Aren't these cardboard clocks the best? Wowser. As promised, here are more photos from the West Elm opening: Check out these inspiring recycled pieces for the opening's auction, all created by David Stark Design. I had fun talking to David about his collection of recycled items for the auction. David's been known to whip up events using recycled and reusable materials. I love the thought behind it. There are a lot of packaging materials that go into moving into a 24,000 square-foot store space!
David thought to recycle these packaging materials, put them to use, and turn them into eye-catching pieces you'd want in your home. His design team shredded about 900 catalogs to make the shredded paper topiaries, chair + ottoman. The cardboard cactus was super impressive in person — that piece required a ton of work from 3-D illustration to laser cutting. David paid homage to Dali with a fun cardboard pipe. Love!
I definitely fell for all the cardboard clocks. You can turn anything into a clock, as evidenced here. David's team turned a roll of packing tape, West Elm shopping bags, and shipping boxes into super clocks. My favorites are the two cardboard clocks above. With bids for the clocks starting at $100, I had to pass. But I'd like to take a crack at making the box clock above.
These cardboard vases look so cool — there are test tubes inside, so they function as real vases.
Tomorrow I'm going to share an idea for an easy project to re-purpose your moving boxes (laser cutting and Illustrator not required!). Check back in to see a fun use for all that cardboard.
