REDESIGN REUSE RECREATE
My name is Rick Rubens. When I started creating unusual furniture from recycled materials I never dreamt it would lead to a full time career; least of all that I’d become an artist. Although I had to be persuaded that my work is art. Despite being creative all my life, having never studied in a creative field I could never come to terms with saying “I’m an artist”. I still find it difficult.
All my pieces are unique. They’re one-offs using predominately reclaimed materials, leather to steel and most important of all, wood. When referring to reclaimed materials, this will often mean an existing piece of furniture (which I call the ‘canvas’) from yesteryear, but not always. Some creations are a combination of several separate pieces of furniture, whilst other works are made from materials that have never been furniture before.
