One of my favoite aspects of our trip to New York City for the
Nate Berkus Show Tuesday was the fascinating decor at
The Collective, site of the after-party for design bloggers hosted by
The Nest.
All of the decor at The Collective was crafted from 'found objects' by local artists, and the results are spectacular. I loved the lighting fixtures in particular - check out these pieces created from plastic cups and straws, styrofoam, plastic hangers, empty prescription pill bottles, laundry scoops, and a parking meter.
My favorite piece of furniture? This chair crafted from a 'walk/don't walk' sign that still lights up:
Chairs crafted from other traffic signs:
Notice the lego pieces filling the brick wall in the background? A concept I blogged about
here:
Loving the blue jean sofa:
Oh, and is that what you do with an ironing board? I wouldn't know (clearly, if you saw my shirt this morning).
A bit hard to tell from the photo, but this couch and accompanying chairs are crafted from a pedestal bath tub, a wacky and fun (but probably uncomfortable) concept I previously blogged about
here:
Support columns are spiced up using a variety of jewels in the first photo, and red plastic straws in the second:
I don't usually think of license plates as particularly pliable, but check out the birds they've become at one corner of the bar:
And lastly, a fun molding vingette:
Photos of our bar car design challenge entry will be on
The Nest's website tomorrow. Take a peek and vote for
Living Livelier's entry!
Cheers,
Deb
