Tag: reclaimed materials

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Architecture & Interiors

Retrouvius Reclaims Character

With a penchant for salvage and reclaimation, Retrouvius has saved significant items of design from silk screens, to train car, to entire façades. On a smaller scale fabrics and materials such as leather, marble, and stone have been rehomed in the most stylish of ways. [mepr-show rules=”23028″ unauth=”message”]As for interior design the same adoration and respect for repurposed materials shows in each project. With only … Continue reading Retrouvius Reclaims Character

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Art and Artists

Mosaic meets Myth, Math & Magic

Demonstrating the versatility and expression that mosaic affords, US-based artist Benjamin Lowder takes reclaimed wood and metal and transforms them into unique mosaic artworks. Making use of the colour, shapes, and wear from metal signage, Lowder creates intricate patterns, beautifully combined with cut wood. The most common shape throughout his artworks is the triangle, chosen and placed specifically to demonstrate “the proportions and patterns of … Continue reading Mosaic meets Myth, Math & Magic

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Design Trends, Moulded Tiles

Trending: Tin Ceiling Tiles

The use of tin ceilings really developed in the mid-nineteenth century, when mass produced sheets of thin rolled tinplate became readily available in America. They reached the zenith of their popularity in the 1890s. As a result, many old buildings, such as the colonial town houses of central Sydney, boast antique tin ceilings, cornices, wall panels and wainscots. Continue reading Trending: Tin Ceiling Tiles

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