As you might have guessed, it's all about upcycling - the art of taking something out-of-date or redundant and repurposing it as a useful and/or beautiful new thing.
Think bouquets made from the pages of books, old socks converted into light fittings and recliners made from reclaimed sail-cloth - the possibilities are infinite.
We love it; old objects and materials come with their history etched in every mark on their weathered surfaces. upcycling is the perfect antidote to homogenised, flat-pack sterility: it's sustainable, it's affordable, it's very, very NOW.
The blog is the brainchild of freelance writer and editor Antonia Edwards and she was kind enough to feature us on the blog a few weeks ago. You can see the nice things that she said about us here.
The blog is the brainchild of freelance writer and editor Antonia Edwards and she was kind enough to feature us on the blog a few weeks ago. You can see the nice things that she said about us here.
You really should check it out, but beware, it's all too easy to lose quite a few hours pouring over the posts.
