Lili Nedved walks along a row of desks observing her students, who are hunched over their A-line skirt projects in silent concentration. The only sounds filtering through the airy space are the steady ...

This huge example of recycling, a chair made with old, used wooden thread spools, sold for 90 at Thomaston Auction in Thomaston, Maine. It is 53 1/2 inches high by 23 inches wide. Recycling isn’t a ...