Curb Collective

In July 2011 we started a reuse furniture project - teaching carpentry and upholstery skills to reuse and recreate discarded furniture from our new workshop in the heart of Redfern.

The Bower Reuse & Repair Centre partnered with PLACE and TAFENSW Sydney Institute Outreach section* to get this amazing project off the ground.

The aim of the course is to promote reuse and repair as an ethos for sustainable living and learning. For the past 3 months, about 20 students, including Bower staff have been attending weekly, learning new skills and engaging with their peers and local community.

Our thanks and gratitude to everyone who made this possible, especially the City of Sydney for the provision of space.

Moving forward, the group, now known as Curb Collective are working towards becoming a social enterprise, continuing to reuse and refurbish broken items salvaged by The Bower. Money from the sale of goods will contribute towards the overheads of the project, keeping everything rolling!

Want to know more?

• Wednesdays in January/February

Stop by Cub Collective's 107 Redfern Street studio to see finished, current and future projects all in one place!

• Follow The Bower Blog

Given the close relationship we share with Curb Collective we're sharing blog space. A scroll through the bower blog will let you trace the full process of reuse for each project you see coming out of Curb Collective. Sign up for email alerts and you'll never be out of the loop.

• This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

*A Bit about our comrades in Reuse;

PLACE (Partners in Learning and Community Enterprise) initiates partnerships to provide creative skills and enterprise opportunities to under resourced communities in Redfern, Woolloomooloo and Marrickville.

TAFENSW Sydney Institute Outreach section offers diverse courses, workshops and activities to meet the needs of disadvantaged learners, provides teachers, equipment and coordinators.