From the bookshelf of Chafic Abi Abdallah

Books

Posted: Nov 09 2011

From the bookshelf of Chafic Abi Abdallah

He creates vases, glasses and candle stick holders out of old wine and beer bottles. This recycling pioneer shares with us a few of the books important to him.

Seeing
Jose Saramago
‘The politician’s ultimate nightmare…’ This novel is about civil society and politics, and a scenario where order is deconstructed by ‘voting white’. It’s about time that our politicians lived a nightmare and the potential of the white vote is understood.

The Little Prince
Antoine De Saint-Exupery
‘All grown ups started off as children (though few of them remember).’ This book is a gentle reminder not to get lost in the seriousness of adulthood and forget the simplicity and curiosity of childhood, not to mention the beauty of flowers, sheep and the stars. Outside the Box: Cardboard

Design Now
Michael Czerwinski, Santiago Perez
I’ve never looked at an old cardboard box the same way since receiving this book. It explores cardboard as a material for constructing almost anything, from a king size bed to a children’s rocking horse. Inspirational, and could be the next Reversed
Garbage project.


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