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" As the saying goes, you have to spend money to make money. But Rotterdam-based designer Angela Mathis interpreted the adage a little differently than most. After discovering that the lifespan of a bill averages a mere\u00A018 months before it&amp;#039;s shredded, burned, and thrown away, Mathis began thinking about what else\u00A0could be done with\u00A0this &amp;quot;worthless&amp;quot; cash. Her solution: Upholstery. Using deconstructed shreds of American\u00A0dollars, English\u00A0pounds, Indonesian\u00A0rupees, and\u00A0euros, the designer transformed\u00A0common currency\u00A0into vibrant textiles. Then, she used the multi-colored\u00A0paper fabrics to cover basic furnishings.  Known as the\u00A0&amp;quot;Value&amp;quot; series,\u00A0Mathis&amp;#039;s\u00A0pieces currently\u00A0includes\u00A0four money-upholstered stools. Her series raises an interesting question: what will become of cash currency as more and more of our\u00A0transactions occur digitally (credit cards, we love you)? For Mathis, the answer is to find ways to recycle and reuse, instead of waste, these materials. (And she has a point considering that\u00A0what&amp;#039;s now\u00A0considered &amp;quot;waste,&amp;quot; could be worth a small fortune\u00A0down the line.) Take a look at how Mathis does it.        h/t DesignBoom "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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