Flowerdrops
Basic information
Project Title
Flowerdrops
Full project title
Sustainable communal workshop + auction for good
Category
Shaping a circular industrial ecosystem and supporting life-cycle thinking
Project Description
A communal art project inviting people to join workshop in making a "flower". Ready flower is attached on ready frame. Each flower matters, as fully flowered lampshade is auctioned to local charity.
Material used making flowers is recycled: recycled plastic bottles + canisters, collected at schools, restaurants. One may bring their own "rubbish". Recycled material is washed before use. We have instructions to make a quick flower in just 2 min. Or one may spend hours at workshop creating.
Material used making flowers is recycled: recycled plastic bottles + canisters, collected at schools, restaurants. One may bring their own "rubbish". Recycled material is washed before use. We have instructions to make a quick flower in just 2 min. Or one may spend hours at workshop creating.
Geographical Scope
Cross-border/international
Project Region
CROSS-BORDER/INTERNATIONAL: Finland
Urban or rural issues
It addresses urban-rural linkages
Physical or other transformations
It refers to other types of transformations (soft investment)
EU Programme or fund
No
Description of the project
Summary
Creating communal artwork lampshade(s) together with people at workshops arranged around Europe. Collabs with artists, designers, art museums and galleries around Europe.
Material is recycled plastic bottles, canisters. "Other people's rubbish" is collected locally.
How to: We organize all the things ready so that one may just come and join the workshop and enjoy. One may follow our easy instruction or create an own "freestyle" flower.
So far we have had the workshops in Finland. We have artist and designer partners in France ( Giada Ganassin), Spain ( Ricardo Cavolo), Belgium ( Paul Kienhuis, an agent with a great network). With these people we may create workshops around Europe.
Flowerdrops workshop: Anyone may join workshop for free and make a "flower" from recycled plastic. We provide a ready made steel frame, and flower is attached to this frame. Fully flowerized stunning unique lampshade is ready to serve as a EU standard lampshade on floor or ceiling.. We have arranged workshops on the street or at museums.
Ready lampshade is auctioned to Charity. Auction is help by a local partner agreed. In Finland we have auctioned 2 lampshades: one to support Youngsters hobbies and studying, and other Youngsters Brain damage organization. The auctions were held in collaboration with other partners from en evening gala to an auction held together with a local rock concert. We have gathered total of 10000euros for the charity for different partners in auctioning the lampshade made together with people. So good is spread and everyone may join.
Final creation is made together, for good. It is a unique piece of art.
Material is recycled plastic bottles, canisters. "Other people's rubbish" is collected locally.
How to: We organize all the things ready so that one may just come and join the workshop and enjoy. One may follow our easy instruction or create an own "freestyle" flower.
So far we have had the workshops in Finland. We have artist and designer partners in France ( Giada Ganassin), Spain ( Ricardo Cavolo), Belgium ( Paul Kienhuis, an agent with a great network). With these people we may create workshops around Europe.
Flowerdrops workshop: Anyone may join workshop for free and make a "flower" from recycled plastic. We provide a ready made steel frame, and flower is attached to this frame. Fully flowerized stunning unique lampshade is ready to serve as a EU standard lampshade on floor or ceiling.. We have arranged workshops on the street or at museums.
Ready lampshade is auctioned to Charity. Auction is help by a local partner agreed. In Finland we have auctioned 2 lampshades: one to support Youngsters hobbies and studying, and other Youngsters Brain damage organization. The auctions were held in collaboration with other partners from en evening gala to an auction held together with a local rock concert. We have gathered total of 10000euros for the charity for different partners in auctioning the lampshade made together with people. So good is spread and everyone may join.
Final creation is made together, for good. It is a unique piece of art.
Key objectives for sustainability
This project is about sustainability itself. We name the project " Other People's Rubbish" and lift the rubbish in a totally new era. From a ready made lampshade one cannot realizer at first it is made of "rubbish", as it is just such a beautiful unique stunning lampshade. But there is a sustainable story behind. A story which gathers people together, gives a meaning of helping others with making just one simple flower. It is about a shared good.
Key objectives for aesthetics and quality
Each single flower is a beautiful creation itself, even one may join workshop for just 2 minutes making a simple flower. Or staying for hours.
A ready final lampshade is a stunningly beautiful art piece and design lampshade creating the most beautiful aesthetic experience mixing the beautiful object with a beautiful story.
A ready final lampshade is a stunningly beautiful art piece and design lampshade creating the most beautiful aesthetic experience mixing the beautiful object with a beautiful story.
Key objectives for inclusion
Workshops are open and free and everyone is welcomed. Our work is to organize things so that people may just easily come and join. We just share a story, give people a possibility to join and spend their time for good. Whole workshop' side is to support the thinking of recycle, eco consciousness, minding the people and our environment.
Results in relation to category
Many happy people who attended our workshop, enjoyed making their own flower and enjoyed to hear finally where the map shade was auctioned for good. They supported our idea and were empowered with the feeling of being part of making something which is helps others in difficult situations, does good to others.
Also auctions were a great way to bring the story of responsibility visible. A sunning colorful lampshade was noticed by all and it created discussion. The "crown" for the story was it was made in collaboration with people and using recycled material " Other People's Rubbish". Lampshades are in use. One is at an architect office in Helsinki, for example and serves their negotiation room.
Also auctions were a great way to bring the story of responsibility visible. A sunning colorful lampshade was noticed by all and it created discussion. The "crown" for the story was it was made in collaboration with people and using recycled material " Other People's Rubbish". Lampshades are in use. One is at an architect office in Helsinki, for example and serves their negotiation room.
How Citizens benefit
Collaboration is local and lampshade flowered together with local people. We are here to hear abut our collaboration cities, museums and gallery's ideas too and create on own civil society in making something small and turning it to something bigger in making good.
We have managed to collaborate with our partners in Finland and spread the invitations by media, press, schools and museum networks.
We have managed to collaborate with our partners in Finland and spread the invitations by media, press, schools and museum networks.
Physical or other transformations
It refers to other types of transformations (soft investment)
Innovative character
This is a continuous project which may happen anywhere in Europe and always has got a deeper meaning with sustainability and environmental issues, in minding the people and our planet. Workshops are fun to join but also make people think. That's the value in art and design in this project.
Disciplines/knowledge reflected
This project is about minding the people and our planet. Reminding of our responsibility as a human being for both others and our shared environment. When we cut a shampoo bottle we give a mould to cut it the way that no rubbish is left from using the rubbish as a material. This is all valued and has got a deeper meaning with caring for our environment and thinking of the materials and rubbish. We recycle with no rubbish left.
Methodology used
Art and design practicers only in making world a bit better place.
How stakeholders are engaged
Locally people were invited and they came.
Regionally press was interested, art museums, galleries and art foundations were supporting our project.
Nationally we arranged auctions where finally ready lampshades were auctioned to Charity, for example with Helsinki Design week.
European. The is just to come.
Regionally press was interested, art museums, galleries and art foundations were supporting our project.
Nationally we arranged auctions where finally ready lampshades were auctioned to Charity, for example with Helsinki Design week.
European. The is just to come.
Global challenges
Sustainable development and Climate change: Eco consciousness through the special material used for the lampshades.
Minding the environment by using "Other people's rubbish" to create something meaningfully beautiful, together.
Democratization: everyone is welcomed to join.
Heath issues and rich -poor gap: auction supporting publically important issues on population, different resources, minding people.
Minding the environment by using "Other people's rubbish" to create something meaningfully beautiful, together.
Democratization: everyone is welcomed to join.
Heath issues and rich -poor gap: auction supporting publically important issues on population, different resources, minding people.
Learning transferred to other parties
Actually everything. The package is adjustable and repeatable. People everywhere want to take care of others and our environment.
Keywords
Sustainability: Recycled materials only and always local
Local production: in collaboration made lampshade brings people and the good together: "Regaining the sense of belonging#
Spread love: Ready lampshade is auctioned and agreed with the locals were the auctioned charity is given. We prioritize the people and locality.
Eco consciousness
Life cycle, recycle, re-think.
