In terms of Oscar and the coffee capsules Dambuleni said: Lastly, he coats the work with a final sealant so that they don’t rust. He does the final touches- shaping and finishing and then goes over all the pieces again to make sure there aren’t any sharp edges sticking out. He arranges the pieces and colours and then wires them all together beautifully. His team helps him clean and cut up some of the materials. However modern aluminium drink cans are a no go because the metal is too thin.Īccording to Dambuleni, he shapes all the wireframes. Thicker metal tins are a green light, like biscuit tins or doom cans. He also gave the low down on what materials he doesn’t use. So I started cutting the pieces bigger and patchworking them, using different colours and letting the logos and designs be seen so that they became part of the story. But then when I had colourful tins, you couldn’t really see the prints and patterns.

“cutting strips of recycled tins and weaving them onto the metal frame. “I started off doing the weaving method,” Dambuleni explained. In an interview with Sue Heathcock, Dambuleni explained how he developed his patchwork style of recycled art. He then proceeds to rework and turn them into some of the most captivating pieces. From recycled tins to bicycle chains, he’s creatively reimagined materials that most people wouldn’t think twice about. His art niché isn’t just coffee capsules, however, but all recycled materials. Dambuleni is originally a Zimbabwean local who runs a studio in Salt River.

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