Seven antique pine cabinets have been stripped and painted both inside and out to form this colourful furniture collection, created by Dutch duo FreelingWaters and unveiled as part of London Design Festival.
The exhibition marks the first collaboration between calligrapher Job Wouters and muralist Gijs Frieling under the name FreelingWaters. It is the first project to be commissioned by Wrong Shop Projects, a new platform founded by Sebastian Wrong that brings together artists, designers and artisans to create bespoke pieces.
FreelingWaters has stripped and painted seven antique cabinets
On show as part of the Design House group exhibition at the 14 Cavendish exhibition space in London, the collection examines the benefits of upcycling and presents 18th and 19th-century pine cabinets transformed by a colourful fusion of graphic design, folk art and calligraphy. Once seen as redundant and outdated, the pine pieces have been upcycled to be more relevant for today and to make a statement against a culture dominated by mass-produced objects.
The pieces are painted both inside and out
"Rather than bringing new objects into an overcrowded culture, FreelingWaters explores the concept of upcycling, applying a thin layer to create a complete visual shift in appearance," Wrong Shop Projects explained.
The cabinets are finished with traditional casein paint, which is made using milk protein and has been used to colour everything from pop artist Andy Warhol's iconic Campbell ...