Cool Hunting Green - Repurposed Furniture and Other Creative Gems

Remix your Old Lounge
This is an example of taking repurposed furniture and then customising it to match the individual. The designers at Life is Suite (what a cool name, I wish I’d thought of it) have turned an old disused couch into a masterpiece with original art work to create something that is an expression of the individual that it was created for.

In this example of a couch they have used material from old aprons, tea cloths and much more to reflect the identity of who it was designed for, the potential is limitless, you could use cloths - maybe a favorite pair of old jeans form the person to be made part of the fabric of the chair or couch.

I particularly like the colour and vibrancy of this piece. It’s yelling for you to give it some attention, to snuggle up on it.

You could write poems, a story or ad images of memories and moments to be caught forever or until the fabric is warn out on this couch. Even put recipes on here, or games you could play when there’s nothing on TV.

I would ad some retro patterns, maybe a few recipes and some fun images, only your imagination is your limitation.

Highly Original and Very Functional - www.screwhead.org

One of the best websites I’ve come across on repurposed furniture, who would of thought - Repurposed Bike Furniture!

The designer has done a really amazing job at creating what looks like very comfortable and functional furniture.

There is a whole lot of different furniture on the website including groovy Bike Mirrors, Bar Stools, and Tables, all look very functional and highly creative. Be sure to check out the Metra Cocktail Table - made from bike handle bars and a green window from a commuter train.

I started thinking how on earth did this designer come to creative bike furniture - that would be a cool story in itself! They have listed this web link of this British Designer - Marcel Breuer as their inspiration - www.designmuseum.org

www.poupees-perdues.com

I love this original recycled look that is made from recycled Australian Air Mail bag material.

This is a very unique and hand-made by the artist from pattern making to assembly.

One of the most interesting aspects about this skirt is that two pieces can be similar, but never the same.

Coming from Australia myself I am really into this vintage Australian airmail bag which is made in heavy cotton with printing “melbourne” “department of air” and eyelets, that are hand dyed in blue. It also includes black lace and black irregular pleats in lacy fabric on the inside layer.