Remake It Home: The Essential Guide to Resourceful Living
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.44 (966 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B005DI8DKS |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-03-08 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"Great DIY project manual for repurposing everyday items" according to JPH. It's a great book with many ideas for repurposing everyday items and if you like DIY projects this is a great manual. I'm looking forward to making a few of these myself. :). Doesn't Bring Anything New to the Table So this is a book I was able to pick up for a quarter several months ago at a yard sale. While the premise of it is interesting and their are some unique ideas, it didn't impress me. I think anyone who is an avid blog reader, won't find anything they . "Overpriced Advertising" according to Kindle Customer. This book is mostly pictures of goods and contact information for artists. There are few projects in it, and many of those are fairly obvious, such as using a tea kettle to boil eggs if you are out of other pots. Some of the goods displayed don't appe
. She is the author of Simply Contemporary. Neal Whittington is a freelance illustrator whose work has appeared in Wallpaper and Monocle magazines. Henrietta Thompson is a design writer and curator based in London and Barcelona
Included are designs for furniture, lighting and accessories, storage, tools and appliances, textiles, and cleaning and laundry. It chimes with today’s consumer and design trends toward cost-consciousness and environmental awareness, and shows how to live stylishly by reusing and repurposing rather than buying new. Perfectly suited to the spirit of our times, this book is a spare yet stylish guide to living without wastefulness. This book aims to inspire a sophisticated audience not yet prepared to sacrifice great design or good style by showing both exceptional designs by leading product designers as well as offering ideas for projects we all could, and perhaps should, create. It is organized into six sections illustrated with designs by notable young talents such as Fritz Hansen, Ryan McElhinney, Alabama Chanin, Margaret Cusack, Junk+ion, and Studio Verissimo. Each section highlights resourcefulness in design, drawing on global trends, modern innovations, and traditional practices that are brought together in a harmonious, thrifty, ecologically sound, and life-enriching whole.. Remake It Home blends inspiration and hands-on knowledge, containing a wealth of almost-forgotten skills for using found materials, left-overs, and trash
"It's nice to see this kind of home-style hacking going mainstream with some decent design instead of the usual blurry photos." Wired Magazine