Upcycling Chairs!

Old chair

Meeting room

The chairs in this meeting room are in desperate need of an update. We completed our first upcycled chair today and it looks awesome! One down - 7 to go! We are re-upholstering the chairs with pre-loved fabrics selected from our 4 themes, branded with 4 different colourways. 

Deconstructing, sanding and painting the frame.

Re-upholstering the seat and back panels with pre-loved materials.

Tools of the trade.

An upcycled 'Green Economy' colour themed chair.

 For more information about Waste Watch and the four themes please visit the website.

Co-Design

I went to a lecture by PHD student Jennifer Ballie on Friday around the concept of the Co-Design relating to the Fashion and Textile Industry.

I was not aware of the concepts behind Co-design and it was so interesting and relevant to my MA to hear about such an exciting area.

• Mass customisation v customisation
• Fashion systems
• Participatory play
• Open source fashion
• Design and fashion activism
• Transformation design

As well as learning about the 6 core areas of Co-Design I also noted some fab websites that I can't believe I hadn't heard of before!!

check out
• threadless.com
• burdastyle.com
• SANS homemade
• Cute circuit
• Trashionista
• Hacking couture NYC
• Alabama Chanln
• Howies ‘Do Lectures’
• ThreadBanger.com