Ocean screen, Eleanor Pickin

1. Decorative Reuse

The theme of this year’s event was Material Evolution, an idea that embraced not just the new, but the reused and reinvented as well, and there were plenty of examples of reworked waste materials across the show.

But while we’ve become used to the idea of plastic bottles made into countertops and construction waste being turned into bricks, what felt so inspiring were the numerous examples of waste materials being reinvented in intricate and beautiful ways.

The most striking piece was by “Emerging Talent” Eleanor Pickin, who uses industry offcuts and discarded veneers to craft exquisite marquetry. Her Ocean Screen (pictured) depicts an undersea world and, in addition to looking beautiful, serves to remind us of the need to take care of fragile ecosystems.

It’s full of detail (note the emerging octopus, bottom right), has a night scene on the back, and can be commissioned in sections, depending on the size of screen required.

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