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Reading in Public: The Project & the Chair

The Reading in Public project is a celebration of the "written word by way of community performance in public spaces." Their current project is to provide a mobile Reading Chair on which members of ...

DIY Rubber Hose Chair

This rubber hose chair by Instructables user Wholman looks really comfy and consists of little more than an aging, leaky air hose, 4 threaded steel rods, and some scrap plywood. See how it was made ...

Hot or Not? RE:cover Chairs by Fredrik Färg

RE:cover Chairs by Fredrik Färg Exhibited at the Milan Furntiture Fair, Fredrik Färg’s furniture aims to reflect the beauty of classic, timeless shapes. Färg takes his inspiration from classic c...

Recycled 55 Gallon Chair

55 gallon drums make great rain barrels but here's another use for the versatile recyclable: A recycled chair. See two version after the jump, one with a built in cooler and cup holder, and the other,...

Cinto Stackable and 100% Recycleable Chair by Humanscale

I've written about the environmentally friendly aspects of the Herman Miller Chair before, but I would probably never buy one for home because of the cost and size. The Cinto, by the Humanscale Design...

Paper Chair from Recycled Newspaper by Mario Stadelmann

Similar to the Pineapple Paper Furniture, Mario Stadelmann's Paper Chair is made from unexpected materials - recycled newspaper. The look however is something that would fit into an office or many hom...

Recycled Suitcase Furniture from MayBeProduct

Another cool reuse idea by Turkish design collective MayBeProduct, this time turning suitcases into chairs and footrests....

Easy Upgrade: Reupholster an Office Chair

My girlfriend often comments (rightfully so) about our uncomfortable computer chair. As we passed the chair section of Costco last weekend, I asked her, "So what kind of chair do you envision for the ...

Flat Pack Emergency Stool

Quick, get the emergency stool! Phew, I'm seated now... With only seconds to spare!!! Designed by d.e. Sellers, the Emergency Stool is a laser-cut piece of Baltic Birch plywood that can be displayed f...

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...

Hot or Not? reDO Chair

High End Recycle of a Lowly Folding Chair Frame with Leather Straps and Hardwood ArmsJump below for voting, link and price:...

Tone Table & Chairs by Leif.designpark

Based in Japan, Leif.designpark is a collective of three designers, Takashi Ueno and Mamoru Naito and Keizaburo Honda, whose work is both modern and deeply traditional. Their new Tone series of cha...

Knit Chair by Pirwi

This chair is expensive. For the money, sure, there are a few other things that we might go for first (a significant portion of the down payment on a home, say). But now that we've gotten that out...

urbanest

urbanest is a Chicago favorite for green home furnishings and decor. AT:Chicago's got the full store review, complete with slideshow. But since we first covered the store, urbanest has introduced a ...