donna walker

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  • About donna walker

    An interdisciplinary re-designer who works predominantly with furniture & spaces. My aim is not to design new products, or encourage consumers to replace older, or less fashionable products, but to work with the history & value of existing unloved, damaged & discarded objects, increasing the longevity of our possessions, instead of condemning re-useable resources to landfill.
    www.donnawalker.org

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    • The Commodious Chair

      The Commodious Chair

      Created 30th May

      No longer a toilet, the Commodious chair has a useful drawer underneath the seat for accessible, convenient storage. Found Commode, reclaimed skirting boards, cut offs of Giraffe fabric from local upholsterer, and paint. Copyright Donna Walker, 2007. MORE

    • Ironing Board Chair

      Ironing Board Chair

      Created 30th May

      materials: found ironing board, cut offs of leather from local upholster, and reclaimed MDF. Copyright Donna Walker 2007 MORE

    • Dress It Up-Finished Pieces

      Dress It Up-Finished Pieces

      Created 30th May

      These are the result of a live workshop which aimed to show people how effectively they can transform broken old furniture, encouraging longevity, and challenging the mass-produced. Using discarded furniture found on the streets of Leeds and donated second hand clothing, we symbolically bandage the wounds with old clothes prepared ... MORE

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