AWARD YEAR
2021
CATEGORY
Home
GOALS
Responsible Consumption & Production
KEYWORDS
waste, DYI
COUNTRY
United Kingdom
DESIGNED BY
OFFCUT
WEBSITE
https://distributeddesign.eu/?post_type=af_entry&p=4465
OFFCUT
Empowering everyone in upcycling while reusing waste wood
OFFCUT is a system using waste wood from local makers to teach people skills to build their own DIY furniture. The materials are cut down by local makers and hand-delivered. This DIY system allows people to appreciate materials seen as waste and to make furniture that has an emotional value to the individual through the act of making. Each piece of furniture is made using one shape with varying lengths, that can be easily cut from awkward offcuts of wood. The aim is to develop people's confidence in making and to enhance their skills and the likelihood of them continuing to participate in DIY. OFFCUT comes in between bespoke and mass-manufactured furniture to develop a new alternative