Corn Flake Packet Chair!

I made this chair from a cornflake packet, a shoulder pad (for the seat) and two of my husband's Bic razors! (much to his annoyance)

Some years ago I went back to college to study upholstery and my tutor asked me to present my design project in an 'interesting' way. I love a creative challenge and tackle them with military style determination. So, armed with a cornflakes packet a pair of scissors and a reel of Sellotape I was off.....one hour later I had the completed chair structure, but the beautifully carved and curved chair legs at the front of the model presented a real challenge. Whilst lying in the bath pondering over my options I caught sight of my husband's Bic razor and genius struck! I snapped the razor head off, moulded air drying clay around the handle and then painted it with brown acrylic paint. It looked perfect. Next challenge was the soft padded and upholstered seat, and again it occurred to me that the ideal shape would be a large 'Crystal Carrington' style shoulder pad covered in attractive fabric, trimmed with real upholstery gimp. Finally the design brief was all neatly written out on card, complete with illustrations and concealed neatly under the seat pad.

"Operation Chair. Mission complete. Over and out"