Ordinary Made Extraordinary: 24 Things to Make Using Everyday Stuff

Ordinary Made Extraordinary: 24 Things to Make Using Everyday Stuff

by PascalAnson (Author)

Synopsis

This book provides 24 inspiring and achievable projects - with easy to follow step-by-step instructions - to transform the dull, the discarded and the down-at-heel into something really out of the ordinary. International designer, artist and blogger, Pascal Anson shows us how everyday items, junk and interiors can be reinvented: create a splendid chandelier with just a few rolls of Sellotape. Cast a stunning plant pot worthy of any designer homeware store using a cheap bag of concrete mix and a recycled plastic food tub. Build a child's dream treehouse with nothing more than everyday cling film. There are ideas for projects for everyone - from the four-minute makeover skinny jeans, to repairing and reinventing worn out trainers, to bigger projects such as the wood-clad car and the stylish hairy chair. A resourceful attitude and way of working is key to me but so is fun, playfulness and sometimes magic. (Pascal Anson).

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Format: Illustrated
Pages: 240
Edition: Illustrated
Publisher: Square Peg
Published: 02 Oct 2014

ISBN 10: 022409596X
ISBN 13: 9780224095969
Book Overview: 24 simply extraordinary design projects that anyone can try at home - the perfect gift for the upcycler or DIY enthusiast in your life

Media Reviews
Filled with inexpensive and relatively easy do-it-yourself design projects for the home. Step-by-step photos show you how to do everything from dipping vintage cutlery in paint and reupholstering an armchair in shoelaces to covering a wall in mirrors Telegraph True original Pascal Anson urges us, with winning wit and idiot-proof step-by-steps to turn 'dad' jeans, an ugly table, holey trainers, mismatched cutlery [...] into desirable stuff using the alchemy of imagination. His brief? Low skill levels and high concept World of Interiors A rather sweet, pretty eccentric look inside the mind of one inventive designer, busying himself with projects that sometimes have unexpectedly beautiful results Design Week
Author Bio
Pascal Anson is a designer, artist and blogger from London whose work focuses on finding new and extraordinary uses for the mundane. The smallest thing that Pascal has designed so far is an eggcup, the largest a fleet of Airbus aircraft. He has collaborated with a wide variety of brands and companies and exhibited his design pieces all over the world. He is regularly invited to give talks about his unique approach to his work. He lives in Shoreham on Sea.