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SHOP

Shop online for vintage, upcycled and eco friendly furniture, lighting and decor. Read More →

INTERVIEW: BOTTLETOP

The sustainable fashion brand with a 3D printed interior for their Regent Street store.

INTERVIEW: IAN BERRY

The artist who paints everyday scenes in recycled denim jeans.

ALILA YANGSHUO

An old mill turned luxury hotel in China’s Yangshuo County Read More →

INTERVIEW: DANIEL HEATH

Vintage + reclaimed pieces transformed with illustrated etchings Read More →

DALSTON HOME

A Victorian property in East London adorned with plants and vintage Read More →

VINTAGE IN LONDON

25 places to shop for vintage homeware in London Read More →
14
FEB
2019
Portrait of Sachie Muramatsu

INTERVIEW: Paper flower lamps by Sachie Muramatsu

Sachie Muramatsu lives in the Japanese city of Sakura, located in Chiba Prefecture. After graduating from Kuwasawa Design School, she took an apprenticeship at a studio specialising in ‘Kaga Yuzen’, the traditional art of hand painting silk for Kimonos. It was through trial and error that she started making her beautiful lampshades made from Japanese washi paper and in 2003, she had her first solo exhibition. Read on to find out... Read More →
tag : natural decor, paper art
by : Antonia Edwards
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11
NOV
2018
Ian Berry denim artist

INTERVIEW: Art and installation made from repurposed denim by Ian Berry

At school Ian Berry was known as the art one. But around aged 18, he didn’t turn up for his art foundation course and listening to those who said art wasn’t a way to make a living (something he now campaigns against when lecturing at schools and universities), went to uni to study graphic design, before working in advertising in London and Sydney. ‘While I’m terrible at advertising myself, it enabled me to think... Read More →
tag : art installation, repurposed materials, textile art, textile recycling
by : Antonia Edwards
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05
OCT
2018
Co-founders-of-Elvis-&-Kresse-at-home

INTERVIEW: Inside the renovated mill and home of Elvis & Kresse

In 2005, Kresse Wesling and James Henrit launched Elvis & Kresse*. A certified B Corporation, their sustainable luxury line of bags and accessories is made from genuine de-commissioned British fire brigade hoses that would otherwise be destined for landfill. They have now extended their range to homeware, using additional reclaimed materials, such as off-cuts from the production of Burberry leather goods, printing blankets, auction... Read More →
tag : adaptive reuse, home renovation, repurposed lighting, repurposed materials, upcycled furniture, vintage furniture
by : Antonia Edwards
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28
JUL
2018
Bottletop flagship store Regent Street London

3D printed interior at Bottletop store on Regent Street

Bottletop have been creating their signature handbags made from recycled aluminium ring pulls since 2002. The brand collaborates with artisans in Brazil, Kenya, Nepal and Indonesia, whilst also running a number of global initiatives through The Bottletop Foundation, which you can read more about in our previous post. In 2016, they opened a pop up store on London’s Regent street for three months, the success of which led them to take it... Read More →
tag : metal recycling, plastic recycling, repurposed materials, retail interior design
by : Antonia Edwards
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18
JUL
2018

5 of the best art installations made from waste CDs

In an age of Netflix, Spotify and iTunes, we continue to leave behind a large trail of redundant CDs and DVDs. Turning those discs made from layers of aluminium and polycarbonate plastic into something useful, let alone beautiful is no easy feat. In the UK, only a handful of recycling centres will take them – and there are only so many CD clocks this world needs… But the following creatives have managed to elevate CD art to new... Read More →
tag : art installation, found object art, plastic recycling, public art, repurposed materials
by : Antonia Edwards
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