Furniture Jam
Last weekend, Cottoncreates took part in an ethical furniture workshop. It was run by Electric Pedals on behalf of the London Festival of Architecture and the aim was to create ethical seating solutions from discarded stuff like old furniture, motor and bike parts, wood, metal. Upcycling in it’s element. The seats were to be used in the evening for a bicycle powered cinema experience in the White’s Grounds Skate Park under the nearby arches - unfortunately i had to leave before then so missed seeing the finished seats in use.
Dressed down as much as I know how - in new shorts, tights and top (clearly not quite as suitable as others who turned up in their old jeans), I didn’t know quite what to expect but rocked up at 11am to find a concrete area, empty aside from a couple of the guys from Re-fuze along with a multitude of machinery, tools and random scrap materials. The workshop filled up as the day went on, and attendees, many of which were trainee architects got stuck in designing their own uniquw seats. I didn’t think it wise to attempt the generator powered saw so stuck to de-nailing bits of wood, and cutting the metal wire out of tyres. I’ve become a big fan of the electric screwdriver so i’ll definitely be investing in one of those for my projects!
Charlotte from Electric Pedals did a great job of keeping the day together and I would definitely go back to other workshops they run.
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