Creative Reupholstered Chair Project: With rDC's Own Mary Beth Trautwein

Do you have a tired old chair that you dream of bringing back to life?

Work with Mary Beth via ZOOM, who learned how to reupholster simple projects when she was a teen with her mom! Since then she has revitalized several alley finds and friend's chairs. 

 

Old furniture is usually well made, and with a new fabric and a ittle TLC- it can bring style to a forgotten corner of your home! This can also be fun for the whole family to do together...(*Materials and Fabric not included.)

 

About Mary Beth Trautwein: Co-founder and former Executive Director of the reDiscover Center, Mary Beth Trautwein brings problem solving skills developed from a career in design and her passion for nature to inform our programs and services. She strives to bring reDiscover?s mission to life by connecting with artists and environmentalists in the community. This has led to notable collaborative efforts such as the Discovery by Nature in-school art program with the Children?s Nature Institute and the 2013 GLOWmasphere in Santa Monica. ?The DIY and maker movements are intersecting with the realization that our consumption is trashing the planet. It is an exciting time for reDiscover to grow and meet the needs of the local schools and community.?

 

She received her MFA in Museum Exhibition Planning from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia and a BS in Visual Communication from the University of Delaware. She moved to Los Angeles in 1995 to join the staff of the J. Paul Getty Museum exhibition design team that created the permanent and opening exhibitions for the museum. The times spent with her grandmother cutting paper dolls, in the basement at her father?s work bench or in the backyard ?mini-barn? built by her grandfather all inform her desire for reDiscover to be a place for people to make and create resourcefully.