Tag: Tables - Page 5
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Milan Furniture Fair 2010: Design Academy Eindhoven is asking questions!
One of the shows that stood out this year at the Milan Furniture Fair was the Design Academy Eindhoven's Question exhibition at the up and coming district Ventura Lambrate. With
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Sleek Recycled Pallets Furniture to Improve Work of Cooperative in Brazil
Revale is a project by Brazilian studio Design Simples, aimed to improve the work and life of the Unindo Forças woodwork cooperative in Vale do Sol (Barueri, Sao Paulo).
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Can Cutting Native Forests for Furniture be OK? Nativas del Sur Shows it Can
Can you make super sleek furniture with wood from native ancient forests in a sustainable way? This project from Argentina that works with selective logging and super efficient use of wood suggests you can. More
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No Glues, No Screws: Ecolok Flatpak Furniture
Images: Ecolok Furnishings We have a thing for flatpak. Whether it's a house, a toy, or a piece of furniture, flatpak typically obfuscates any number of the more harmful processes of manufacturing, and also lends itself to modularity, making things
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Daily Shelter: Kitchen Table Turns Into A Fort
TreeHugger emeritus Jasmin Malik Chua now holds the fort at Inhabitots, and shows this very good idea, a kitchen table that turns into a playhouse, designed by Ingrid Brandth. According to Jas, you just pull down the sides and push up the roof.
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Rustic yet Modern, Beautiful Furniture with Wood Leftovers from Brazil (Photos)
We've talked about Lara Donatoni Matana's work before, but we recently came across these amazing pieces of design she's been working with over the past years. More info and pics inside. Decorative plate.
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Recycling Bowling Alleys Isn't Easy
Inhabitat shows a lovely coffee table made from a recycled bowling alley by designer/woodworker William Stranger. This is not an easy task; I worked with bowling alley floors many years ago, and it can be a challenge, because of the weight and the way
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Arms and Barnes: Upcycled Furniture from Farm and Factory
Upcycled furniture is nothing new here at TreeHugger. From chairs made of reclaimed window blinds to furniture made from old water towers, the idea of taking something old and defunct and breathing new life into it is a
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Way Basics Offers 15% Off New Furniture
A few days ago, the TreeHugger Deal from Way Basics expired. But they love our readers so much that the company is offering yet another great deal and this time it's extra special. Why you ask? Because Way Basics just introduced a new product on
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Car Hoods Reborn as Artful Coffee Tables
Image via The Weld House There was a golden age when the expansive hood of the American automobile could double as a picnic table. Thankfully, engine compartments have conformed to smaller motors and superior aerodynamics, but why give up the pleasure
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Stilvoll's Standup Desk: The (Video) Remake
My favourite thing at ICFF 2008 was the gorgeous Stilvoll adjustable standup desk; beautifully made of sustainably harvested woods, built to last forever and adjust from desk to standup height. It was also the very first thing I ever filmed, and I did
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Andrew Moe Gets Recession-Ready
Some good things come out of recessions; Designer and woodworker Andrew Moe retrenched and rethought what he was doing, and introduced a new line of more economical furniture. Andrew's work is made from reclaimed lumber, so "the need to harvest living
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Bamboo Chairs, Retractable Tables by Union Elemental
Bogota-based firm Union Elemental makes these neat pieces of furniture using only bamboo and sustainable wood combined with stainless steel.
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Skate Chair, Window-Metal Table + More: Reclaimed and Sustainable Furniture by 2Z
These pieces of furniture are the work of Brazilian designer Zanini de Zanine Caldas, who uses reclaimed and sustainable materials to build modern, hip pieces folloring the steps of father Jose Zanine Caldas, a prominent architect
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Make Your Own Cardboard Furniture
The Ponoko blog has a good roundup of incredible cardboard furniture, much of it from a collective of cardboard furniture makers in France known as Les Cartonnistes.
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Turning the Tables: A Dozen Transformers that Grow, Shrink, Rise and Disappear
We recently covered 7 Ways to Get Rid of the Bed, and previously rounded up 7 Objects That Aren't What They Seem. It's part of our continuing fascination with transformer furniture that can serve different functions at different times, or just
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Transformer Furniture: Desk Becomes Bed, Sort Of
If you are going to live with less stuff, it's nice if it serves multiple functions. Here is an interesting looking desk from French designer Florian Jouy that turns into a bed.
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Trestle Table by Nicola Enrico Stäubli
Except it isn't really a trestle table, but serves the same function: to provide an easy way to turn a slab into a table. Nicola Enrico Stäubli (known to TreeHugger readers for his terrific Foldschool) comes up with an idea that competes with Phillippe
