Cardboard Glasses and Toilet Brush Lamps Amuse and Provoke at Designersblock at London Design Festival 2013

Designersblock fulfilled its promise as the show at the London Design Festival with the edgiest, most experimental work, including eco designs of glasses of recycled cardboard and lamps made wire whisks. Taking place for the second time in the Southbank Centre on the River Thames, Designersblock Edition 16 featured recent graduates pushing the boundaries of green design made from wood, paper, textiles and household objects.

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Designersblock fulfilled its promise as the show at the London Design Festival with the edgiest, most experimental work, including eco designs of glasses of recycled cardboard and lamps made wire whisks. Taking place for the second time in the Southbank Centre on the River Thames, Designersblock Edition 16 featured recent graduates pushing the boundaries of green design made from wood, paper, textiles and household objects.

Seen here is Natalie Sampson's Shite Lite made from multiple toilet brushes.

Natalie Sampson Toilet Brush Lamp

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Seen here is Natalie Sampson's Shite Lite made from multiple toilet brushes.

Chair made from reused hangers.

Natalie Sampson lamp made from reused hangers

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Chair made from reused hangers.

Made with more than 300 wire whisks, Natalie Sampson's table lamp casts a tangle of shadows on the walls and ceiling when lit.

Natalie Sampson Whisk Lamp

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Made with more than 300 wire whisks, Natalie Sampson's table lamp casts a tangle of shadows on the walls and ceiling when lit.

Currently an artist-in-residence at the Nucleus Art Studios in Medway, UK, Natalie Sampson's specialty is repurposing everyday objects into interior accessories.

Natalie Sampson Slotted Spoon Lamp

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Currently an artist-in-residence at the Nucleus Art Studios in Medway, UK, Natalie Sampson's specialty is repurposing everyday objects into interior accessories.

Sophie Main's "Bag Lady" necklace incorporates pieces from her paper shopping bag collection. Inspired by her interests in archiving, cataloging and classifying objects, it's certainly a creative way to reuse paper!

Sophie Main Bag Lady Necklace

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Sophie Main's "Bag Lady" necklace incorporates pieces from her paper shopping bag collection. Inspired by her interests in archiving, cataloging and classifying objects, it's certainly a creative way to reuse paper!

Inspired by the countryside in her native Norfolk, England, Jane Crisp experiments with natural materials like wood and wool. Her upholstered milk stools are made in small batches from elm and have upcycled seat cushions.

Jane Crisp's Upholstered Milk Stools

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Inspired by the countryside in her native Norfolk, England, Jane Crisp experiments with natural materials like wood and wool. Her upholstered milk stools are made in small batches from elm and have upcycled seat cushions.

The seat cushions of Jane Crisp's upholstered milk stools are made from recycled wool blankets, and are knit and woven by hand.

Jane Crisp's Upholstered Milk Stools

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The seat cushions of Jane Crisp's upholstered milk stools are made from recycled wool blankets, and are knit and woven by hand.

Sculptor and illustrator Camilla Barnard recreates everyday objects, often appliances and electronic items, out of wood. Hand-carving and painting the items, the results are surprisingly realistic and detailed.

Camilla Barnard Wood Cash Register

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Sculptor and illustrator Camilla Barnard recreates everyday objects, often appliances and electronic items, out of wood. Hand-carving and painting the items, the results are surprisingly realistic and detailed.

Camilla Barnard's hand-carved and painted wooden iPod and speaker are very true to life, but not at all functional, perhaps as a commentary on how quickly electronic products become obsolete.

Camilla Barnard Wooden iPod and Speaker

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Camilla Barnard's hand-carved and painted wooden iPod and speaker are very true to life, but not at all functional, perhaps as a commentary on how quickly electronic products become obsolete.

Yosuke Fukutome's Maki Stool was developed in association with British furniture company ercol, responding to a brief to develop innovative upholstery. The Maki Stool consists of a seat cushion made from coiled scrap leather, a CNC-milled ash seat, and

Yosuke Fukutome Maki Stool

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Yosuke Fukutome's Maki Stool was developed in association with British furniture company ercol, responding to a brief to develop innovative upholstery. The Maki Stool consists of a seat cushion made from coiled scrap leather, a CNC-milled ash seat, and wooden turned legs, existing components from the ercol factory.

POP:EYE is a concept for glasses handmade from cardboard, developed as part of an experiment in re-using scrap materials from shoe-making processes.

Pop:Eye Handmade Cardboard Spectacles

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POP:EYE is a concept for glasses handmade from cardboard, developed as part of an experiment in re-using scrap materials from shoe-making processes.

Using a process similar to that used for bent-wood furniture, POP:EYE's frames are made from three layers of cardboard glued together, then steamed and bent into shape. The resulting form is strong, and can then be shaped like wood.

Pop:Eye Handmade Cardboard Glasses

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Using a process similar to that used for bent-wood furniture, POP:EYE's frames are made from three layers of cardboard glued together, then steamed and bent into shape. The resulting form is strong, and can then be shaped like wood.

WALTERWORKs' lampshade is constructed of used lightbulbs, finding beauty and new life in what's been discarded.

WALTERWORKs Discarded Lightbulb Lampshade

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WALTERWORKs' lampshade is constructed of used lightbulbs, finding beauty and new life in what's been discarded.

Belgian-born Walter Raes of WALTERWORKs makes artwork and eco-friendly interior products entirely from household and industrial materials, often salvaged from dumpsters. His upcycled plastic bottle lamp is a simple but effective reuse of a readily available material.

WALTERWORKs Upcycled Plastic Bottle Lamp

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Belgian-born Walter Raes of WALTERWORKs makes artwork and eco-friendly interior products entirely from household and industrial materials, often salvaged from dumpsters. His upcycled plastic bottle lamp is a simple but effective reuse of a readily available material.

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