Nick Fraser

Carl Clerkin

http://www.carlclerkin.co.uk/

Corkscrew/Lamp Kit, 1997

Xtend & Climb Pro

Adaptable Furniture Joints by Andrew Dunn and Tom McKeown

http://www.shu.ac.uk/prospectus/mediaboxitem/130-163/course/677/

Adaptable Furniture by Philippe Nigro

Adaptable Furniture by Philippe Nigro - PSFK

http://www.philippenigro.com/

Phoenix Sticks

ACHILLE CASTIGLIONI

William Heath Robinson Contraptions

'Essentially he was caricaturing the age of the machine and the self-importance of some of the people caught up in that age - creating complex inventions that achieved absurdly simple results, while the audience looked on solemnly.'

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/robinson_william_heath.shtml

'Poetry' directed by Lee Changdong

http://www.koreanmovie.com/Poetry_video734_Trailer_1_29540/

http://www.bfi.org.uk/lff/node/489

TONY HAYWARD

Indian Collections

'Tony travels every year to India and has formed a unique collection of Indian utilitarian objects such as jugs, kerosene lamps and a wonderful collection of moving Indian toys.'

These objects are made using waste materials such as misprinted tin.

ABANDONED in Canning Town.

UPCYCLING

http://www.readymade.com/

http://blog.sustainablog.org/six-creative-upcycling-projects/

http://www.upcycling.co.uk/

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/house-and-home/interiors/upcycling-is-this-eco-trend-here-to-stay-2039607.html

The Whole Earth Catalogue, 1968.

http://www.wholeearth.com/issue-electronic-edition.php?iss=1010

http://www.artsandecology.rsablogs.org.uk/2009/01/the-catalogue-that-changed-the-whole-earth/

Tim Jackson's economic reality check | Video on TED.com

Tim Jackson's economic reality check | Video on TED.com

"It's a story about us, people, being persuaded to spend money we don't have on things we don't need to create impressions that won't last on people we don't care about."

Tim Jackson.

DROP CITY, COLORADO.

http://arkinetblog.wordpress.com/2010/04/15/drop-city/

STUDIO GLITHERO 'BLUEWARE'

http://www.studioglithero.com/

MAX LAMB

Sheet Steel Chair

http://vimeo.com/9499838

'pottery - bits and bobs from India, California, France, Cornwall and me.'

http://maxlamb.org/

HEL YES! FOOD AND DESIGN FROM HELSINKI

"Can furniture be made from trees thinned out from the forest?

Can a new dinner set be created from donated plates?

Can a restaurant gather ingredients straight from the forest?

Can something new come out of foraging the old?"

http://www.helyes.fi/en/hel-yes

MARRAKECH

MARRAKECH

MARRAKECH

TRAIN FROM CAIRO TO LUXOR UP THE NILE...

...sunrise

...crossing the bridge

LUXOR

Here you can see where a Mosque has been built prior to the discovery of the ancient temple under the desert.

IN CAIRO...

IN CAIRO...