0:00:01 > 0:00:03I'm Nigel.
0:00:04 > 0:00:06I'm Michelle.
0:00:08 > 0:00:11We're going to show you how to turn useless rubbish...
0:00:11 > 0:00:13What are you going to do with this lot?
0:00:13 > 0:00:15'..into amazing useful stuff.'
0:00:15 > 0:00:16So cool.
0:00:16 > 0:00:18All here on...
0:00:23 > 0:00:25Coming up, we meet an artist
0:00:25 > 0:00:27who makes amazing music from tins
0:00:27 > 0:00:29and table legs.
0:00:29 > 0:00:33We visit someone who wants to recycle the sound of their band
0:00:33 > 0:00:36and we turn a pile of magazines into a beautiful bowl.
0:00:36 > 0:00:37But first...
0:00:39 > 0:00:40Is it a carrot?
0:00:40 > 0:00:43Or is it a pen?
0:00:44 > 0:00:47Excuse me, guys, you don't know where the shopping centre is?
0:00:47 > 0:00:51Excuse me, do you know where there is a shopping centre in the area?
0:00:51 > 0:00:54Are you all right to draw me a quick map? I'm terrible with directions?
0:00:54 > 0:00:56The thing is I'm really bad with directions.
0:00:56 > 0:00:58Could you draw a map for me or something?
0:00:58 > 0:01:00- Yeah, if you got a pen.- Yeah.
0:01:01 > 0:01:03Is this a joke, yeah?
0:01:03 > 0:01:07- You can take the lid off it. - MICHELLE LAUGHS
0:01:09 > 0:01:13- Is it mine to keep?- That's the Post Office, that's the square.
0:01:13 > 0:01:14What do you think of it?
0:01:14 > 0:01:16It's cool.
0:01:19 > 0:01:22I knew that was a joke.
0:01:22 > 0:01:24Well, that was interesting, wasn't it?
0:01:24 > 0:01:27It was all right, wasn't it? Right. I'm going to get making.
0:01:27 > 0:01:30I'm going to show you how to prank your mates out of stuff
0:01:30 > 0:01:31you have lying around.
0:01:32 > 0:01:36OK. so here's how you make your very own, very funky carrot pen.
0:01:36 > 0:01:40First, grab yourself a marker pen and then some old newspaper
0:01:40 > 0:01:44and what you're going to do is roll your marker pen in the newspaper.
0:01:44 > 0:01:46Take the lid off first.
0:01:46 > 0:01:50Choose a corner and then simply just start rolling.
0:01:50 > 0:01:52One top tip here is to make sure
0:01:52 > 0:01:54the nib of the pen is always out because,
0:01:54 > 0:01:56obviously, you are going to need to write with that part, so make sure
0:01:56 > 0:01:58it's always sticking out of the end.
0:02:01 > 0:02:03And then as you roll, you'll start
0:02:03 > 0:02:06to develop a cone shape.
0:02:06 > 0:02:08Just make sure you roll it nice and loose.
0:02:11 > 0:02:12Roll it, roll it, roll it.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15And what you want to make sure, once you've done that, is that you
0:02:15 > 0:02:19leave about the same length as the pen on the top bit here
0:02:19 > 0:02:22and then what you can do is snip off
0:02:22 > 0:02:26this bit to make it nice and even.
0:02:26 > 0:02:29Once you've done that, you're going to stick it down with some
0:02:29 > 0:02:32sticky tape, keep it nice and secure.
0:02:32 > 0:02:34That's it.
0:02:34 > 0:02:39You're just going to go all the way along and then you're going to do
0:02:39 > 0:02:43the exactly the same thing with the pen top.
0:02:43 > 0:02:45So that's that. It's just a cone shape, same process,
0:02:45 > 0:02:48just rolled it and made a nice little nib like that.
0:02:48 > 0:02:52Now, with the used newspaper that I cut off, that is just going to
0:02:52 > 0:02:56stuff inside there for this next bit.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59What you need to find is an old scouring pad.
0:02:59 > 0:03:02You've probably got one under the sink, somewhere like that,
0:03:02 > 0:03:06and you're going to cut it up into strips to create your carrot leaves.
0:03:06 > 0:03:09So, it's really simple. Just cut up some nice strips,
0:03:09 > 0:03:12just do them at points,
0:03:12 > 0:03:15and once you've done a few, just stuff them all in.
0:03:15 > 0:03:19You can see your carrot is slowly coming to life.
0:03:19 > 0:03:24Again get some more sticky tape. Just stick that down.
0:03:24 > 0:03:26There we go.
0:03:26 > 0:03:29So you've got your cone, you've got your carrot stems at the top
0:03:29 > 0:03:31and now it's time to add some tissue.
0:03:31 > 0:03:34So I've got some old tissue here probably from an old shoe box,
0:03:34 > 0:03:37you can find it, or from a present, anything like that.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40And you're just going to tear it into strips, like I've done here,
0:03:40 > 0:03:43and then, this is always my favourite part,
0:03:43 > 0:03:46sloshing on the PVA glue.
0:03:46 > 0:03:49Just get it nice and sticky.
0:03:49 > 0:03:53Tissue makes it easier to paint on and it makes it stronger too.
0:03:55 > 0:03:58And then just start placing your tissue on.
0:03:58 > 0:04:01Because you've put your PVA glue on first,
0:04:01 > 0:04:04it sticks on really easily. You're going to leave that to dry
0:04:04 > 0:04:09and once it's dry, it'll look something a bit like this. Ta-da!
0:04:09 > 0:04:12Now, it's really coming to life. To give it, obviously, a bit more
0:04:12 > 0:04:16character to make it more realistic, we need to paint it orange.
0:04:16 > 0:04:18So I've got some orange paint here
0:04:18 > 0:04:23and I'm just going to spread this all along our carrot.
0:04:23 > 0:04:25Look at that. It looks so realistic,
0:04:25 > 0:04:28like a giant carrot, the biggest carrot I've ever seen.
0:04:30 > 0:04:33Then you leave that to dry and the very,
0:04:33 > 0:04:36very final thing to just really bring it to life,
0:04:36 > 0:04:41to prank all your friends, is just put some thin white lines all
0:04:41 > 0:04:44the way around the carrot from the very top to the bottom.
0:04:44 > 0:04:47And that will just make it totally realistic.
0:04:49 > 0:04:53And if you're not into carrots, how's about trying
0:04:53 > 0:04:56a banana or a leek.
0:04:56 > 0:04:58Good enough to eat.
0:04:58 > 0:05:01And all out of newspaper and pot scourers. Not bad.
0:05:32 > 0:05:36Amazingly recycling one tin can saves enough energy to power
0:05:36 > 0:05:40a TV for three hours and I have a feeling that will be
0:05:40 > 0:05:43sweet music to the guy I'm about to meet.
0:05:48 > 0:05:52Teddy plays in a band with his friends Lamar and Charlie.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54He wants something that will make their sound unique,
0:05:54 > 0:05:58but what can he use without spending money on expensive instruments?
0:06:00 > 0:06:03OK, Teddy, so what's been going on?
0:06:03 > 0:06:04I've been in my band for a while now
0:06:04 > 0:06:07and we've been looking for a new sort of sound.
0:06:07 > 0:06:09What are you going to use for this new sound?
0:06:09 > 0:06:10I don't know what we are going to use,
0:06:10 > 0:06:13but I mainly play the drums so anything around that.
0:06:13 > 0:06:15OK. Have you got any cash?
0:06:15 > 0:06:18No, we're not making any money at the moment
0:06:18 > 0:06:19so it needs to be a minimal cost.
0:06:19 > 0:06:22I think I know someone who is going to inspire us,
0:06:22 > 0:06:25someone who makes new music out of old things.
0:06:25 > 0:06:26Check this out.
0:06:34 > 0:06:36I'm Jon Free and I make musical instruments.
0:06:36 > 0:06:39Today, I'll show you how to make a guitar from an old biscuit tin
0:06:39 > 0:06:40and a table leg.
0:06:43 > 0:06:46As well as selling the guitars I make, I also play in a band.
0:06:46 > 0:06:48We play gigs most weekends.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55To start with, I'll take this table leg and this is going to form
0:06:55 > 0:06:58the neck of the guitar. I've made a few markings here,
0:06:58 > 0:07:02so I need to cut a section from the leg here, which is where the tin,
0:07:02 > 0:07:06which will form the body of the guitar, is going to sit.
0:07:06 > 0:07:07This is hard work.
0:07:08 > 0:07:09There we are.
0:07:11 > 0:07:12Oh, look at that.
0:07:23 > 0:07:26So, I've roughly removed this section of wood from here
0:07:26 > 0:07:30and I'm going to reserve those bits of wood for use later on.
0:07:30 > 0:07:33I just want to check that this tin, which is the tin that
0:07:33 > 0:07:35I'm going to use for the body of this guitar,
0:07:35 > 0:07:36that it will fit nicely in there.
0:07:36 > 0:07:39Yes, that looks like it's starting to take shape.
0:07:39 > 0:07:43So, next, I just need to plane off a bit of this to shape
0:07:43 > 0:07:46the headstock where the tuning pegs will sit.
0:07:46 > 0:07:51This belt sander is a real time-saver. You can do the same job
0:07:51 > 0:07:56with a bit of sand paper, but it'll take hours and hours and hours.
0:07:56 > 0:08:00Jon Free is an expert craftsman. Let's leave it to the professionals.
0:08:06 > 0:08:11So there I've turned a discarded table leg into what will be
0:08:11 > 0:08:13a guitar neck.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16Now I need to drill the holes for the tuning pegs.
0:08:19 > 0:08:22So now the tuners have been installed.
0:08:22 > 0:08:25I've put some strings on and they're held at the other end by this penny,
0:08:25 > 0:08:28just clamping them on, so I can turn to the tin,
0:08:28 > 0:08:30which is going to form the body.
0:08:30 > 0:08:33Cut a little section here where the neck will go through.
0:08:33 > 0:08:35It's going to go in one end and out the other.
0:08:36 > 0:08:41Obviously, I'm being very careful as I do this, as these are very
0:08:41 > 0:08:44sharp tools and there are some very sharp edges of metal here.
0:08:50 > 0:08:52I slide that in there.
0:08:52 > 0:08:56As you close it up that's pretty much ready to go.
0:08:56 > 0:08:59Just needs a bridge here that supports the strings
0:08:59 > 0:09:02and transmits the vibrations to this nice tin.
0:09:03 > 0:09:07I'm going to take one of the blocks of wood from earlier that was
0:09:07 > 0:09:08cut out from the neck.
0:09:08 > 0:09:11I want to install a fret along the top.
0:09:12 > 0:09:17Cut off a length of fret wire. Pop it in that slot.
0:09:19 > 0:09:23This fret gives a nice hard surface for the strings to sit on.
0:09:31 > 0:09:33Somewhere round there.
0:09:33 > 0:09:35You never know quite how they are going to sound.
0:09:35 > 0:09:37All tins sound different,
0:09:37 > 0:09:39different sizes have different resonances, so this one...
0:09:43 > 0:09:44This one sounds like that.
0:09:44 > 0:09:48Don't be scared to try unusual objects. You just don't know
0:09:48 > 0:09:50what sounds something might make.
0:09:50 > 0:09:52I didn't know a sea cabin trunk might make the same sound
0:09:52 > 0:09:54as a double bass until I'd tried it.
0:10:04 > 0:10:07Amazing what sounds you can make from old table legs,
0:10:07 > 0:10:09biscuit tins and suitcases
0:10:09 > 0:10:12and a great way to get things started as we find a new sound
0:10:12 > 0:10:14for Teddy's band.
0:10:17 > 0:10:21So, Teddy, as Jon Free showed us, there are lots of things that
0:10:21 > 0:10:24people throw out that can be used to make musical instruments.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27So, let's have a look in your recycling and see what we can find.
0:10:27 > 0:10:29What have we got? We've got some old plastic bottles.
0:10:29 > 0:10:34- Cardboard.- Old cartons.- Tins.
0:10:34 > 0:10:35How many of these have we got?
0:10:35 > 0:10:39We've got loads. Got different sizes and shapes.
0:10:39 > 0:10:42These are going to be perfect for what I've got in mind.
0:10:42 > 0:10:44What are we going to be making?
0:10:44 > 0:10:47We are going to make some tin can drums.
0:10:47 > 0:10:49That sounds really good actually.
0:10:49 > 0:10:51They are going to be nice and easy to make,
0:10:51 > 0:10:53so grab yourself a tin can.
0:10:53 > 0:10:55We need to put a drum skin over the top.
0:10:55 > 0:10:58I thought we could use some old balloons.
0:10:59 > 0:11:02We need to cut the ends off, about three centimetres up.
0:11:05 > 0:11:08We need to stretch this balloon over the top.
0:11:10 > 0:11:12This can be a little bit tricky.
0:11:14 > 0:11:18Sometimes it can be a little bit baggy and that's not we want,
0:11:18 > 0:11:20we want it nice and tight.
0:11:20 > 0:11:22We need to pull the balloon
0:11:22 > 0:11:26so that it's tight over the top. Now the thing is, when you're pulling
0:11:26 > 0:11:29it tight, you might need to get a friend to help you with this.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32Put some tape around to hold it.
0:11:36 > 0:11:37Maybe on the other side as well.
0:11:37 > 0:11:39Yeah.
0:11:39 > 0:11:41Go on give it a go, tap it.
0:11:43 > 0:11:45- What do you reckon? - Yeah, it sounds good.
0:11:45 > 0:11:47- So we've got that one, that one's done.- Perfect.
0:11:47 > 0:11:49How long have you been playing drums, Teddy?
0:11:49 > 0:11:52- Since I was about three. - And how old are you now?
0:11:52 > 0:11:55- 13.- There you go, ten years on the drums.
0:11:55 > 0:11:59Oops! Still got a lump in this one. We'll fix that.
0:11:59 > 0:12:00Why are you called Odd Sox?
0:12:00 > 0:12:04We were all wearing odd socks at the time.
0:12:04 > 0:12:08You can smooth out lumps even if you've stuck it down.
0:12:11 > 0:12:17- Lovely. Two drums done. Couple more?- Yeah.
0:12:17 > 0:12:19So once I hook you up with these new drums,
0:12:19 > 0:12:22any chance of me being the fourth member of the band?
0:12:22 > 0:12:23Possibly.
0:12:24 > 0:12:27Come on, I'm a musician too. I reckon I can cut it.
0:12:27 > 0:12:29Do I have to audition?
0:12:29 > 0:12:31Yes, you might have to -
0:12:31 > 0:12:34to impress the other band members.
0:12:34 > 0:12:37Tap that orange one. Green one.
0:12:40 > 0:12:44So, you see, as Jon Free said, different size tin cans,
0:12:44 > 0:12:45you can get different sounds.
0:12:49 > 0:12:53What we need to do to increase the resonance of this little drum
0:12:53 > 0:12:55is to put a hole in the bottom.
0:12:57 > 0:13:00A normal can opener. Just punch a little hole
0:13:00 > 0:13:02in the bottom of your tin can, like this.
0:13:02 > 0:13:05See that. Maybe put another one on the other side.
0:13:05 > 0:13:09- This let's the sound get out. - Sound flow.
0:13:09 > 0:13:11Yeah.
0:13:11 > 0:13:13Now let's have a listen to it.
0:13:15 > 0:13:17- That's better. - Flow a bit more.
0:13:17 > 0:13:19I've got something special for you here.
0:13:19 > 0:13:21A little Odd Sox logo for your can.
0:13:21 > 0:13:23- Yeah, they're cool. - Yeah? You like those?
0:13:25 > 0:13:27You can decorate your tin can drums anyway you like.
0:13:28 > 0:13:32OK, so we've got some nicely decorated drums here, ready to go.
0:13:32 > 0:13:34- The thing is I think they need testing.- Yeah.
0:13:34 > 0:13:37- Are you going to test them for us? - I think I'll test them. I'll try.
0:13:37 > 0:13:39- Are you ready for this? - Yeah.- Let's do it.
0:13:39 > 0:13:42# I'm feeling good tonight
0:13:42 > 0:13:44# Feeling like I wanna travel the whole world tonight
0:13:44 > 0:13:47# I've got all my life to live
0:13:47 > 0:13:51# I've gotta learn to fly
0:13:51 > 0:13:54# I'm feeling good tonight
0:13:54 > 0:13:59# I'm so alive, yeah
0:13:59 > 0:14:04# I'm so alive, yeah. #
0:14:06 > 0:14:09- Well done, guys. Well done, Teddy. - Thanks.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12So there you have it - tin can drums. Why don't you give it a try?
0:14:14 > 0:14:17To make tin can drums, here's what you have to do.
0:14:17 > 0:14:20Stage one - get a tin can and make sure it's clean.
0:14:24 > 0:14:26Stage two - cut the end off a balloon.
0:14:29 > 0:14:32Stage three - stretch the balloon over the top.
0:14:36 > 0:14:39Stage four - use electrical tape to secure the balloon in place.
0:14:44 > 0:14:47Stage five - paint or decorate the drum if you want to.
0:14:48 > 0:14:51Stage six - make as many as you like.
0:14:59 > 0:15:02Still to come, we help a house take shape on the beach
0:15:02 > 0:15:04all out of thrown-away signs.
0:15:04 > 0:15:07And we show you how to transform your old toys
0:15:07 > 0:15:08into something you'll treasure.
0:15:08 > 0:15:11But first, Totally Famous.
0:15:12 > 0:15:17Introducing Marcel Duchamp - totally famous for being an art rebel.
0:15:18 > 0:15:21French artist Marcel Duchamp loved challenging people to
0:15:21 > 0:15:23question what art was.
0:15:23 > 0:15:27As part of a rebellious group of artists known as the Dada artists,
0:15:27 > 0:15:31he created art that was both silly and shocking.
0:15:32 > 0:15:35He took mass-produced items like bicycle wheels
0:15:35 > 0:15:37and reinvented them as sculpture.
0:15:42 > 0:15:47He took copies of masterpieces, like the Mona Lisa, and doodled on them.
0:15:47 > 0:15:52This made some people in the art world very angry, which made
0:15:52 > 0:15:54mischievous Marcel happy.
0:15:54 > 0:15:58He called his items of everyday art his ready mades and the one that
0:15:58 > 0:16:02really made everyone get in a tizzy was called Fountain.
0:16:03 > 0:16:06Yes, it is what you think it is.
0:16:07 > 0:16:11By now, the art world really thought he was taking the, er...
0:16:11 > 0:16:12You get the picture.
0:16:12 > 0:16:17But they couldn't stop talking about his thought-provoking work.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20And by the time he was an old man, bad boy Duchamp had become
0:16:20 > 0:16:24a famous art figure credited as the founder of conceptual art.
0:16:25 > 0:16:29Art critics even dubbed his notorious Fountain the most
0:16:29 > 0:16:31influential work of the 20th century.
0:16:31 > 0:16:33What a wee genius.
0:16:33 > 0:16:37So, please show your appreciation for the totally famous art rebel
0:16:37 > 0:16:39Marcel Duchamp.
0:16:48 > 0:16:51Today, we are going to be making a bag charm.
0:16:51 > 0:16:56Out of leftover ribbon and some old toys.
0:16:56 > 0:16:59First thing you have to do, get some old ribbon,
0:16:59 > 0:17:03tie a knot in the end of each piece. It should look like that.
0:17:03 > 0:17:08That's one and you do the other one exactly the same.
0:17:08 > 0:17:11Then you get the old toys and you start to thread them
0:17:11 > 0:17:13onto the ribbon.
0:17:13 > 0:17:18This button's good but it might be hard to thread through the holes.
0:17:18 > 0:17:19How about that?
0:17:19 > 0:17:21That's brilliant.
0:17:21 > 0:17:24Where did the tyre go? I was going to use that.
0:17:24 > 0:17:26- Oh, this one?- No, that one. - No, it's my tyre.
0:17:26 > 0:17:29I wonder what else I can use.
0:17:29 > 0:17:32Now you've got to tie them in the middle...
0:17:35 > 0:17:41..and so with this bit, you can tie it around the bag.
0:17:48 > 0:17:51And there's your bag charm.
0:17:51 > 0:17:52And there's my bag charm.
0:17:55 > 0:17:59The best thing about making bag charms is you can use your old toys
0:17:59 > 0:18:01and you can decorate your bag.
0:18:52 > 0:18:56What can you make from a big bag full of rubbish?
0:18:56 > 0:18:59- What have you got for us this time? - I've got loads of rubbish.
0:18:59 > 0:19:01Can you guess what I'm going to make?
0:19:01 > 0:19:04I don't... I really don't know. Paper aeroplanes?
0:19:04 > 0:19:06No, this is going to be a great gift.
0:19:06 > 0:19:09To make this gift, you'll need an old bowl,
0:19:09 > 0:19:12a load of unwanted magazines,
0:19:12 > 0:19:14scissors,
0:19:14 > 0:19:18tape and PVA glue.
0:19:20 > 0:19:23- Check that out.- A bowl. - It's...it's a bowl.
0:19:23 > 0:19:26- Made out of magazines. - Do you get it now?
0:19:26 > 0:19:29So get your old magazines, rip out the pages
0:19:29 > 0:19:32- and then you just need to cut them in half length-ways.- OK.
0:19:32 > 0:19:35And all you need to do is start folding.
0:19:35 > 0:19:38The first fold should be about one centimetre wide.
0:19:38 > 0:19:42Then you just refold over and over until you have created a strip.
0:19:42 > 0:19:46You're going to need loads and loads of these strips, so get cracking.
0:19:46 > 0:19:49And with one of the strips, you're going to start rolling it.
0:19:49 > 0:19:53- So try and keep it nice and tight. - OK.
0:19:53 > 0:19:56And then, once you've got your roll, you're just going to get a tiny
0:19:56 > 0:19:59bit of tape, stick that down.
0:19:59 > 0:20:02- Yeah.- So you've got your first bit.
0:20:02 > 0:20:05- This is the first bit of your bowl. - The first bit of your bowl?
0:20:05 > 0:20:06First bit of your bowl, OK?
0:20:06 > 0:20:08Now you just keep adding on strips
0:20:08 > 0:20:12so that your spiral becomes bigger and bigger.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14Then you need to find yourself an old bowl,
0:20:14 > 0:20:17turn it upside down so that you have got the base facing you and you
0:20:17 > 0:20:21need to make these magazine strips as wide as the base on your bowl.
0:20:21 > 0:20:26So I've got one here and I've just made it as wide as this base here.
0:20:26 > 0:20:29- It just fits nice and neatly on it. - OK, I've got you.
0:20:29 > 0:20:31So again, just grab your magazine strips
0:20:31 > 0:20:34and you're just going to start sticking it round,
0:20:34 > 0:20:36but now you have got your bowl, you can use it as a guide.
0:20:36 > 0:20:38OK, I see what you're doing.
0:20:38 > 0:20:41So you're making a new bowl around the old bowl.
0:20:41 > 0:20:45Exactly. That is exactly what I'm doing using the sticky tape
0:20:45 > 0:20:49to secure it and just keep going with your magazine strips
0:20:49 > 0:20:53and, yeah, the old bowl just kind of acts as your guide.
0:20:53 > 0:20:56When you're about halfway there - check this out - you'll end up with
0:20:56 > 0:20:59something that looks like this. You can see it coming to life.
0:20:59 > 0:21:01Starting to look like a bowl now.
0:21:01 > 0:21:04And you just keep securing it down with some sticky tape,
0:21:04 > 0:21:07nice thin strips as you go along.
0:21:08 > 0:21:11When it's completely finished, you'll have your very own...
0:21:13 > 0:21:16- Wow- ..magazine bowl
0:21:16 > 0:21:20and the last thing to do, just to give it that final touch,
0:21:20 > 0:21:22is to grab some PVA glue.
0:21:22 > 0:21:24And slosh it all around, outside and in.
0:21:24 > 0:21:27And obviously, PVA glue dries clear
0:21:27 > 0:21:30so it just means it keeps all the strips secure, basically,
0:21:30 > 0:21:34it keeps it bound together and it gives it a nice glossy finish.
0:21:34 > 0:21:36These bowls won't hold water
0:21:36 > 0:21:41but they would be good for holding fruit, sweets, toys or art stuff.
0:21:41 > 0:21:44So there you've got your very own bowl all made from old magazines.
0:21:44 > 0:21:45It's very cool.
0:21:52 > 0:21:53BURPS
0:21:53 > 0:21:57Look at you stuffing yourself with all that old paper, Min,
0:21:57 > 0:22:00when you could be making something else from it.
0:22:00 > 0:22:01How do you mean?
0:22:01 > 0:22:04Well, it's important to put that old paper to good use.
0:22:04 > 0:22:08The average family uses six trees' worth every year.
0:22:08 > 0:22:11Talking of paper...I've got a joke.
0:22:11 > 0:22:13OK, what is it?
0:22:13 > 0:22:17Why did the toilet paper roll down the hill?
0:22:17 > 0:22:19Oh, I know this one! To get to the bottom.
0:22:19 > 0:22:21THEY LAUGH
0:22:36 > 0:22:39Welcome to Brighton, Michelle, the seaside.
0:22:39 > 0:22:40This is the life, isn't it?
0:22:40 > 0:22:43Just sitting here enjoying the sea view, getting the sun rays.
0:22:43 > 0:22:46There's only one thing that I think that could make this better
0:22:46 > 0:22:50and that's if we had somewhere we could just chill on the beach,
0:22:50 > 0:22:54like a little den, sit back, relax, enjoy the scenery. Perfect.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57You know what? That's not that difficult to do.
0:22:57 > 0:23:00I reckon we could have our own crib right here on the beach
0:23:00 > 0:23:04made out of recycled stuff. That would be cool.
0:23:04 > 0:23:05It's all about making shapes.
0:23:05 > 0:23:08When you say making shapes, what do you mean, like, you know,
0:23:08 > 0:23:11doing a bit of dancing, throwing a few moves out there?
0:23:11 > 0:23:13You could say moving is involved. Come with me.
0:23:17 > 0:23:18Michelle, this is Nick.
0:23:18 > 0:23:21I think Nick is going to be able to help us out.
0:23:21 > 0:23:23What have we got here, Nick?
0:23:23 > 0:23:26Well, I'm an artist and I make mathematical shapes -
0:23:26 > 0:23:29spheres and balls and other structures out of
0:23:29 > 0:23:32all sorts of urban rubbish and recycled materials.
0:23:32 > 0:23:34Where did your inspiration come from?
0:23:34 > 0:23:37I used to play board games and they had these lovely dice,
0:23:37 > 0:23:41so there was a dodecahedron, which is a 12-sided die.
0:23:41 > 0:23:44The granddaddy of them all is the 20-sided die,
0:23:44 > 0:23:47- which is the icosahedron. - Wow. What a name!
0:23:47 > 0:23:49I started making sort of small sculptures,
0:23:49 > 0:23:51so this one is woven from measuring tape.
0:23:51 > 0:23:54- That is wicked.- So there is six... - Absolutely love that.
0:23:54 > 0:23:56One out of train tickets.
0:23:56 > 0:23:59- So that is 60 train tickets punched together.- That is so cool.
0:23:59 > 0:24:02This one is made out of five packs of playing cards,
0:24:02 > 0:24:05so that's 270 playing cards
0:24:05 > 0:24:09and these are slotted together to make this large shape.
0:24:09 > 0:24:13OK, but the problem is Michelle wants a place to chill on the beach.
0:24:13 > 0:24:16- That's it. I'm very demanding, Nick. - Wow. OK.- I can't help it.
0:24:16 > 0:24:18How's this going to help us?
0:24:18 > 0:24:20Well, these can be models for something much bigger.
0:24:20 > 0:24:23OK, so we can make even bigger shapes?
0:24:23 > 0:24:27- Oh, yeah, we can make something much bigger than this.- Let's do this.
0:24:32 > 0:24:35These are estate agent signs that people use to sell houses.
0:24:35 > 0:24:38I've been given permission to take them out of this skip.
0:24:40 > 0:24:41Why these signs in particular?
0:24:41 > 0:24:45There's a standard size that they all come in and we looked at our
0:24:45 > 0:24:48playing card ones earlier... We're just scaling it up.
0:24:48 > 0:24:51- So they'll be super-sized? - Yeah, to about ten times the size.
0:24:51 > 0:24:54We are going to do something really impressive with them.
0:24:54 > 0:24:55Wicked. Let's give you a hand then.
0:24:55 > 0:24:58See. I told you it had something had to do with moving.
0:25:02 > 0:25:06I don't really know what I'm making at the moment, so fingers crossed.
0:25:08 > 0:25:12- It's a little bit harder than playing cards, isn't it?- Sure, yeah.
0:25:12 > 0:25:15When I've made my playing card sculptures, I can do it at my desk
0:25:15 > 0:25:18but for big boards like this, you really need like a team of people.
0:25:18 > 0:25:19It's a real group effort.
0:25:20 > 0:25:22It's a great way of recycling things, isn't it?
0:25:22 > 0:25:24It's very clever.
0:25:26 > 0:25:27It's going well.
0:25:35 > 0:25:39I think we have got something really cool coming together here.
0:25:39 > 0:25:40I can't wait till it's finished.
0:25:44 > 0:25:46Is there anyone home?
0:25:47 > 0:25:49No-one in yet.
0:25:53 > 0:25:55We're on the very final bit. It's nearly done.
0:25:55 > 0:25:58OK, ready, steady, up in the air.
0:26:04 > 0:26:08That's the last bolt. It's done. Your very own dome by the sea.
0:26:08 > 0:26:10- Enjoy.- That is brilliant. Thanks so much, Nick.
0:26:10 > 0:26:12It looks amazing, doesn't it?
0:26:12 > 0:26:14There you go, Michelle, I told you it could be done.
0:26:14 > 0:26:17You know, I still can't believe that this has all been made
0:26:17 > 0:26:19out of things that people just throw away.
0:26:28 > 0:26:31Well, you've been watching Totally Rubbish. We'll see you next time.
0:26:31 > 0:26:33- But shall we get in?- We've got to check it out, haven't we?
0:26:33 > 0:26:34We've got to, haven't we?
0:26:38 > 0:26:42Now, I think it's about time that you went to get some ice cream
0:26:42 > 0:26:46- and I can just chill in here. - I've got to get the ice cream?
0:26:46 > 0:26:49Yeah, well, this is my den, isn't it? So I'll see you later.
0:26:51 > 0:26:53This is so cool!
0:26:58 > 0:27:00Why don't you have a go at making a carrot pen...
0:27:02 > 0:27:03..some tin can drums...
0:27:05 > 0:27:07..a bag charm out of old toys...
0:27:08 > 0:27:10..or a magazine bowl?
0:27:13 > 0:27:16And start collecting your old sponges...
0:27:16 > 0:27:17plastic bottles...
0:27:17 > 0:27:20and old pencils for next time on Totally Rubbish.
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