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Modern Vintage Interiors and Curated Home Inspiration

Category: Curiosities

Archived features and design curios from earlier explorations in creative reuse and unconventional materials.

Charlotte Kidger
Curiosities

Interview: Charlotte Kidger creates furniture made from recycled industrial waste

Material designer Charlotte Kidger showcased her work at the London Design Festival last year. With plastic named as the Material of the Year, her collection of … Read More ›

Artwork made from recycled denim jeans by Ian Berry
Curiosities

Interview: Ian Berry turns recycled denim jeans into art and installation

At school Ian Berry, now renowned for his works made from recycled denim, was known as the art one, but aged 18, he didn’t turn … Read More ›

Wooden-crate-art-installations-by-Tadashi-Kawamata
Curiosities

22 of the best art installations made from repurposed materials

When it comes to creating extraordinary interiors, a lot can be learned from installation art. For artists of every kind, there’s no such thing as … Read More ›

Porcelain and pressed flowers sculpture
Curiosities

Interview: Stunning contemporary flower sculptures by Ignacio Canales Aracil

Ignacio Canales Aracil is a Spanish sculptor who makes extraordinary delicate structures from real pressed flowers and plants. The flowers are held together without the … Read More ›

salvaged doors
Curiosities

Enviromate: An online marketplace for used building materials

According to data gathered by the Green Building Council, construction, demolition and refurbishment accounts for around 120 million tonnes of waste in the UK each … Read More ›

Black Tiptoe removable table leg
Curiosities

10 small house interior design solutions

As more architects explore the potential of tiny homes, finding ways to optimise small interiors is a growing area of interest for designers. Some minimalists … Read More ›

recycled cardboard
Curiosities

The extraordinary world of recycled cardboard art

With more of us shopping online, cardboard packaging is fast becoming one of the most ubiquitous materials we discard on a daily basis. Elevated from … Read More ›

Skin collection chair covered in leather scraps
Curiosities

16 of the wildest chairs made from repurposed materials

It seems the humble seat can surprise, delight and be made from just about anything. If you’re sitting comfortably, read on to discover some of … Read More ›

Curiosities

Adaptive reuse of an old mill now a stunning mountain retreat

Surrounded by breathtaking mountainous scenery is the Alila Yangshuo, a converted 1960s sugar mill turned luxury resort hotel. Part of the Alila hotel group, the … Read More ›

Collage portrait by Patrick Bremer
Curiosities

5 masters of vintage and recycled paper collage art

With virtually everything become increasingly digitised, more of us are striving for a paperless life. We still however, manage to produce a staggering amount of … Read More ›

Wooden cabin in the mist
Curiosities

Eco cabins by Devon based Out of the Valley

Rupert McKelvie‘s education in woodwork began with acquiring traditional boat building skills in the coastal town of Lyme Regis, as well cabinet making. He then … Read More ›

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