RM100: Snug Mug Spoon Wall
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“I was asked by a committee of students and teachers to come up with a method for storing reusable personalized mugs for 60 students. The storage system uses an assortment of secondhand metal spoons, where the convex head of the spoon acts as a clip to hold the mug snugly in place against birch plywood.” —Christian Ward
Posted by ReadyMade
Patricia Heal, Styling by Rational Beauty
Store your mugs in style.
Christian Ward
Austin, Texas
griffinschool.org; lostpinesband.com
“I am the art director at The Griffin School, an arts-focused nonprofit high school. I’m also a banjo player!”
Judge’s #1 Pick: “This space-saving, sustainable design not only reduces the amount of garbage in the environment, but also creates a visually inspiring art display that encourages people to rethink how they eat and store their utensils.” —David Caldwell
For Ward's original entry, click here.
To see the rest of the 2011 ReadyMade 100, click here.
Skill Level
Moderate
Active Time
One day
Cost
$$
- Four 5-foot-long pieces of 1x1 square steel tubing or wood
- Assortment of reusable mugs
- Assortment of steel spoons (try a local thrift store)
- Spray can of clear semigloss polyurethane
- Paint
- Screws
- Cabinet-grade birch plywood
Materials
- Hand grinder
- Tape measure
- Mig welder or 5-minute epoxy
- Drill
Tools
Use a hand grinder to cut your steel tubing into sections (use a saw if using wood).
Find the average diameter of your mugs (ours was 3½ inches) to use as a guide when laying out the spoons.
Lay out the spoons so that they are evenly spaced, square, and centered top to bottom.
With the convex end of the spoon toward you, tack-weld or use 5-minute epoxy to secure the spoons to the 1x1.
Apply a coat of polyurethane to the tubing to keep it from rusting in the future. Paint and seal wood.
Drill holes in the ends of the tubing so they can be mounted with screws to a wall or a piece of plywood.
