Introduction - Initial Ideas

As the recession continues and global warming is a huge threat, we are taking the opportunity to use this as our initial idea, or starting point. Using the theme of “The Earth” and “Recycling”, our aim is to create a fun and new approach to dealing with our fears about the future of our world. Bringing everyone in the community together to enjoy nature and let them discover what the world has to offer.
Gemma :-)

Thursday, 17 February 2011

Re-cycling and Furniture


After speaking with Louise and Jenny from Preston City Council today I really liked the ideas they helped us with in relation to taking old, unwanted items that would normally be thrown away and "up-cycling" them into pieces of art and furnature, and really telling the story and showing the journey of how they came to be in our pop-up store.



This made me instantly think of The Eden Project in south Cornwall, which is very local to me at home and I have been there several times and their concept is very similar to ReGenerations.  The Eden Project in Cornwall was built in a disused claymine, transforming it into a rich, global garden wherepeople can learn about nature and get inspiration aboutthe world around them.



Eden is an educational charity and social enterprise and much of our energy goes into:
  • running transformational social and environmental projects on our doorstep and around the world
  • creating unforgettable learning experiences for students
  • putting on fantastic arts, theatre and music events
  • creating stunning gardens as well as doing valuable research into plants and conservation
  • making sure we run our operations in the greenest possible way




The Eden Project, Located in Cornwall.



The WEEE man, designed by Paul Bonomini, is a huge robotic figure made of scrap electrical and electronic equipment. It weighs 3.3 tonnes and stands seven meters tall – representing the average amount of e-products every single one of us throws away over a lifetime.

His creator, contemporary artist Paul Bonomini says: “I designed him to look like he’s dragging himself out of landfill,coming back from the dead. He’s there to remind us of this monster that we’re creating when we dump these goodsrather than recycle them.”

"WEEE man"


They also but a quirky spin on the classic mirrored disco ball with this regenerated, alternative "mirror ball" below, by using un wanted househoud bathroom mirrors etc attached to a giant mesh ball found at a landfill site. Again, generating recycle awareness to the public and proving that not everything that is thrown away has to necessarily be "ugly rubbish"


Recycled Mirror ball adds a quirky, eco friendly twist to the classic disco ball.



Chloé Grayling

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