Cool Hunting Green - Repurposed Furniture and Other Creative Gems

This exciting furniture is a creation of designer Boris Bally. He has found a creative use for repurposed road signs. Not only has he made these chairs out of old destined for the trash heap road signs, they are also very comfortable and have a distinct modern design to them, with long narrow backing. The designer has coined the phrase Humanufactoring. It’s easy to see why, these as well as his other impressive range of furniture are all hand made.

These chairs as well as his other furniture are made to be easily taken apart and then reassembled, so they can be flat packed for easy transport.

I’ve seen another type of this furniture at my local Mexican takeaway restaurant up at Oxford street, except they are stools and not as well made as these. They tend to have sharp edges and scrape your legs if you are not too careful.

These chairs have two rounds of deburring on them to prevent this from happening, the attention to detail is very good and will make the difference to a good piece of repurposed furniture to an excellent piece. As you are using old or second hand material you cannot always get the precision of a factory made object, that also helps in the appeal of a piece - being handmade - but it can also have the downside of an unfinished looking  and feeling piece of furniture.

For more on this designer see the following websites www.borisbally.com and www.snagmetalsmith.org

www.environment-furniture.com

I love the way this designer has combined a very modern trendy look with clean lines, generous dimensions and a strong solid presence with the covering of recycled truck canvas.

These are really nice worn aesthetic that draws you to this furniture piece, it has a story, it - or a part of it - the recycled truck canvas has had a former life.

It makes it much more interesting then just your standard coloured furniture covering.

I think there is a real need for combining modern lines and aesthetic with a recycled material that has been worn and used, it has a history and this creates a unique piece that makes you want to connect with it, it’s like it almost has a soul, it make have been loved and appreciated in a former life, plus you are contributing to reusing items that would otherwise be thorn out and contribute to land fill.

www.ecoist.com
I love these colour little gems, they remind me of Indian inspired design, so bright and busy, they will stand out anywhere.

Perfect for a casual look, maybe jeans, the bright contrasting colours set amongst a dark blue Jeans colour would be perfect.

There are many in the range, see below for links. These are all one-of-a-kind handbags and made from repurposed candy wrapper, soda labels, and many other discarded packaging that has now got a new life as a uber trendy handbag. All hand made in Mexico and Peru. Check out the cheap pricing!

Click on the styles below to view all available colors.
JUMBO Pouch $22- $26
 JUMBO Every/Any $28- $32
Every/Any - $38
 JUMBO Small Clutch - $48
 JUMBO Shoulder Bag $48 - $54
 Small Clutch - $ 60
 Diva Clutch - $58
Envelope - $ 90
 Botero - $118
 Ultra - $118
 Small Portfolio - $138
 Medium Portfolio - $160
 Large Portfolio - $188

www.mindwhatyouwear.com

Mind what you wear makes the ordinary - extraordinary.

All Necklaces are very well made from rubber-bands they comes in various colours.

The designer is fascinated by every day objects that can be made into something different and unusual.

These fascinating necklaces uses an old technique of making a loop-in-loop chain. By interlocking rubber-bands in each other. In the past this style has been used to make gold or silverware.

I also love the colours, they are all so bright and eye catching. The fact that there are many different colours in the one group of rubber bands also adds to there interestingness.

Check out there other products, some are really funny and use humor to get a thought provoking message across.