‘whittle no. 3’

british designer karen ryan‘s ‘whittle no. 3’ takes an unvalued object and up-cycles it. a continuation of her whittle chair series, ryan’s ‘whittle no. 3’ embodies the notion of DIY up-cycling by using nothing more than a discarded chair, a penknife and her time.

karen ryan: whittle no. 3

karen ryan: whittle no. 3

karen ryan: whittle no. 3

karen ryan: whittle no. 3 3/4 view

karen ryan: whittle no. 3 detail

karen ryan: whittle no. 3 front view

karen ryan: whittle no. 3 back view

karen ryan: whittle no. 3 fate chose the chair she up-cycled, found during her daily rounds to local second hand shops and scouring the streets