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- Let these sustainable chairs put Verve in your space Thu, 15 Sep 22, 2:30amThere are a lot of places you go during life where you have to sit such as the dentist, office reception areas, school meetings and more. Usually, you're going to be doing that in a horrible chair. Luckily, the Verve seating...
- Make your outdoors amazing with these sustainable furniture Wed, 9 Mar 22, 4:30amOuter outdoor furniture is sustainably-made and gorgeous to look at. The materials are also tough and long-lasting. To top it all off, the design is a blueprint for a sustainable future in furniture.[...]
- These robots assembled an IKEA chair in 20 minutes without having a meltdown Fri, 20 Apr 18, 1:12amWho hasn't found themselves ready to throw a half-assembled IKEA chair across the room in a fit of frustration? If you are one of the many humans that still struggle to piece it all together, don't despair: the robots are...
- Pentatonic launches new brand of modern furniture made with nothing but trash Sat, 9 Sep 17, 1:41amTrash never looked so good. Pentatonic has launched a new brand of modern, modular furniture made with nothing but repurposed waste materials. But - unlike similar brands - their commitment goes beyond simply recycling. Hit...
- The Spun Chair: A Sculpture That Rotates You Sat, 2 Jan 16, 1:46pmOur first entry into the MetaEfficient gallery is the Spun Chair by Heatherwick Studio. Is it an oversized toy? Is it a sculpture? Is it a piece of furniture? All three perhaps. I first spotted the Spun Chair while at the...
- Shape-shifting Exocet Chair conforms to the body in dozens of ways Fri, 20 May 16, 8:20amHandcrafted from birch wood, the transforming lounger is available in several veneers including White Oak, Cherry, Walnut, Maple and Mozambique. Spinning the Exocet's rotating steel axis instantly adjusts the seat depending...
- The Best Green Designs from Designersblock at the London Design Festival Sat, 20 Sep 14, 7:00amArtist Laura Daza is intrigued by how color has been used throughout the ages, and has used both the rituals and techniques used in ancient times to create authentic pigments...
- Ancient Kauri Wood Gets New Life in These Handmade Chairs Sat, 21 Jun 14, 6:30amBorn in the South of France, artist and artisan Guy Bucchi spent many years as a psychiatric nurse before moving to New Zealand to begin a new life. Using recycled materials such as wood, rope, copper or glass, he designs...
- HOW TO: Build Your Own Bodacious Beach Bar from 7 Discarded Shipping Pallets Tue, 4 Jun 13, 7:00amUsing seven discarded shipping pallets, avid recycler and designer James Higginson—who previously shared his pallet table project with us—now ups his game with a gorgeous DIY beach bar built on a tiny budget...
- Erez Nevi Pana’s “Soilid” Chair is Made from Baked Soil and Fungi Tue, 4 Jun 13, 5:00amWhen it comes to green furniture design, it doesn't get much more natural than Erez Nevi Pana's Soilid Chair, which is made from a mixture of soil, fungi and other natural materials...
- Annie Evelyn Creates Reclaimed Cypress Chairs with Springy, Geometric Seats Thu, 23 May 13, 6:00amDesigner Annie Evelyn from New Colony Furniture creates weird and wonderful seats using a technique she developed herself. Her "upholstered" chairs are made from hard materials but can be “squished” to provide for comfy...
- Ashley Baldwin-Smith’s Tube Chair is Made Entirely from Recycled Steel Tubes Thu, 25 Oct 12, 6:30amCambridge-based artist and contemporary furniture designer Ashley Baldwin-Smith from Ashwin Studio specializes in creating furniture from found objects, recycled engine parts and scrap metal. Baldwin-Smith recently completed...
- Rene Olivier Transforms Recycled Auto Tires into Comfy Chairs Fri, 19 Oct 12, 8:05amFurniture designer Rene Olivier has come up with a range of fabulously comfortable furniture by taking unwanted lorry and car tires and turning them into quirky seating options...
- Studiomama Finds New Uses for Old Chairs with ‘Re-Imagine’ Project Wed, 10 Oct 12, 5:20amRe-Imagine, a new line of brightly-colored refurbished chairs from London design studio Studiomama, is a project born out of questioning our resourcefulness and our attitudes towards waste...
- Kenyon Yeh’s Cork Pushpin Stools Are Sharp As A Tack Sat, 11 Aug 12, 6:20amIt’s not every day that we would advocate sitting on a thumb tack, but in the case of Kenyon Yeh‘s adorable pushpin-style cork stools, we’ll make an exception...