We've got to give credit to Tammy Roy at One Eighty Design for scouring the junk yards in her noble mission to make use of discarded materials. Inside her workshop, through passion and artistic energy, she works to transform what was once waste into strikingly unique pieces of decor.

"My work in metals is influenced by the clean lines of modern art and design," Roy says of the creative process. With its original edge and simple sophistication, the Sphere basket is reflective of such stylish influences and can be used to store mail and magazines or by itself as a tabletop accent. (Available at Structured Green for $85.)