Yesterday I was at the luxury design and furniture fair H.O.M.E.D.E.P.O.T. at the Semperdepot. The building was constructed from 1874 to 1877 according to the plans of Gottfried Semper and Karl von Hasenauer and originally served as a depot for the stage sets of the Austrian Federal Theatres. Today one part of the building houses studios of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, the other part can be rented for events.
Upcycling means that by-products, waste materials, useless and/or unwanted products are transformed into new materials or products of better quality or for better environmental value. Did you ever think that the steps of an escalator could be used as a couch and a table?
On Saturday I attended the H.O.M.E.D.E.P.O.T furniture fair at the Semperdepot - mostly to take pictures of the building that normally is closed to the public. The Semperdepot was constructed from 1874 to 1877 according to the plans of Gottfried Semper and Karl von Hasenauer and for a long time served as a depot for the stage sets of the Austrian Federal Theatres. In 1996 it was restored and can now be rented for events.
