Artist/Maker Unknown
Date Production/Creation
Around 2000
Entry in the museum collection
2019
Place of origin
Liège, Belgium, Europe
Current location
Museum of Walloon Life - Province of Liège, Belgium
Material
Moulded and silver-plated metal
Dimension
4.7 × 7 × 7 cm.
Inventory Number 5057447
Keyword Fashion Art Upcycling
Copyright Province of Liège – Museum of Walloon Life
Status In storage
Image Credit Province of Liège – Museum of Walloon Life
From forks to finery, just a little imagination can give unloved objects a new lease of life.
What is this object about, who are the people behind it?
Bracelet made from an old fork as part of the trend for upcycling.
What places is this object related to, how European/transnational is it?
Upcycling as a craft has risen rapidly in popularity in Europe in the past few years: rather than just re-using an object, it is transformed into a lovely item with a new purpose.
Why and how did this object arrive in the museum’s collection?
Unknown.
What is the relation of this object to waste?
Almost anything is possible when it comes to re-using an object. Far from being an outmoded practice, upcycling is constantly being reinvented through the imagination and talents of numerous artists. Modern upcycling takes old everyday objects – destined for the waste bin – and transforms them to produce unique and trendy objects like this bracelet made from an old fork.
