Ideas
From glass to candleholder
VISI’s Deputy Editor can’t bring herself to discard any of the glasses she collects on her travels. Instead, she transforms them into candleholders. Find out how to make your own.
Polystyrene light
Buy South African wine by the box to obtain sturdy polystyrene packaging units. Save the box for our Bright Idea and turn one of the units into a bedside lamp.
Beyond packaging
Think twice before throwing away packaging because VISI is zooming in on brand-new ways to reuse it. We start by transforming a white plastic chair, bought for only R70, into a designer item.
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A good use for bleach bottles
Do away with plastic-cutlery clutter in kitchen drawers with these simple organisers made with empty bleach bottles.
Cardboard carpet
If you have moved and feel overwhelmed by piles of empty cardboard boxes and your overdraft, don’t pine after the designer carpet you can’t afford. Make one instead.
Bubble wrap a bad view
If you want to block out an unattractive view but still allow light through a non-opening window, this is a quick solution inspired by Patricia Urquiola’s Caboche Light for Foscarini.
Life after missing puzzle pieces
Don’t discard a puzzle with missing pieces. Rather use it as a colourful trim to cheer-up dull picture frames, or even to give scatter cushions a funky edge.
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