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We have more fabric remnants than we know what to do with, but customers Mary and Jamie sure know how to use them. They bought these old french chairs from us that used to look like this… But with some … Continue reading
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I am always amazed every time I come into work at The Resource Exchange. It’s like Christmas walking through and seeing what’s new! Not only is this place visually pleasing with all the fabulous materials, it’s making a huge difference … Continue reading
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Local artist Kathryn Sclavi came into the shop this week to pick up some fabric for her free pop up coffee shop. The coffee shop will be popping up in a vacant lot in Philadelphia this summer. Rather than allow … Continue reading
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Meet our friends from Terracycle! Or, rather, what they do. From their website: “TerraCycle’s purpose is to eliminate the idea of waste. We do this by creating national recycling systems for previously non-recyclable or hard-to-recycle waste. Anyone can sign up … Continue reading
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Welcome to the studio of artist Joshua Mosley. He teaches art and animation at the University of Pennsylvania. In his animation studio, he needed some black-out fabric for a very large 30′ x 10′ window. The Resource Exchange’s duvetyne — … Continue reading
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Occasionally, we receive a donation that [for whatever reason] we can’t sell. We’ve been holding a collection of coyote and rabbit fur for a few years. We sold some of it, but we discovered that the market for real fur … Continue reading
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First up on our list of must-haves for the Kensington Kinetic Sculpture Derby: cardboard tubes. These babies came from Arden Theatre Company. We think they’d make a great addition to your derby steed because they are visually striking, lightweight, and … Continue reading
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Andrew McManus, Anthony Ranalli + Jeremy Deck of Cambridge Street Studios “Cambridge Street Studios is Philadelphia’s premier academic atelier. We study academic drawing, painting and sculpture. Our goal is to represent nature in an accurate, unembellished manner, without any type … Continue reading
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So — turns out every spring, Kensington is the epicenter of kinetic sculpture design, building, and racing. It’s called the Kensington Kinetic Sculpture Derby. Calling all artists, builders, cyclers, scientists, families, friends, anybodies, everybodies – Look at this. What do … Continue reading
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A step-by-step look at reuse from Dennis Lowrey! Step 1: Reclaim a tabletop. Is that a $5 sticker I see on the bottom corner? Step 2: Find some legs. Step 3: Assemble. Step 4: Add mini tables on top of … Continue reading
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We received a donation last month from the design and consulting firm Nelson. NELCO Architecture Inc. is the firm’s Philadelphia branch. They were doing an office clean-out and had a lot of fabric, stone, carpet, and glass samples for discontinued products that … Continue reading
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Old forks and spoons lend themselves to creative reuse. We love this example of fork art, which was given to our Executive Director when she lived in San Francisco. The artist reshaped these two forks by hand to create a … Continue reading