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.
I have gone on to make molds from the acorns and conkers of my “images from around Woolwich” research, with the use of silicon rubber. I am not yet sure what I want to make with them, but I have used them as a little practice to familiarise myself with the mixing proportions and the…
A lifestyle photo of the room partitioning.
I am in the process of making room dividers out of the spools from the train ticket machines. It is very architectural and very painstaken too. It requires so much attention to detail. My deadline is looming,but i know it will be finished. Once the job is done you shall see the piece on here….
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.
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…
The cardboard spool was tested for strength. How much wait can it withstand before the walls cave in? The volunteer standing on this spool weighs in at 85kilos/lb187.39. another volunteer that weighs 95kilos/lb209 also tested with their weight by leaning heavily on it without it getting crushed. That is the extent of the firmness and…