Sustaining Beauty

Whether it is a wearable accessory or a fine art piece for home, sustainability has an important role in our daily lives. That's why The Freckled Lounge promotes mixed media, craft and design pieces that incorporate recycled or reclaimed elements. Good aesthetics must still prevail though. The Australian sensibility for the natural environment is strongly reflected in the appearance of so much reclaimed and recycled material in contemporary artwork, crafted and design products. An eye to the future through preservation and re-use is evident. Then again, historically this has also been the way for many artists, artisans, craft workers and designers who have explored the potential of the everyday and discarded materials. Creative people have a knack of making the everyday into something special - whether that is an idea, a raw material or a discard.