design – Generation Change https://blogs.dw.com/generationchange Whether they are campaigning for free press in Zimbabwe, helping provide clean water in India, or offering free music lessons to underprivileged kids in the UK, young people all over the world are making a difference. Wed, 16 Nov 2016 16:49:27 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 Berlin ‘upcycler’ turns trash into treasures https://blogs.dw.com/generationchange/2011/08/berlin-upcycler-turns-trash-into-treasures/ Wed, 10 Aug 2011 15:04:20 +0000 http://blogs.dw.com/generationchange/?p=183 Used teabags become necklaces and empty tetra paks turn into shower curtains. Julia Vernersson encourages others to think differently about waste by making useful – and beautiful – everyday objects out of it.

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