Spool Blind

A window blind made from till roll receipt spools. It is decorative and functional. The Arrangement can be hung in strips adapted to a mechanism, which is why the lower half is left to hang loose to portray this idea.

A window blind made from till roll receipt spools. It is decorative and functional. The Arrangement can be hung in strips adapted to a mechanism, which is why the lower half is left to hang loose to portray this idea.
On the 7th of December 2011, I organised a workshop on sustainability of which the aim was to create an awareness amongst members of the public about different things that can be done with some of the waste that we tend to discard adding to the vast amounts of articles that end up in landfill….
I studied textile design at the University of East London, graduated in June, 2011 with BA (HONS). I started an ambitious project during my BA where I was looking into the creation of new textile materials and creating decorative functional items from reclaimed materials. I had developed some sustainable product ideas and was quite fascinated…
A section of the room divider made from discarded cardbaord spools. A by-product of the rail industry. It’s wrapped in metallic foil ribbons and each modular shape that is upright has a Swarovski Crystal pendant. The base is stacked and stencilled with the image of quetzalcoatl the Aztec snake god which symbolizes sustainability.
I have been doing some soul searching about why I seem to be so interested in quantum physics and the most ostensible reason that I can deduce is that it relates to something my Dad used to tell me when I was growing up. We used to discuss what I had read about Lobsang…
As a follow up to my previous post in ‘Something 3dimensional II’ I have finally succeeded in making the positives from the ‘waste moulds’ of my bust and head with a view of creating a silicone rubber mould from these ‘positives’. The material I have used is casting plaster. And I will be coating this…