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Monday, February 23, 2009

How to turn a bath tub into a sofa and rags into a rug

Bath tubs, shopping trolleys and other things that can be turned into furniture

Reestore is the brainchild of Max McMurdo, and the products clearly show that you don't need to sacrifice design and aesthetics in favour of environmental sustainability. Reestore excels in "cheekily" turning waste objects into stylish and functional pieces of furniture and accessories...
(I want that bath!!! )
Reestore - contemporary eco design

Seat made of ties

Here's another very cool design.... a chair with the seat woven from old ties ('Un-tie chair, 2009; by Peter Raphael Russo).



Rag Rug

Also, in the same category as 'I've got lots of old fabric/clothes and I don't know what to do with it....'; here's the idea of creating a Rag Rug. Sounds very crafty (next thing you know I suggest quilting), but I thought it was a pretty good idea. Seems very straight forward anyway. Here's the full work plan.

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