Tag: Furniture
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On Knowing The Price of Everything and the Value of Nothing: More on Why Things Cost More
Dwell Magazine looks at the issue of why good design costs so much, and is appreciated so little in North America
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Grow Your Own Garden Chair With Chair Farm
German designer Werner Aisslinger's Chair Farm is a "steel corset" that trains plants into chairs.
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Modular Bookcase Transforms Into Moving Boxes
Sometimes, a simple box can be pretty darned smart. This system of transformer, modular shelving proves the point.
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Craft for Craft's Sake Means Nothing: The Principles of Deep Craft
One designer argues that the rebirth of making things by hand is in danger of devaluing the craft it sets out to celebrate.
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40 Designs Made from 1 Storm-Felled Tree Debut in Chicago
A storm-felled tree in Chicago produced material for students in a design course to make more than 40 products.
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Living Room Set Is Made from Repurposed Industrial Materials
A small design show featured chairs, a table and more made from old industrial materials.
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Colorful, Comfy Bench Is Made from Trashed Textiles
This odd-looking bench is stuffed with shredded textile leftovers.
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London's Raw Craft Show Focuses on the Essence of Furniture Making
Working in an age of austerity, these furniture makers focus on pure, honest design.
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3-in-1 Crib Transforms to Meet Baby's Needs
A transformer crib can be used as a cradle, a bassinet, and to attach to the parents' bed.
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5 Creative IKEA Hacks for the Garden
Hack these IKEA products into something new for your garden.
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Modular Furniture Made from Recycled Materials Becomes Just about Anything
A modular furniture unit can be set up as a bed, sofa, table, bookshelf and more.
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Try Beds Before Buying at Coco-Mat's Nap Suite in Their New Furniture Store in New York's Soho (Photos)
The nap suite in Coco-Mat's store in Soho, NYC, is a private room outfitted like a hotel where customers can try the eco-friendly beds from Greece for hours in private for free.
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Reviving Rivers And Weaving Traditions In Nigeria
The generations-old art of weaving is dying off in th town of Angiama. So are the area's rivers and streams, which have become choked with invasive water hyacinth. But Nigerian industrial designer Alafuro Sikoki has a plan to help resuscitate them both.
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Super Simple DIY Beach Chair Is Made from a Towel and Broomsticks
The "sand chair" is an open source project that makes chilling on the beach simpler than ever.
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Design Mixed with Social Justice Equals a Chair by Marni
You can't always get what you want, but you can dream...chairs by the Italian fashion designer Marni at the Milan Design Show.
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Ruined Rec Center Gym Floor Gets Upcycled into Furniture with a Story
Wool Hat Furniture in Colorado has salvaged the old flooring of a local rec center gym and made it into new furniture.
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Elegant Plant-Growing Chair Doubles as Terrarium
Terrariums bring green to any living space; here's a lovely chair-sized terrarium that you can sit on.
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French Beach Furniture is Retro and Recyclable
Don't these just make you feel the heat of le soleil on a French beach?
