Re-claim, Re-purpose, Re-awesome. There, I coined a new term. Re-awesome. It is truly amazing what designers and artists are creating with re-purposed material. The art of re-purposing material is gained by taking a discarded material and manipulating it to serve a new purpose and for a new application than its previous life. It is really just a fancier term for recycling. When most people think of recycling, they imagine a rustic, sort of rough-hewn and patchwork-y look. Well that is an accurate "stereotype" for this new art form.
Who said patchworks and a rustic feel had to be tacky? That is a serious misconception. Especially in recent years, the art of eclecticism has become the most popular and versatile aesthetic around. Who wants to be tied down to one specific image? Through reclaiming materials and the "mix and match" approach of recycling goods, interior spaces can be given a new life through little to no investment. Discarded items can easily be manipulated to fit into an interior space. For instance, in the room pictured, the beautiful parquet wood floors are actually made from recycled shipping palettes. These palettes are used, destroyed, and thrown away without a care for the perfectly good and usable wood that still exists. This room also uses over one hundred discarded, white, restaurant plates as a focal wall treatment.
Never underestimate the beauty of an item or material that has seemingly met the end of the road. I am a true believer in the reincarnation of materials and everything deserves an afterlife in a beautiful interior.
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