Recycled Into Art: “Ms. Sommerhoff is one of those artists who regard trash not as an eye sore but as a golden opportunity. One can see through the bright paint of her wall reliefs and recognize the plastic foam packing material, which forms the matrix for sculpture” writes the NY Times about Herrat.

About her ArtWorks she says: “The materials used in my art work come out of trash bins, from roadsides and the local dump. They were used in schools (milk cartons), businesses (styrofoam and cardboard) – for packing and storage, as well as in our homes. The materials are symbolic of our time, and I am utilizing it while it is still around and before something different will take their place in the future”.

We ca only add: amazing style, great talent.
Enjoy Ms. Sommerhoff’s website

As explained in her website “[re]design is a social enterprise that propagates sustainable actions through design”. She seeks out products and projects that are friendly to people and planet. [re]design is partner with a wide range of organisations to pioneer sustainable innovation, promoting their ideas and acitvities,

[re]design has just token place at 100% Design in Earl’s Court with an imaginative exhibition called “Doing it for the kids”. As you can just imagine, it was a show of a lot of fantastic products about sustainable play design. The project explored play types, the importance of play in child development, how toys help mould our kids’ values and how they impact on the environment. All the play resources shown in this surprising exhibition can inspire designers, educators and parents to be more critical and creative.

Almost fifty designers have given their interpretation about what it is re-design philosophy in childhood world, in a great stand made in paperboard, that looked like an enormous box of toys just opened on the floor. In “Doing it for the kids” album in Flickr you can see a few of images.

Now “Doing it for the kids” will move to other cities, with a tour that we hope long and successful. From 16 to 25 October it will be in Newcastle, from 19 to 21 November in Birmingham.