David Stovell Design www.stovelldesign.co.uk David Stovell 2008 © How to make a Sunday Papers Stool....... A range of experimental products made from tight rolled newspaper. It explores their compressed life cycle and was inspired by the bundles of newspapers left outside shops on a Saturday night, (when they are delivered for sale on Sunday) which have a cultural and economic value, and that the same product has a different set of values by Monday morning (when they are ready to be returned to the wholesaler), in that the news is old news and their value is for pulp. I wondered that if by simply repackaging, the material life cycle could be extended and a new product produced. At the end of the seats life it can still be pulped. I have made this PDF of how to make a Sunday papers Stool available in the spirit of openness and trying to encourage people to look at the materials around them. Only use these notes if you are competent and that suitable supervision is given at all times when required. I can accept no liability if anyone hurts or injures them selves or others from following these notes. I think it is fair to say that common sense and safety should rule the day. Use any paper or magazine you can get hold of. Consider if the ink will come off and be a problem, be careful of paper cuts if using magazines and watch out for staples. you will also need some long screws and scotch tape Bradawl, electric screw driver, two lugage straps, strapping or old belts, or string, or old school ties or gaffer tape or shoe laces or.............? Sunday Papers? examples materials tools The legal stuff
Making a sunday papers stool
Mar 08, 2016
These are the instructions for how to make a Sunday Papers stool from tightly rolled newspaper. If you do make one I would love to see the results, just email a pic to [email protected]
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David Stovell Design www.stovelldesign.co.uk David Stovell 2008©
How to make a Sunday Papers Stool.......
A range of experimental products made from tight rolled newspaper.It explores their compressed life cycle and was inspired by thebundles of newspapers left outside shops on a Saturday night, (whenthey are delivered for sale on Sunday) which have a cultural andeconomic value, and that the same product has a different set ofvalues by Monday morning (when they are ready to be returned tothe wholesaler), in that the news is old news and their value is forpulp. I wondered that if by simply repackaging, the material lifecycle could be extended and a new product produced.At the end of the seats life it can still be pulped.
I have made this PDF of how to make a Sundaypapers Stool available in the spirit of openness andtrying to encourage people to look at the materialsaround them. Only use these notes if you arecompetent and that suitable supervision is given atall times when required. I can accept no liabilityif anyone hurts or injures them selves or othersfrom following these notes. I think it is fair to saythat common sense and safety should rule the day.
Use any paper or magazine you can gethold of. Consider if the ink will come offand be a problem, be careful of papercuts if using magazines and watch outfor staples. you will also need some longscrews and scotch tape
Bradawl, electric screw driver, twolugage straps, strapping or old belts,or string, or old school ties or gaffertape or shoe laces or.............?
Sunday Papers?
examples
materials
tools
The legal stuff
If you do not haveaccess to strappingtry an alternativelike old belts or useyour imagination.
David Stovell Design www.stovelldesign.co.uk David Stovell 2008©
How to make a Sunday Papers Stool.......
Tightly roll eachpaper/magazine andsecure with a small stripof biodegradable scotchtape.
Each layer is bound withstrapping. Every layercontains six papers morethan the previous layer
The final layer isadded but noscrews are used
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Screws that gothrough at leasttwo rolled papersare added withevery layer atstrategic points tostop shear
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If you do make anything based onthese instructions please send an imageto: [email protected] as Iwould love to see how you get on.
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