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German designer Enna is inspired by the images of nature in the everyday. The hand-painted "wallpaper" office (above) is a great inspiration for those of us daring to experiment - I think design^sprout kids would really love to tackle a project like this! Her hand-stitched pillows would add the lovely element of craft to a modern couch or bed - plus they are Oh-so-affordable! Check out all her goodies on Etsy.
My lovely friend Nicole send me a link to artist Ryan Frank's web site and what a design^sprout find! His Inkuku chair is made entirely from old (hazard to the planet!) plastic shopping bags. The inspiration: a South African chicken ornament! I love when traditional local craft inspires the minds of our modern artists to be more green and utilize resources that would otherwise end up in a landfill. And if you can't afford the genius of Ryan Frank (I can't!) the chicken is pretty reasonable.
He also produces these cabinets which I think are pretty ingenious - leaving recycled white boards on the street of London for days, he then takes them, for better or worse, and creatively turns them into these funky cabinets.
