Gallery: This Maytag MacGyver Turned His Kitchen Into a Factory
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David Steiner produced a line of tableware using only materials and machines in his tiny London Apartment. Called *In House* the collection is bon appetit meets thrift store chic. *Photo: David Steiner*
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Who needs a 3-D printer? In Steiner's apartment the blender became a lathe, the washing machine was transformed into a rotocasting machine, and a cereal boxes became metal casting molds. *Photo: David Steiner*
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A simple cookie tray was transformed into a light fixture using a door as the bending brake. *Photo: David Steiner*
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This metal cutlery was melted on a gas burner and poured into molds made of cereal boxes. *Photo: David Steiner*
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The saucer was made by casting polyurethane in a mold constructed out of plastic wrap and an embroidery hoop. *Photo: David Steiner*
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These pots are made of a cork board taken off the wall, glued into chunks, spun on a lathe made from a blender and finished with a wax crayon. *Photo: David Steiner*
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This bowl was manufactured in a washing machine. *Photo: David Steiner*
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Rulers were steamed in the microwave and bent around a jig made of rolling pins. *Photo: David Steiner*
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