tops (at objects for use)

Cardboard boxes at Objects for Use

i've collected cardboard boxes for many years now, nicely worn warm brown cardboard with bright graphic prints. mostly from dusty attic spaces via car boot sales. i made this piece some time ago now but i've never really found a suitable outlet for it until now. this piece is available now at Objects for Use at a very special price. The salvaged plywood hoarding framework houses a collection formed over two years of four 60s/70s cardboard Jaffa boxes on a steel frame.
find out more about Objects for Use on facebook Here and the website Here The shop is open Thurs-Fri 12-7pm Sat-Sun 11-6pm

business as usual...

momo is back! Objects for Use is open again!

Objects for Use : a few interior details and materials used / my products

one of my new furniture designs from my cardboard box collection

i've collected cardboard boxes for years; this framework of high density osb board (a recycled and sustainable product) houses my Heinz and Campbell's canned goods boxes. i have never found the same box twice. dating from the 1950s-70s they have been found in car boot sales and junk shops across the uk. people often use these boxes to store toys, valuables or christmas decorations before sticking them up in the attic and forgetting about them until years later during a clear-out or house clearance. on average i've found one of these boxes every few months so in theory it's taken upwards of 3 years to make this piece. each box is warm, worn, aged brown cardboard with a vibrant single colour graphic print. traces of their past lives are evident and their memories live on while this collection stands proudly on display. this piece is for sale now at Objects for Use.

in the front corner of the shop sits a victorian chemists shop display cabinet, refinished and lined with green chipboard. most designers and makers prefer to stay as far away from chipboard as they can, it's had a bad name for many years but i intend to celebrate this much under valued recycled, sustainable product.

 detail inside cabinet: momoko's amazing ceremonial candles from japan - better than the eames turned stools?

above and below: my very industrial heavy duty hanging rail, great for coats, pots, pans, chairs, people. made in bethnal green, it comes in a black steel finish or galvanised steel - i make them 3 hooks long to 60 foot long. now in stock 5ft lengths of ten hooks at Objects for Use.

 all of the materials used are simple and honest. green-finish chipboard on diy-chic metal wall shelving brackets. reclaimed wooden cladding used in the shop corner.

 the back wall is made of sections of 1920s office screen divider. i have been longing to use these panels for the last ten years when i discovered them in a salvage yard in east london. the owner of the salvage yard said they came from a factory office near bond street. they were salvaged over twenty years ago but no one had a use for them until now, although they did look completely different before i got hold of them. they now work as doors to my studio (more on that later)

 above: for sale in the shop - a new poster of my collection of 40 chairs, designed by Jackson Lam - buy it now in the shop!

 above - a seasonal gift to Momoko from Makin Jan Ma

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details of more use of chipboard in the shop counter with catering spec wheels to the base

Objects for Use - NOW OPEN

Now Open : Objects for Use

Thanks to everyone who came to the opening of Objects for Use

The store is now open Thurs-Fri 12.00-19.00 Sat-Sun 11.00-18.00

Leaving Japan as a teenager, bound for Britain, Momoko Mizutani has spent half her life between two cultures. Often improvising what she had previously taken for granted – especially household utensils and ingredients – she found these adaptations led to a sense of place.

Objects for Use is a shop which introduces both Japanese and European products. It features objects that have been made for a specific purpose in one culture but can be used in new ways: a Danish doughnut pan perfect for making Takoyaki (a Japanese savoury dish) or a sauerkraut pot pressed into use for making Kimchi pickles. Inspired by her grandmother, Momoko has sourced sustainable charcoal as a simple and effective way of filtering tapwater. Objects for Use links different cultures in practical, resourceful and imaginative ways.

The shop is in the heart of Shoreditch, finding a home in the furniture workshop of Rupert Blanchard, who often works with a variety of curious materials. Momoko and Rupert share an interest in craftsmanship, traditional technique and the discovery of beauty in the unexpected. Rupert will be selling a selection of his furniture along with a new collection for Objects for Use in the New Year.

15a Kingsland Road London E2 8AA
+44 (0) 750-687-6957 momoko@objectsforuse.com

coming soon to the workshop...

Objects for Use :
Opening this Friday - 15a Kingsland Road Shoreditch London E2 8AA

My friend Momoko approached me a few months ago with an idea to use a small section at the front of my workshop for a new shop space 'Objects for Use'. I am happy to announce that the shop will open on Friday, 25 November (18:00 ~ 21:00) and continue Thursdays-Sundays.
Please join me and Momoko to celebrate the launch of the shop this Friday evening.

I have designed and constructed the shop interior and will be selling one of my own furniture designs alongside Momoko's carefully curated collection in the new space before launching a collection exclusive to Objects for Use in the new year.