Perfect Perch by James Chu
We're normally pretty critical of cardboard furniture. A) It often looks like cardboard. And B) even though it's recyclable, we'd usually advocate spending more money on something that will last. How...
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Recycled Furniture by Bike Furniture Design
It's true, I'm a sucker for anything made from recycled bike parts, sometimes regardless aesthetics. The furniture from Bike Furniture Design however is truly eye catching, functional and recycled....
Grasshopper 510
1944 North Damen AvenueChicago, IL 60647(773) 292-0510www.grasshopper510.com Curious about the name? The grasshopper symbolizes prosperity, wisdom and a leap of faith; 510 represents the wavelength m...
Roughly Drawn: Recycled HDPE Chairs
We recently saw this chair at an art gallery and it’s one of the coolest uses of recycled plastics we’ve seen in furniture. The RD Legs Limited Edition chair is the latest of Cohda’s designs, an...
Green Ideas: Chairs Made from Fruit & Leaves
These chairs from designer Jessica Konawicz and were designed to be as green and energy-efficient as possible. The design was one of the winners of the One Good Chair contest and uses both green, bi...
Rag Chair by Droog
We've been seeing some really interesting chairs these days -- made out of wine barrels, whiskey barrels, clothing hangers. You name it. Now rags ......
Knoend's Bean Rockers
We know we've seen Knoend's Bean Rocker's blogged around these parts before, but we couldn't help bringing them back up again. We work from home quite a bit and, as much as we love our desk, we end...
Scrap Chairs
We've seen chairs made out of a lot of things recently. Clothes hangers. Shredded paper. Whiskey barrels. We love them all, but we might love this one best. ...
Chair Made from 47 Hangers by Vanessa Marie Robinson
When we recently asked the question What Do You Do With Wire Hangers? The majority of readers answered that they recycle them. Designer Vanessa Marie Robinson recycled forty-seven dry cleaning hange...
BKLYN Designs: Bamba Chair from EcoSystems
This is the Bamba Chair. Its design follows the consideration to be as sustainable and environmentally-friendly as possible. The flat-pack design features a seat and back that are cut from the side...
Roscoe Jackson's Recycled Plastic Chairs
These are some of the coolest chairs we've seen in a while: green, ultra-versatile, and made right here in Chicago. Local designers Roscoe Jackson (aka Caleb Dawson, Shawn Gnann, and Thomas Fowler) ...
Bilge Lounge Chair by uhuru
We've seen that chair made from recycled wine barrels everywhere (you know the one, right?), but we actually like this chair, made from recycled whiskey barrels, better....
Hollow Furniture at Vitamin D(esign)
What we like best about the Hollow line (designed by Brave Space) is the simplicity. The forms seem delicate yet balanced, like they were folded into shape from laser cut cardboard. We also really l...
Pineapple Paper Furniture from Yothaka
Based in Bangkok, Yothaka has been making furniture out of unexpected materials since 1989. Now they've introduced a line made from pineapple paper, crafted from pineapple leaf fibers. The seats of ...
Roundup: Eco-Friendly Wood Furniture
Last week, we shared some tips on how to shop for eco-friendly wood furniture. This week, we thought we'd make it a little easier by rounding up environmentally conscious wood furniture that's been ...
One Good Chair Design Competition
What makes a chair green? Well, first there's the material: A chair made from recycled wood is usually greener than one made from new wood. But what about design? Can the design of a chair make it...
DIY Table and Chairs Set
Over at Design Sponge, the top 20 finalists in their DIY-contest were posted yesterday. We spotted this cute table and chairs set among them (finalist #2). ...
Pineapple Paper Furniture from Yothaka
Based in Bangkok, Yothaka has been making furniture out of unexpected materials since 1989. Now they've introduced a line made from pineapple paper, crafted from pineapple leaf fibers. The seats of ...
Zody Chair by Haworth
As some of you may remember, after a long, difficult search, we bought a desk a few months back. The delivery guys dropped it off, we set it up in the corner near the window, and then we felt stupid...
Peroba Collection at VivaTerra
We have to admit that it gives us the creeps a little bit to think of using wood from a tree that is nearly extinct. But perhaps even worse would be to let that wood rot away when old buildings ma...
Strapbands Chair by Yahïa Ouled-Moussa
Parisian-based designer Yahïa Ouled-Moussa re-uses old canvas belts, weaving them onto discarded wooden chairs. We like these colorful versions, but there's also a military one, incorporating old ...
Cain Collection Chairs from Branch
We are really taken with these Cain chairs from Branch. Made from sustainably harvested maple or poplar wood (the chairs are sustainable in their manufacturing and design as well), the hard-lined ch...
Chairs from Steckley Organics
Steckley Organics is a Miami-based company that makes furniture from gathered wood...leftover cuttings from the logging industry, driftwood found on the shore. Their designs are angular forms inspi...
Myto Cantilevered Chair by Konstantin Grcic
In addition to making The New York Times' list for the Seventh Annual Year in Ideas, the Myto chair by German designer Konstantin Grcic received expanded press in the International Herald Tribune (...
Alabama Chanin
When we sleep at night and dream of the home we'd like to live in one day, it looks a lot like the photos on the Alabama Chanin website....
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