Trash furniture

Ah the milk crate, the original building block for DIY furniture. Milk crates are often abused in a design sense by students looking for cheap – read free – storage solutions. But we’ve always known they could be so much more which is why we were so excited when we saw Tasmanian furniture designer Simon Ancher’s clever milk crate stool. With the simple addition of a wooden ‘top’, the crate is transformed into an attractive comfortable seat.

“Trash”, it might be an odd name for a furniture design piece, and yet, it might be an odd name for anything other than the waste. The aim is to transfer trash into something colorful, elegant and long-lasting object.

The Basic Love Seat by Francisco Cantu, via Mocoloco Kittypod, available via AllModern Diy Cardboard space devider, source unknown and Gee-Gee rocking horse, free template available via Dadada Card…

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SUSAN BIJL creates products with a purpose. Born partly from the idea of reducing the waste involved with the production of plastic bags, The New Shopping Bag has been around for over 20 years. We make timeless designs with long-lasting quality to encourage a more conscious approach to purchasing products.

Charlotte Kidger's debut collection combines polyurethane foam dust—a by-product of the CNC milling process—with pigments and resin to make furniture.

Ah, spring: when a young man’s fancy turns to beating rugs and scrubbing the crisper. And no, those aren’t euphemisms, but chores that are infinitely easier to accomplish now that going outdoors won’t result in certain death. Some of these require access to a hose, but there’s hope for apartment-dwellers, too… I am stupidly excited about finally getting to scrub down the recycling can we keep in our pantry.

Carleyy's Blog Round Up - August 9th: Welcome All! In this weeks blog round up I bring you creative craft ideas, interesting way to thing about your food, and resources to start your own handmade craft business. I love to feature small craft blogs that come from the everyday per…

One piece of metal wraps and twists to form what may be the lightest and thinnest garbage can in the world - not even a can so much as a means of holding up a plastic trash bag. Thanks to its less-defined shape, it can suitably hold all kinds of recycled bags without seeming over- or under-sized ...