Alumosaics – Beautiful Works of Art Made from Recycled Aluminum Cans
Jeff Ivanhoe has been using aluminum cans to create his incredible artworks since 1981. They’re called ‘alumosaics‘, and as you’ve probably already guessed, they are colorful mosaics made of aluminum. Aluminum has been around for over 100 years years, and during that time it has proven to be one of the world’s most versatile and […]
Sandy Sanderson’s Beer Can Automobiles
Sandy Sanderson is a resourceful New Zealand artist who uses empty soda and beer cans to create detailed models of famous automobiles. England-born Sandy was trained as a draughtsman, but later became a Technology teacher and emigrated to far away New Zealand. Here he pursued his interest in building airplane, car and bike models, until the […]
Thai Parliament Building Made from 200,000 Food Cans
If you’re a fan of Canstruction art, you’re going to love this – a group of Thai students have built a replica of the new Thai Parliament building using around 200,000 food cans. The event took place during the “Health Food and Ingredients Thailand 2011” exhibition and, as you can imagine, grabbed a lot of […]
Christmas Tree Built Out of Mountain Dew Cans
If you’re looking for an original way of recycling your old soda and beer cans, a nice Christmas tree is probably your best bet. You can use this Mountain Dew can tree, as motivation. Back in 2006, a group of Mountain Dew drinkers decided to put their drinking to good use, for a change. It […]
Ingenious Architect Uses Aluminum Cans as Shingles for His House
Richard Van Os Keuls has used flattened aluminum soda and beer cans as siding for his plywood house extension, after deciding conventional materials were too expensive. Van Os Keuls, an architect from Silver Spring, Maryland, first got the idea of incorporating flattened aluminum cans into his trade after seeing a car drive over a discarded […]
Banker Spends 35 Years Collecting Beer Cans
Nick West, 1 51-year-old banker from Clevendon, Britain has spent the lats 35 years putting together an impressive collection of 6,788 beer cans. The banker from North Somerset started his British beer can collection when he was only 16 years old. His wife-to-be, Dorothy, bought him a book about collecting beer cans, not knowing she […]