Earlier this month, we asked you combine design thinking with sustainable thinking by repurposing an everyday object. We were blown away by the innovative and quite original submissions, which reused everything from rubber bands to Venetian blinds in a visually-compelling way. Here are our favorites, as well as the stories behind them, courtesy of the designers. Take a look at these examples of intelligent upcycling while our judges peruse the submissions.
The creator of the winning idea receives two tickets to Compostmodern, the design and sustainability conference taking place January 22 and 23 in San Francisco. We'll announce the winner tomorrow.
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A woman blocks the camera shotCanva
A woman rolls her eyesCanva
An angry woman looks off-cameraCanva
Two young women packing up for collegeCanva
Father and daughter hugCanva
A father and young daughter play together at the beachCanva
A father and daughter play around next to a pierCanva
A man hands over a debt collection noticeCanva
A woman holds a cell phoneCanva
A woman laughs at her cell phone
A toddler crawls towards his sisterCanva
Toddlers run down the streetCanva 
A young child smiles at his baby sisterCanva
HR woman looks at resumesCanva
Woman at works looks off into distanceCanva
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Groom kisses the bride on the foreheadCanva
A young woman gives a toast at a weddingCanva