Eco Chairs...




re purpose chair


Suitcase Chair

An old khaki canvas suitcase has been recreated into a slick Suitcase Chair. The chair has a steel reinforced internal structure, is upholstered in black leather, with timber stained tapered legs. South Africa's www.recreate.za.net $1500.



 


reuse chair

ABC 123 Chair
These blocks are easy finds at Garage Sales...
www.brcdesigns.com






coat hanger chair

Coat Check Chair
Joey Zeledón. Made with removable coat hangers and the steel bar from a closet rack shaped into a chair frame. Good for next to the closet.
www.coroflot.com




newspaper chair

Newspaper Chair
Viva Terra - tightly woven newspapers corded with the tensile strength
of tough woven fiber. No BPA inks please!
25"W x 25"D x 33"H  $425.  www.vivaterra.com





necktie chair

The Un-Tie Chair
Designer: Peter Raphael Russo, San Francisco
Scourers the web for parts.
www.prussodesign.com/furniture





furniture from old boats

Old Boat Chairs
Designers: Artlantique
Available in Spain & France




reuse furniture

VHS Tape Chair
By Kez Allen of the UK
www.flickr.com




rubber band chairs

Rubber Band Chairs
By Orchard Studio in the UK.



rubber band chairs


The rubber band chairs come flat packed.
The latex rubber bands go on or off quickly and the wood is recycled osb (oriented strandboard). OSB is more environmentally friendly than plywood because it uses wood scraps that would otherwise be sent to the landfill.
Orchard Studio - www.orchardstudio.co.uk
E-mail - [email protected]




milk crate chair

Milk Crate Chair, Stool and Table
2.bp.blogspot.com




chair made from piano keys

Piano Key Chair (Korobeiniki Chair)
www.brcdesigns.com




road sign chair

Transit Chairs
By Boris Bally of Rhode Island.
Made of recycled street signs, reused steel hardware and champagne corks.
Each piece is unique and "humanufactured" in the United States.
Each Chair $999.00 at www.gnr8.biz
For many more styles see: www.borisbally.com

 


plastic bag chair

Plastic Bag Chair - Inkuku chair
Designer: Ryan Frank
The chair is made entirely from recycled plastic shopping bags.
The legs are recycled aluminum. Inspiration for Inkuku (means chicken)
has been taken from South African townships where the wrapping technique is used to create handcrafted chicken ornaments. Write for a price.
www.ryanfrank.net/limited-edition


 


newspaper chair

The Metro Chair
Designer: Jamie Ward
All of his products are made completely out of recycled materials. Based in Manchester.
www.jamiewardfurniture.tk
 


cassette chair

The Cassette Chair
Designer: ABR structure
Elvis Presley, Madonna, ABBA, New Wave… Remembering all those artists that we grew up with... With a walkman attached to its side, Nostalgic chair pays a tribute to the now obsolete medium of cassette tape, which was the first to introduce mobility to music reproduction as well as the first recording medium that permitted us to create our own personalizad mix tapes. Long live the Tape! 180 Euros.
www.ooomydesign.bigcartel.com

 


rag chair

The Rag Chair
Designer:
Bits and pieces of left over factory material.


 


metal chair

Shopping Cart Chair
Designer: Frank Schreiner
'Consumer's Rest' chair, 1983. H. 96.3 cm; 72 x 47 cm. Made by the shopping trolley manufacturer Siegel, Günzburg. Steel wire. www.liveauctioneers.com/item/1647104
or new www.reestore.com

 

recycled plastic chair

Recycled Plastic Chair - RD4 Chair LE
Designer: Richard G. Liddle, 2007
Manufacturer: Cohda, London, UK Materials: 100% recycled plastic waste. This limited edition chair is available in two colors: Green and Black. A limited run of 50 of each color has been produced. $ 1800.
www.branchhome.com


 

reuse chair

Grandma's Lace Chair
Designer: Yaron Elyasi
After melting the plastic, he dribbles the soft plastic strings onto a mold in a free form manner. www.yaronelyasi.com


 

cd chair

The CD Chair - Panda Chair
Designer:  Belen Hermosa
www.bespace.es




candy wrapper chair

Snowjob Chair
Designer: Emiliano Godoy
Handmade by craftspeople from offcuts from candy wrapper manufacturers.
Can be flat packed for shipping. www.godoylab.com




paper tube chair

Paper Tube Chairs
Designer: Manfred Kielnhofer
The armchairs are made from used cardboard tubes.
The tubes are made from recycled paper.
www.artpark.at




recycled chair

Used Pipe Chairs
Designer: Piet Hein Eek
Made from used steel pipe. 8,000 Euros.
www.pietheineek.nl




chair made from skis

Recycled Ski Chairs
Designer: Lawrence Laleme better known as Punky.
His home-based northern New Hampshire business is called P.S. Furniture
(Punky’s Seasonal Furniture).
118 West End Road, Lisbon, NH 603 838 6308
Via: www.recovergirl.wordpress.com




scrap wood chair

Lots of Legs Chair
Designer: Ruth Barbara Weber

By binding legs and one arm of old chairs together, waste is reborn/recyceled into a new chair. www.produktdesign.hfg-karlsruhe.de





corugated cardboard chair


Recycled Cardboard Expanding Chair/Couch
FlexibleLove™ furniture incorporates an ‘accordion-like, honeycomb’ structure to create durable furniture pieces produced from widely-available recycled materials. FlexibleLove furniture, such as FlexibleLove Earth 16, are made from recycled paper and recycled wood waste, and are produced using pre-existing manufacturing processes in order to reduce their overall impact on the environment.
www.flexiblelove.com




stuffed animal chair

Bear Love Chair
Designer: Fernando and Humber Campana of Portugal
www.campanas.com.br





 

 

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