"if only there were a way to retain a pristine version of the shoe, and save the planet from excess shoe box waste. enter mike leavitt and his recycled-cardboard kicks."(paste magazine) in leavitt's ongoing series of cardboard shoes and "hip hopjects", to-scale editions of cultural ephemera are made with recycled materials. "though best known for his cardboard sneakers, the rest of artist mike leavitt’s work is just as jaw-dropping" (blog.urbanoutfitters.com). items such as a "ghetto blaster", baseball hat, and soccer ball have been rendered in actual scale and size with reconstituted cardboard and brown paper bag. "give him some recycled cardboard, paper bag, along with some glue and acrylic paint, and artist mike leavitt could create just about anything" (joshspear.com)