One of our customers, David, recently completed a sink installation in his bike shop. Primarily for wheel washing, he now has a space to clean parts that’s not his bathtub.
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Seattle-based artist John L’esperance recently created a series of mixed-media sculptures assembled from reclaimed Foundry Patterns. L’esperance describes himself as “an artist in the Outsider tradition, unschooled and self-trained, utilizing found objects and reclaimed materials to construct multi-dimensional, mixed media art pieces that offer a fresh new vernacular.
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The results from our annual Art + Design Competition are in! Did your favorite piece win?
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Second Use Building Materials challenges you (yes you- this competiton is for participants of all ages and abilities) to flaunt your repurposing skills in our annual Art + Design Competition.
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You found the inspiration piece among the myriad of shapes and sizes and colors, you’re excited about it, but now what? The foundry patterns at Second Use have a vintage appeal you won’t find elsewhere and turning them into functional pieces of art takes vision, patience and a little know how.
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Second Use Customer Carma Gael created this striking coat rack and shelf from a foundry pattern they purchased at the Second Use store. Although they were originally looking for a worn piece of wood to give the coat rack an industrial feel, they “knew they were on to something” when they stumbled across the wealth of foundry patterns at the store.
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If you have checked out the Second Use store in the last few months, you have probably noticed the large collection of antique Foundry Patterns displayed at the front of the store. Check out the multitude of ways the Second Use staff has repurposed them!
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