Upcyclist
Upcycling goes upscale in this beautiful, elegant, and global collection that showcases what todays designers are creating out of yesterdays materials. Upcycling is the process of transforming seemingly low value items into something new. Todays upcyclists are creating stunning furniture, lighting, and art objects that combine values of superb craftsmanship and design with ideas of how waste can be both inspiring and informing. While the environmental and financial benefits of upcycling are readily acknowledged in Upcyclist: Reclaimed and Remade Furniture, Lighting and Interiors, the designers and makers profiled show how the practice can result in pieces that are as aesthetically exciting as anything created using only raw materials. Based on the authors popular website, this book features hundreds of creations from an international collection of todays most exciting designers. It is organized by material, with chapters dedicated to wood, metal, glass and ceramics, textiles, plastic, paper, and mixed media. Reclaimed tree branches and barn doors are transformed into exquisite pieces of furniture; bicycle chains into chandeliers; t-shirts into rugs; saris into upholstery. Filled with an enormous range of materials and objects, this unique book will inspire any designer or design-conscious consumer to incorporate upcycling into their creative practice or interior design projects.
Price:
NZ$ 95.00
hardback
256
210 x 270 mm
01-08-2016
9783791349503
In Stock
View your shopping basket or Browse other items in ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN.


