Burcu Büyükünal

Take a good, long look and guess what those mesmerizing, kaleidoscopic rings are made of. Those colourful arrangements aren't merely plastic — they're drinking straws! My gob is so smacked right now. Turkey's Burcu Büyükünal also works in resin (bottom left), polyester (bottom center) and traditional metalwork (bottom right), though never with traditional results. (Drinking straws, people!)