The Cable Tie Movement That Replaced Expensive Art Materials

Just because their name is “cable ties” it doesn’t mean they are only good for cable tying. These smart colorful items should be stored in any home’s drawer because you never know what you’ll need them for: a camping hack, replacing your broken zipper, putting things together etc. But cable ties have become a big hit in the past few years on the internet, especially among the bloggers and the artists. Many big cities throughout the world are decorated with colorful cable ties around their gray and old buildings, sculptures or all kinds of different traffic signs. Take New York City for example. A few years back, they had this “cable ties” craze in the middle of the city when someone (the Internet doesn’t know who they are) decorated a number of street lights with them. This simple yet clever gesture made the day of so many people passing through this street and we’re not talking about some kind of historic and mind-bending sculpture, but a colorful trick that turned a whole street into a creative contemporary art project.

Tom Price, a London based artist, also finds cable ties inspirational. He designed an enchanting cherry tree out of plastic cubes and cable ties and this installation occupied an entire room in the Industry Gallery in Washington D.C. in the USA. Many freelance artists all over the world find everyday objects useful for creating new art movements that will take over the internet and the hearts of contemporary art lovers.

If you look for a pack of cable ties online you can also pretend you’re a cool artist and make some art out of them so you can later post the final result on your Instagram profile and voila – you’re now popular on social media! For example you can create a beautiful lamp with cable ties! Yes, you’ve heard it…a lamp. You’ll need cable ties obviously, a spray paint, chicken wire, a top rim of a lamp shade that you won’t use anymore and some helpful hubs. Here you have the whole process that’s both easy and fun, but most importantly the final result is mesmerizing. You can use the cable tie color that will go with the color of your room to make a matching bed lamp that will be both romantic and funky.

And if you’re a jewelry lover, you’re gonna instantly fall in love with the colorful cable tie earrings. Cable ties can bend easily so you can create your desired form without a lot of effort (a heart, a leaf, a circle, whatever you like), use a jump ring and any earring finding and you’ll get cute earrings that will show your personality and your creativity. People have even gone too far with cable ties and they’ve created all kinds of beautiful products from table tops to fruit plates only from cable ties! It seems that the cable ties art is increasing and people are loving it! Why not give it a try? I’ll look for some cable tiles online, order a few packs and get ready for a few days of handcrafting and who knows, maybe I (or you!) will make the next “cable tie” internet sensation!