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Industrial Designer Christopher Stuart Turns Plasti Dip And Cable Ties Into Creative DIY Projects (fastcompany)
Industrial designer Christopher Stuart on his essential DIY tools.
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**”The economy made** everyone rethink how they consume,” says designer
Christopher Stuart. He knows firsthand–after losing his job as a prototype
maker turned industrial designer in 2009, he returned to his hometown of
Noblesville, Indiana, and got to work crafting industrial-modern furniture
pieces from unassuming materials, such as an armoire from spare flooring and
aluminum trim. His work reenergized the design firm Luur Studio, which he
originally launched in 2007, and inspired his latest project, how-to book DIY
Furniture: A Step-by-Step Guide. “I had to consider how I could open doors for
myself,” he says. “Couple that thinking with a hardware store, which is
accessible to everyone, and you end up with a creativity that’s for the
people.”
**Grandfather’s Pipe** Stuart’s grandfather worked at and later owned a pipe
company, and Stuart now keeps this handmade briar-root artifact as both a
childhood memento and piece of inspiration. “It’s a reminder to continue
making things with your hands.”
**Plasti Dip rubber coating **”As a DIY-er, you look at every single spray
paint on the shelf,” Stuart says. “And one day, …
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