V&A Live Re-Upholstery, project

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Written By Alexandra Lunn
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V&A Live Re-Upholstery

To help spread the word about the RSA’s The Great Recovery project, Ella Doran initiated a collaborative ‘live’ installation of unique, refurbished, upholstered chairs at the V&A Museum during London Design Week 2014, aimed at increasing the general public’s awareness of long-term sustainability issues and possibilities in design. Read more

The initiative put the circular economy into action, with high-design furniture products produced live in a collaboration between Ella Doran, Galapagos Design and The Great Recovery, with the public watching, engaging and asking questions as the products were re-made live in front of them.  
Raising public awareness of the circular economy

 
 

Hand made buttons using the Survivor recycled wool

 
 
 
 
Alexandra Lunn

I used to roam around my dad’s wood workshop in West Yorkshire, terrorising his colleagues and making wooden sculptures. I’d accompany him to the demolition sites of the old mills of Manchester and Leeds that were being pulled down; everything within the mills was meant to be burnt, however, he’d salvage wood, bobbins, and cast iron objects and use the materials to make floors and furniture out of the reclaimed timber and other items. The idea that you could make something out of nothing interested me.

I work with developers, designers, and other creatives to create stand-out visual identities, websites, and marketing. 

https://www.alexandralunn.com/
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