Monday 24 September 2007

Misiak Recycled Tea Sets

From: Kate, Inhabitat, 22Sep07

"England is the land of tea, and as once would expect, there are tons of old, unwanted tea sets in London sitting in charity shops and landfill. Fortunately British product designer Christine Misiak has arrived on the scene to turn old tea sets into new, hip, contemporary products that are as gorgeous as they are eco-friendly. Exhibiting at 100% Futures during at the London Design Festival, Misiak makes tea time greener with this thoughtful form of adaptive reuse..."
Misiak Tea SetMore here

Sunday 23 September 2007

Deptford Design Market Challenge

Looking for some inspiration on recycling? Wondering how to turn once discarded and unused objects into something new, useful or simply decorative?
The Deptford Design Market challenged 27 designers to do just that using objects picked up at the market and the results are impressive and inspiring. The resulting designs can be seen at the Royal Festival Hall for another couple days until 25th September (free admission), but if you don't have a chance to get there check them out here.

"The designers, who include Conran and Partners, Stuart Haygarth, MartĂ­ GuixĂ©, and Based Upon, have each been asked to pick a second-hand object – a paint box, a guitar, a basket of toy soldiers – bought from Deptford Market. Their task is to challenge preconceptions of usefulness and beauty, using their talents to re-work the item, creating something unique, desirable and functional. To view all the items visit the Gallery.

By re-interpreting the discarded, the aim of the Market Challenge is to inspire and encourage designers to think about re-using what is available before creating an entirely new product from scratch. The possibilities for regeneration are endless: compressing or manipulating the object; reengineering it; using it as an image for a website."