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SHoPPing TrolleY cHair
Shopping trolleys are generally
scrapped due to unaligned wheels
or exposed wire. Designer max
mcmurdo rescues them and turns
them into chairs as part of his
Reestore collection, which takes
everyday waste objects and turns
them into funky, functional
furniture. £650 from reestore.com
renewed reTro KeYBoard
Steampunk designer Jake Von Slatt calls himself a ‘mechanical hacker’
– using various components, he literally hacks together new machines.
He upcycles retro 1980s typewriter keyboards by coating them in brass
and turning them into functional contemporary keyboards. Steampunk is
based in the uS but items can be found on eBay. steampunkworkshop.com
UPcYcled vinTage fUrS
Selena Francis-Bryden, aka Franny
B, upcycles vintage furs by reversing
them then hand-painting the backs
DIY tip
with all sorts of pictures, from pretty
butterflies to rock chick skulls. From
Antique mirrors are pricey...
her stall at Portobello market (near
so instead of spending £££s go
Falafel King), she’s sold to the likes of
down to your local auction house
Dolce & gabbana and Patricia Field,
and get bidding on old, damaged
who dressed SJP in a Franny B coat
gold-leafed picture frames, then
for the opening credits of Sex and
get a new mirror fitted. You can pick
the City Series 6. frannyb232@aol.com
up old frames from around £30.
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