RePapered
RePapered is a collaborative interior and textile design exercise exploring consumption, waste, and material reuse. The project transforms discarded paper into a spatial and material narrative, combining handmade paper, printmaking, and interior representation to propose a low waste design approach rooted in collaboration and repair.
Client Chelsea College of Arts
Size 250 m²
Location Chelsea College of Arts, London
Year 2025
Subject Module 6
UAL Year 2
Programs used Rhinoceros, InDesign
RePapered began as an interdisciplinary exercise focused on waste generated in London. Our group worked with discarded mail and paper, treating waste as a starting material rather than a problem. Through hands on paper making and printing, the project tested how overlooked materials gain new value through process, care, and shared knowledge. The act of remaking paper became both a material experiment and a design statement.
The exercise relied on collaboration across disciplines. Textile design students introduced paper making and print techniques, while interior design input shaped spatial thinking and digital representation. Our contributed interior expertise through Rhino modeling and spatial visualization, translating fragile handmade paper into an architectural context. This exchange defined the project outcome and reflected real design practice where skills intersect.
The design concept centers on repair, renewal, and visibility of process. RePapered avoids polished finishes and instead highlights texture, imperfection, and layering. The material tells its own story through fibers, seams, and prints. Paper functions as surface, structure, and narrative element, challenging assumptions around permanence and value in interior materials.