We have transformed old sweaters still in good condition into covers for throw pillows before, with no one the wiser, proud of our thrifty DIY. But this bedspread made from old sweaters proudly boasts its humble origins...
The sweater bedspread was a single piece designed by Babeth Rambault for FR66 (who are also producing the design in a limited edition) and it costs an astonishing 1200 euros. And while Christian Lacroix has used it in an exhibition he has on until October 19 at the Cité de l'architecture et du patrimoine, it seems to be more a statement piece than anything an adult would want in their bedroom. But with winter coming and the economy in the tank, it's a DIY idea that might start catching on...
- Kristin Hohenadel blogging from Paris. She can be reached at kristin @ apartmenttherapy . com
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Comments (11)
mmhhh not working for me, my room will always look messy, a nice way to recycle though.
i agree with the first comment about reuse, but donating sweaters to goodwill or S.A. is also good reuse. the one pictured above is hideous!
Heh. This is what my bed looks like before I've folded and stowed the laundry. No thanks, I can make my own clutter!
Might work if the sweaters were more deconstructed, tho.
Very sad effort.
donation is a much better use of the sweaters and if they're in such poor shape that they're not wearable, then the thing shouldn't cost 1200 euros. not that it should regardless.
blanket looks to be about 22 or 23 sweaters' worth.. thinking of all the cold, homeless bodies those sweaters could keep a little warmer this winter....
1200 euros could cover the costs of putting 30 homeless folks in a room of their own in a motel for a night.
Useable clothing can go to the homeless shelters, thrift stores are too expensive these days for those who really need the help. If the sweaters are too damaged for anyone to wear, felting them, then cutting squares and sewing together would look much tidier. This just looks like a really bad case of static cling, the kind of artwork that when I was back in art school we called "art with a capital F" (just my humble opinion)
A friend of my bought up a bunch of sweaters from thrift shops and used them to upholster her miss match of dining room chairs.
Her dining table a is very long reclamed wood table that is so gorgous. Then she found an assortment of dining chairs from thrift stores, flea markets and each has a sweater seat with matching upholstered wing chairs at each end. It looks really fantastic and each chair has a name.
Hmm, I don't thinks it'd work for me either because, 1. if it's something like bedspread, it should be some material that can be washed/tumble dried easily (if it was lots of colourful towels, might work...? Maybe for a summer blanket as well?), 2. a bedspread is a big part of a bedroom. My bedroom would look like a sweater garden, 3. too much work and too wasteful. There are many better ways to get rid of old sweaters. But, I liked the idea of making cushion covers from old sweater.
It'd be cute for a kids room.
I like the idea of making sweaters into a bedspread, but that's really ugly.