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New trend from Germany: Up-cycling

Die deutsche Designerin Dolores del Rio in ihrem Workshop
Die deutsche Designerin Dolores del Rio in ihrem Workshop Source: Berlepsch

What do you do with old rags, bric-a-brac and, say, an old gymnastics rubber carpet? Do you throw them away? Re-cycle them? No, you up-cycle them! Meet Dolores del Rio in Kassel, Germany. Up-cycling is her great passion in life. In a bid to find out more, SBS correspondent Marie von Berlepsch visited Dolores in her designer workshop in Kassel.


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What do you do with old rags, bric-a-brac and, say, an old gymnastics rubber carpet? Do you throw them away? Re-cycle them? No, you up-cycle them! Meet Dolores del Rio in Kassel, Germany. Up-cycling is her great passion in life. In a bid to find out more, SBS correspondent Marie von Berlepsch visited Dolores in her designer workshop in Kassel.


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