Using the remains of old cassette tapes, Brian Dettmer has crafted a series of skulls and skeletons, both animal and human.

The folks over at Sonic Fabric have created a weaving process that combines recycled cassette tapes with cotton.  Amazingly, the fabric still creates sound if you run a tape head over it because the magnetic quality is maintained.  Of course, having a huge band of tape doesn’t produce anything recognizable, but you can easily produce some unique noises with your clothing.
Jon Fishman, the drummer for Phish, wore a custom-made suit from Sonic Fabric and even played it onstage in 2004.  Today, the store boasts a selection of neckties, flags and by the yard.  Alyce Santoro, the creator of the fabric, [...]

These days, designers are looking for ways to add tactile experience and analog physicality to devices that have become virtual and digital. Looking to create interfaces beyond flat touchscreens, they are embracing the clunky and perhaps flawed, but tangible aesthetic of the past.
The NVDRS Cassette Tape concept design utilizes this old-is-new mentality. It’s a digital music player, that uses limitations and physical movement to create a unique music listening experience. Keeping with the 45/60/90 minute limits of traditional cassette tapes, the NVDRS forces you to carefully select the songs you’d like to hear, and not just dump thousands upon thousands [...]