Once upon a time a man knitted a dress out of newspaper

The Graceful Taylor has been inspired this week by Italian sculptor, ecologist and performance artist Ivano Vitali, who creates colour-coded balls of yarn from the daily newspapers and, using hand-made knitting needles, weaves extraordinary full-size creations worthy of a Parisian catwalk.

His creations tell beautiful and thought-provoking stories of simplicity, of the power of art, of the potential in the humblest of materials. His giant knitting needles speak of having the right tools for the job; his preparation of the paper reminds us that anything can be transformed, re-used and re-imagined.