Recycled materials can be used to make luxury products says Matter of Stuff, which has created its London Design Festival 2019 exhibition by repurposing elements of its show from 2018.
Matter of Stuff ? a London-based design and manufacturing consultancy and gallery ? made the exhibition, called A Second Life, using 5,000 wooden dowels that were previously used for the scenography of last year's show.
While last year the dowels were suspended from the ceiling to create a dramatic backdrop, this year they have been transformed into geometric screens, as well as a series of highly crafted furniture and lighting designs.
Matter of Stuff recycled 5,000 wooden dowels to create A Second Life
The message behind the show is that being sustainable doesn't have to mean settling for lower quality products or being less creative. "For us, luxury really is about the time and thought that you give to something," said Simona Auteri, who leads Matter of Stuff in partnership with Sofia Steffenoni.
"You don't have to excavate a whole chunk of earth to produce something luxurious, you can reuse to create something that has never been seen before," she told Dezeen.
The installation is on show at Sketch in London
A Second Life is on show at London restaurant Sketch. In the spirit of the theme, Matter of Stuff brought back designers it worked with the year before.
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