Remake It Home: The Essential Guide to Resourceful Living
When I received a review copy of Remake It Home, I was instantly sold — thick presumably recycled cardboard jacket, perhaps a project outlined in the book that details how to reuse household objects? It was perfect fit for Coolhunting’s aesthetic, but I have to let Gotryke readers in on the action, and share one additional technique: how to reuse old tires. Tire furniture, imagine. How many car parts would make substance for cool home decor? I have a seatbelt purse. Nevermind cash for clunkers, how about cache for clunkers? I digress:
via Coohunting
In Henrietta Thompson’s thoughtful DIY book “Remake it Home: The Essential Guide to Resourceful Living,” everything has a purpose. Her introductory essay traces the recent history of recycled design, citing Marcel Duchamp’s ceramic urinals and Ron Arad’s car seats as examples of essentially making something out of nothing.
