the Metal Art Critique Collective members work from our [...]

 

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