Design: Jellyfish Theatre

kobberling and kaltwasser: jellyfish theatre



'the jellyfish theatre'
image © brian benson


berlin-based architects köbberling and kaltwasser have worked alongside volunteers
to create 'the jellyfish theatre'. located in southwark, it is london’s first fully-functioning
theatre made entirely from recycled and reclaimed materials. the project focuses on
energy-efficiency, co-operation and human-scale construction. opening to the public
at the end of august, this temporary structure is made of materials from all sources: 
junked theatre sets, reclaimed timber from building sites, market pallets, old kitchen
units that the public brought along.





the project was initiated by theatre production company the red room as part of their 'oikos project'.
'oikos' is ancient greek for house and the root word of economy and ecology. embracing these
principles, they have embarked on constructing 'the jellyfsh theatre' which fuses together disciplines
of public-made art, architecture and performance. in doing so, it also explores how a new sustainable
society can flourish in a world altered by climate change.






detail
image © brian benson



detail
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interior
image © brian benson



interior
image © brian benson



buildup of 'jellyfish theatre'



buildup of 'jellyfish theatre'



buildup of 'jellyfish theatre'



waterbottle wall constructed around the lounge area



buildup of 'jellyfish theatre'



buildup of 'jellyfish theatre'
image © maja mysliborska



interior during buildup process



floor being laid



buildup of 'jellyfish theatre'



buildup of 'jellyfish theatre'



rendering



cross section



priliminary plan

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Design: UPCYCLING: Stunning Bowls Made From Plastic Water Bottles.

UPCYCLING: Stunning Bowls Made From Plastic Water Bottles.

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Artist Gülnur Özdağlar creates elegant and unusual looking bowls transformed from PET bottles. She calls this process "upcycling". Her aim is to substitute with labor and artistic value the characteristics that the material loses during transformation, thereby obtaining a product of higher value. The collection is named Tertium Non Data (translated from Latin means: the third is not given) and is an alchemic term which refers to the process of combining two disparate elements to create a new, third element.



In this case the new, third element is a collection of diaphanous, attractive tabletop bowls that resemble organic creatures like jellyfish and sea anemones.




The elegant perforated and ornate bowls are created from a regular PET* water bottles. What looks like a flower at the base of the bowls, is the indent from the base of the bottle. If the bottles have a bluish tine, the formed bowls do as well.



Gulnar delicately heats and forms the edges of the bowl to create undulating forms and embellishments like flowers and petals.



With various perforations, cut shapes and added petals, she has managed to create numerous variations, like the ones shown below.











The artist's tools:


The bowls can be used as pet bowls, storage containers, jewelry holders or just as lovely objet d'art. She also makes upcycled jewelry as well.

*PET is Polyethylene Terephthalate, which is a thermoplastic polymer. It can be re-formed by heating. After heating process, it becomes more stiff, rigid, durable and glassy. It becomes even stronger and crystallized when perforated.


above: artist Gülnur Özdağlar with her daughters.

Gülnur Özdağlar studied architecture at the Middle East Technical University and has been active as an architect since she graduated in 1986. She has participated in architectural design competitions, together with various groups, and many of her designs have been recognized with prizes.In addition to being active as an architect, she has also worked in the graphic design and photography fields, and many of these projects have been published in foreign countries in magazines and books. She has received prizes in international competitions of digital art.

•Her website
•Her blog
•Learn to make your own bowls from PET bottles with her "how to guide" on Instructables
•Buy her jewelry or bowls and more at her etsy store

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Fashion: Trashion: Recycled Fashion

Soda can Bra

Gisele's dress made of water for Dolce & Gabbana

lady gaga's cigarette glasses

woven video tape dress

cabbage and kale dress

dress made out of hair - recycled blond hair

american express gold card dress

money dress 

junk mail dress

beach glass dress

This 1950's dress made out of plastic grocery bags knit by Cathy Kasdan for her thesis project at Kent State University's Textile Department. Cathy says: "The dress is all hand knit from grocery bags that were the result of actual trips to the grocery store. As soon as I told people I could use their old bags for a project they brought them in by the bag full, I received thousands! The plastic grocery bag came about in the 1950's along with futuristic optimisim about America, so I made a "typical" 1950's ensemble complete with pillbox hat and purse, not pictured."

Gary Harvey is the creator of some of these incredible dresses

bottlecap necklace

evening gown made out of M&Ms

I doubt this one is wearable but it is so bitchen- broken delft saucers and plates

laundry bags reused as a dress

this dress is made from plastic grocery bags- I think it is kind of lame but I hate those bags even more, so any use is worth looking at.

pulltab tops and can bottoms

fatigue dress

denim dress

caprisun dress

newspaper dress

trash bag evening gowns

water bottle mohawk

bicycle tires

multicolored trash

tab can bra

Jamie Kuli McIntosh made this ball gown out of the blue plastic protective covering that comes on sheets of plexiglass. The corset underneath is made of 225 mustard packets.Wow! Read all about it on her blog, Twisted Textiles.

phone cord wig

phone book dress

newspaper dress

trash bag dress

this corset is made from old chinos - the kind with the pleated fronts

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