Trendspotting: Silverware isn't just for eating anymore
In what appears to be more than a penchant for recycling, I've been spotting silverware everywhere. Custom pendant lamps are fabricated with flatware in the all-night diner Kitchen 24 in Hollywood, upper left, and in an ice cream shop in Salzburg, Austria, lower right, where I was vacationing.
Accessories include a steel flatware wall clock from Seventh Avenue for $34.95, lower left, and a recycled flatware clock for $50 on mixtgoods.com. For a helping of drama in dining rooms and kitchens: enamelware decals by Custom Silhouettes, upper right, available for $32 to $40 on Etsy, plus a silverware design from Vinyl Wall Art too. (See more clever examples after the jump.)
Above: Green Stain Funky Forks modern coat rack, $17, from artists Jeremy and Jennifer Evensen on Etsy.
Above: "Here Comes Santa Clause" spoon wind chime, $27, from DinnerTime Chimes on Etsy.
-- Lisa Boone
Photo credits: Kitchen 24 and Salzburg pendants, Lisa Boone / Los Angeles Times; enamelware decals, Custom Silhouettes; silverware clock, Seventh Avenue; fork coat rack, JJEvensen Art; Santa Claus, DinnerTime Chimes; silverware linocut, PerlaAnne.
Cool stuff!
Posted by: countertop maker | 08/27/2009 at 10:31 AM
vintage utensils make the best art! possibilities are endless... check it out... http://www.zipidydodah.etsy.com
*yay*
Anna
Posted by: Anna Incs Lantsman | 08/27/2009 at 10:36 AM
What a great treat to be featured in your article! -www.vinylsilhouettes.com
Posted by: Heidi | 08/27/2009 at 12:29 PM
Yeah to the Etsy sellers!! You can find much reused and recycled merchandise
on Etsy.
Posted by: Barbara J | 08/28/2009 at 09:47 AM
Thanks for including one of our windchimes in this article!
Posted by: erin, maker of chimes | 09/03/2009 at 08:37 AM
Nice ideas !
Posted by: Dongedy | 10/05/2009 at 01:43 PM