Upcycling

NYTimes:
One of the latest ideas on the design front is “upcycling,” taking something unwanted and turning it into something desirable. In one example, Christine Misiak, a British designer, is coating secondhand tea services with enamels in startling shades like kelly green and black. The Tea Set Noir, above, is about $230; other colors are available. Ms. Misiak, a recent graduate of Northumbria University in England, where she is now a designer in residence, also applies antique handles and spouts to new metal vessels to create her Old/New and New /Old tea services. Information: 011-44-7878-911-930 or www.christinemisiak.co.uk.