Upcycle - the New Cult!

Pollution, cutting trees, environment conservation etc. are a few hot burning topics been spoken about a lot.. but our habits and the need for surging economy towards growth and development itself is a hurdle towards conservation. In between, there are sensitive groups who keep taking small initiatives to add their contribution to our own cause of saving some resources than money for the generations to come!!!

Upcycle – another cult setting in is the best solution for conservation wherein you recreate and transform anything which probably is of no use.

You save many trees from being cut by not getting new furniture made
You don’t contribute to air pollution
Anything manufactured in factories certainly has effluent emission in the water bodies or environment
The noise of course, as output of manufacturing and construction.

My recent visits to some eateries in Gurgaon intrigued me to write this piece, high tech environment, brand-oriented generation, fat pay packets and you spot old suitcases and utensils transformed in a creative way; not only this oak barrels will make the seasonal boozers nostalgic. NOWhere at Crosspoint Mall in Gurgaon has not only smartly used their eatery for freelancers as a coworking space during the day, but every area has a story to narrate.

Corresponding to this, just a few days ahead during my visit to Waltere Boutique Bungalow in between Mussoorie and Dehradoon I could spot spaces filled with Kerala Massage table altered to a normal use table.. etc. though I have heard stories of refurbishing furniture and seen Alang Ship broken furniture used a lot, in Ahmedabad. The use at high end place is a satisfying surprise to the eyes.

Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan, a mission of Honourable Prime Minister Sh. Narendra Modi and Amitabh Bacchan as the brand ambassador, on one side, speaks about reducing pollution, Upcycle probably is one prime answer to it!

In Delhi NCR there are Upcycle FB groups having around 50k members. However, we know very well of OLX as one of such platforms which is more about reselling and reuse. Besides this, there are several real-time stores, which come under a proper listing, where you can get to see the creativity. Recycle Rickshaw, Cornucopia are to name a few.

We have seen our ancestors following upcycle habits in clothes especially, but with modernisation, the use and throw era, consumer-driven economy, somewhere we forgot this art which is reviving now, a way of being more sensitive and reducing our pile on the landfills.

So next time you spot a useless bit, just google up and probably YouTube will give you end number of creative solutions, if not just remember Rock Garden of Chandigarh, the oldest and finest example of Upcycle which is now a historical landmark in itself.

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