Owen and I are very excited about our second collaboration of the year, for the marvelous Designersblock.

We are working with Emmaus Brighton, who are a fantastic organisation that offer work and community for people who have become socially excluded or homeless. A large part of their work involves recycling furniture and they have supplied us with a lamp, a chair and a chest of drawers, as well as other materials. Externally they simply appear to be knackered pieces of furniture, that would be likely to end up on landfill. But, anyone who is willing to explore, will find that Owen and I have internally up-cycled the chest; with secret compartments, intricate illustrations and woodcarvings, unexpected drawer mechanisms and even a drawer which transforms into a table.

More photos on Flickr and more news on this project coming soon…