There’s a wonderful exhibition at the Museum of Childhood at the moment. It’s called Make Do and Mend and according to their website:
“How can a broken shopping trolley be transformed into a stylish piece of furniture? Anti-waste wartime tips on cutting excessive consumption have an obvious resonance in today’s economic climate and the campaign to salvage, recycle, and reduce your carbon footprint is also impacting on design”.
Artists have worked with local school children to create some amazing pieces and the exhibition includes a chair made from a shopping trolley, chairs covered in magazines, vintage cups and saucers with added insects and flowers, chair seats made from fabric, a table made out of a washing machine drum, a much-mended patchwork quilt and lots more.
Here are two of my favourite exhibits, paintbrushes and re-fashioned tea cups (spot the bugs!).
