Filming at MAKEDO!

It's all about 'making do' with what you have around you to create really cool and imaginative things..my question is.. what if you are not creative?
Last week my crew and I were sent off to the very first Makedo marker event in Melbourne at Makedo headquarters.

Remember: Creativity, Recyclable, Reusable.

You get joiners/connectors, hinges and a safe saw in the Makedo kit right? Well, that's all you really need in order to get started because everything else basically comes to you - it's just a matter of keeping your eyes peeled and using your imagination.
See that's thing, once you have the Makedo kit your options are endless because objects are made using anything and everything that you may find in your own home, for example, cereal boxes, egg cartons, take-away coffee cups, shampoo bottles, etc.

We turned up to the shoot location and I think we were all pretty amazed by how cool the Makedo headquarters is.
First point of coolness is that Makedo headquarters is housed in a converted warehouse.
Second point of coolness is the open plan communal space that includes a trendy industrial kitchen, Philippe Starck Louis Ghost Chairs around the dining/meeting table (sigh), bi-fold windows and even a patch of synthetic grass to chill out on!
Third point of coolness is the inventor of Makedo, Paul Justin, whom has a love for creativity, the environment and his kids - who also love Makedo!
I especially like the example Makedo inventor Paul Justin used to describe Makedo's simplicity "at my breakfast table my kids don't see an empty cereal box as rubbish, they see it as something they can turn into something else using Makedo.."
Makedo isn't just limited to children, adults all over the world are using this product to make everything from fashion accessories to home furnishings! People are evening jazzing up their take-away coffee cups using Makedo!


Once the interview component was over I was really put to the test..I had to make a 'fancy swamp creature' using Makedo and recyclable products all on camera! At first my creativity was limited and I was focused on making a girly butterfly..but once my imagination was unleashed I was unstoppable and my creativity became dangerous and thus my freaky little alien monster was born...

TV presenter Chantal Leptos at Makedo

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