We corralled the coolest uses of recycled denim on the planet in our Ecouterre Recycled Denim Challenge, but you, dear reader, chose the project to rule them all—although our distinguished judges had plenty to say, too. Click through our slideshow to find out whom you crowned the king (or queen) of the hill, top of the heap, and the winner of a $200 Gap gift certificate, not to mention bragging rights on Ecouterre, Inhabitat, and the Gap 1969 Stream.
GRAND-PRIZE WINNER
Recycled-Denim Saddlebag by Miranda Chance (899 votes)
EDITORS’ CHOICE
Geometric Dress by Joseph Jang
FIRST RUNNER-UP
Recycled-Denim Place Setting by Heidi Clark (777 votes)
SECOND RUNNER-UP
Skull Baby Booties by Lisa Williams (585 votes)
THIRD RUNNER-UP
Woven Rug by Terry Dewal (527 votes)
FOURTH RUNNER-UP
Woven Denim Cot by Siddharth Hirwani (520 votes)
Awesome I love the Geometric Dress!
The geometric dress was my fave too! But the woven bag is certainly worthy – it looks like it would sell for at least a couple hundred bucks at Barneys.
aww dang. i loved the place setting. congrats to miranda though!
Congrats to all our winners, especially Miranda Chance and Joseph Jang.
CONGRATS Miranda!!!! you deserve it!!
Heidi Clark
“placemat runner up”
I love all of it. I think the woven bag is a winner! The geometric dress is eye catching, but not sure that it’s an versatile a use.The place setting is awesome, but sort of a no-brainer, but when added to the coasters, – the whole package is fab. The thing I would be most likely to buy – the woven rug.
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