message in a box by wendy plomp
Posted By Danielle On February 18, 2008 @ 3:26 pm In dutch design, flooring | 4 Comments
The work of Dutch designer Wendy Plomp has been featured in Dutch magazines but recently I also saw her cardboard carpets ‘message in a box’ in ELLE Decoration UK. Cardboard is probably the cheapest industrial packaging material available on the market. Any image that is printed onto this typically throwaway material can turn into a streetwise design object; something that can have a glorious second life if left to the street where it can be spontaneously employed in new applications.
The carpets, available in various patterns, where recently used to decorate an Arabic themed dinner hosted by a restaurant in Rotterdam, The Netherlands (images above). You can visit Wendy’s website if you are interested in her work.
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4 Comments To "message in a box by wendy plomp"
#1 Comment By elvis robertson On February 18, 2008 @ 9:39 pm
So fantastic. Why doesn’t the whole world make more out of cardboard?
#2 Comment By Nina On February 18, 2008 @ 11:22 pm
This is really a great idea! And it’s so pretty, even though it’s such an ordinary material.
#3 Comment By melissa@yummygoods On February 20, 2008 @ 2:05 am
oh dear. i don’t know why my comment ended up on the other post. if you can move it, i would appreciate it!
#4 Comment By frances On February 20, 2008 @ 7:37 am
i absolutely love this idea! so so beautiful.
thank-you!