Norwegian architect and designer Camilla Hounsell Halvorsen proposes turning an abandoned brick building into the Visitors Center for Contemporary Glass Art, which hosts workshops and opens up the world of glass art to the public. Halvorsen leaves the empty building standing, making good use of its existing shell and recycling interior components to create a new floor. A central ramp winds up through the center, allowing all visitors to easily access every space.

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This delightful Drops pouf is a chair made of an inner tube covered with recycled upholstery material. It was inspired by the process behind making tassels (bunching together lots of strips of leftover fabric) and introduces elements of color and fun into the user’s everyday life. The designer, Camilla Hounsell Halvorsen is a Masters student in Design at Oslo National Academy of the Arts and specializes in using recycled materials in furniture design and interior architecture to create unique pieces.

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