Monday, November 30, 2015


























At present there is a shortage of human organs, and illegal organ trading and organ thefts occur all over the world. Most people are willing to donate their organs after death but the problem is that we do not make our wishes known even to our closest family and friends, which can contribute to their uncertainty in one of life’s most difficult situations. Apart from creating uncertainty for our loved ones, this situation also contributes to the wasteful loss of organs that could otherwise have been used in transplantations. Another problem is that not everyone is aware of or knows about organ donation and transplantation – that all of us can donate our organs after our deaths. This problem is international and affects everyone irrespective of age, gender or nationality.

With art, design and music as knowledge-bearers, difficult questions can be addressed and thus function as bridges to vital conversations. An artistically designed message often reaches out to many people and can awaken interest, curiosity and the discovery of answers to complicated and sensitive questions. It is a democratic right and obligation to offer information and spread knowledge to all people everywhere in the world concerning organ donation. The will of each individual must be respected. Nobody should be forced to sell or be robbed of their organs.

Together we can promote change and encourage each other to take a stand for organ donation. By talking to our loved ones, friends and family, we can all make a contribution.

- Pamela Lindgren, Designer, Master of Fine Art Degree, MFA. Founder of RECYCLE ME.
Ph.D- candidate, Division Design & Human Factors Chalmers University of Technology.

The profits from the RECYCLE ME project will go towards ground breaking research in organ donation and transplantation, an innovative field with a promising future. RECYCLE ME is donating the profit to Professor Lars-Erik Gelin Memorial Foundation for Transplant Research. www.gelinfonden.org

To purchase jewelry:
www.recycleme.life

We are always looking for new collaboration to spread knowledge about organ donation awareness.

Photo and Design Pamela Lindgren 2014 ©.

Friday, November 27, 2015
























This is Pamela Lindgren wearing her silver liver jewelry for Organ Donation. Pamela is a designer and researcher from Gothenburg, Sweden. She found the design movement RECYCLE ME for Organ Donation Awareness already in 2009 and it has now spread all over the world. She designed the LIFE silver jewelry collection and the t-shirt prints for RECYCLE ME.

“I use artistic creativity to encourage more people to take a stand for organ donation. Investigations show that the majority of us are willing to donate our organs after our deaths, but that we have not made our wishes known. One reason for this may be that we do not want to think or talk about death.
Death is a taboo subject of conversation, but a person’s death can give their lives back to several other people. It is difficult, but we must dare to speak about death when we live with solicitude towards each other.

Art has the power to reach out to many people irrespective of language or religion, and that is why I carry out this work. More people taking a stand for organ donation means more lives being saved, and also the possibility that illegal organ trading will decrease and finally disappear altogether. Together we can make a change and build bridges between people all over the world. Make your wishes known, organ donation includes us all.”

- Pamela Lindgren, Designer, Master of Fine Art Degree, MFA. Founder of RECYCLE ME.
Ph.D- candidate, Division Design & Human Factors Chalmers University of Technology.

The profits from the RECYCLE ME project will go towards ground breaking research in organ donation and transplantation, an innovative field with a promising future. RECYCLE ME is donating the profit to Professor Lars-Erik Gelin Memorial Foundation for Transplant Research. www.gelinfonden.org

To purchase jewelry:
www.recycleme.life

Photo by Yr Logadottir.

Tuesday, November 24, 2015






















We are happy to announce that RECYCLE ME Life collection has been selected by Världskulturmuseet (The World Culture Museum) in Gothenburg Sweden as an item in their Museum shop. Thank you Världskulturmuseet! www.varldskulturmuseet.se

http://www.varldskulturmuseerna.se/en/varldskulturmuseet/