How to make sofa out of pillows?
This cusioned sofa by Christiane Hoegner “uses the smallest element of a sofa - the little pillow on top - as main component.  Usually used to adjust and customize your personal comfort level, it is now multiplied and piled up to the shape of a sofa” - Christiane

Dad pillows by Christiane Hoegner made from button up shirts. Great idea for DIY project and a way to reuse old shirts!

Another beautiful pillow inspired sofa and stool:

Hanabi by MottoWasabi can be freely transformed according to different needs and seating situations and it is also possible to form a sofa by combining several Hanabis together.

Posted by DESIGN SQUISH on August 24, 2010

I am drawn to comfortable, soft accessories from reclaimed materials.
Slippers made from recycled, felted 100% lambswool sweater and recycled leather by Wooly Baby as well as this upcycled slouch bag made from the sleeves of a mens wool dress coat by Betsy & Bess...

Posted by DESIGN SQUISH on August 16, 2010

Materials upcycled:  bike chainlink, broken ceramic plates, hardware washers. 
Found on Etsy.

Posted by DESIGN SQUISH on August 11, 2010

Disposable tin food containers transformed into ceramic and reusable by Lorena Barrezueta.

Posted by DESIGN SQUISH on July 22, 2010

Pillows from recycled old wool sweaters, jackets or shirts. (Image from Katy Elliott)

Sofa cover from reused jeans fabric. (Image from Design Milk)

Posted by DESIGN SQUISH on July 09, 2010

Cafe America is an upcycled galvanized steel chain-link chair with stainless steel rod and fasteners by Grain. The chair flat-packs for efficient shipping and storage.  Handmade in the Pacific Northwest, USA.

Posted by DESIGN SQUISH on July 07, 2010

Posted by DESIGN SQUISH on July 06, 2010

Old workshop seat.

Coffee table from recycled cable drum.

Chair from old sewing factory.

Pillows from vintage produce sacks.

Images from ArtKraft Furniture and Design.

Posted by DESIGN SQUISH on June 28, 2010

Old bathtub and barrels as planters.

Posted by DESIGN SQUISH on June 25, 2010

Chair redesign by Jetske Groot.  Jetske finds old chairs, carefully disassembles them and recycles them into new chairs that reflect their past history. Jetske calls her series “Multiple Family”

Posted by DESIGN SQUISH on June 01, 2010

Scrap wood chair. (Perfect DIY idea)

Skateboard wheels rotating table. (Great idea for reusing skateboard wheels)

Button toy. (Great idea for reusing buttons)

Future Perfect is a good new design store in
Williamsburg and East Village, New York.

Posted by DESIGN SQUISH on May 26, 2010

Lamp made from scrub pads and chandelier made from
plastic spoons by Daisuke Hirawa.

Tiago Sa Da costa creates bowls and lamps out of natural material - cork. 

Hand knitted recycled cotton and leather bags by Lana Williams

Colorful, environmentally friendly wood blocks by Miller Goodman.

Scrap Lights made of recycled cardboard.

Posted by DESIGN SQUISH on May 18, 2010

Log speakers by Stanley Ruiz - http://stanleyruiz.com  Stanley’s speakers are composed of only wood and metal. “It is a very lo-fi, unassuming approach to product design.  Improvisation is a major part of my process” - Stanley.

Ceramic speakers by Joey Roth: 

The speaker system is reduced to its most simple form.  It is also made out of all natural materials consisting of porcelain, cork, and birch.

Posted by DESIGN SQUISH on May 14, 2010

Reused shipping crate shelves / drawers by Linda Jose.  Furniture designed to reuse shipping crates.

Posted by DESIGN SQUISH on May 08, 2010

Old rusty bike found on garage sale restored and repainted in the Gzhel style of ceramics. Gzhel is a Russian style of ceramics which takes its name from the village of Gzhel and surrounding area, where it has been produced since 1802.

Posted by DESIGN SQUISH on April 08, 2010

Reused shipping crate wood for shelves, glasses and cups from grandma’s garage, flea market or thrift store and a few handmade ceramic bowls.
Done!

Image found on beautiful blog by Anna Rikje, photographer and musician from Germany currently living in New York City -  I Truly Like That.

Posted by DESIGN SQUISH on March 30, 2010

I see a lot of old beautiful bird cages in the garbage. I think I threw out a few as well a long long time ago. What I did not know is that they can be transformed into beautiful lamps. This re-purposed bird cage lamp above is by PSPCA ( Philadelphia Society of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals).  The curtain will naturally diffuse the light acting as a lamp shade!

Posted by DESIGN SQUISH on March 10, 2010

Flower baskets made from old apple and wine crates.

Posted by DESIGN SQUISH on February 02, 2010

Reusing plastic and wooden shipping crates as shelves and drawers.

Above: Apple crates from Bailey’s Home and Garden

Reusing plastic crates as chairs and coffee tables.

Reusing shipping crates as baskets for bikes.

Above: Bike photographs from Bakfiets en Meer blog - City Cycling News and Opinions from Amsterdam.

Above: Shipping crate as bike basket.  Image from Toronto bike blog - Globe Revolution - Inspiring Everyone to a Cycling Lifestyle

Posted by DESIGN SQUISH on January 19, 2010

Above:  Chairs by StudioMama

Posted by DESIGN SQUISH on January 14, 2010

I like the idea of reusing old plates by drawing on them and arranging them on the wall alongside vintage plates. Inspiration from Fine Little Day

Posted by DESIGN SQUISH on January 11, 2010

Pillows made from recycled suit-jackets by Hilary Cosgrove.

Posted by DESIGN SQUISH on January 04, 2010

Recycled map envelopes by DIREKTRECYCLING.
(Good DIY idea too.)

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Chair made from recycled , reused fabric pieces /  discarded scraps. By Fernando and Humberto Campana from Brazil.

Posted by DESIGN SQUISH on October 19, 2009

Reusing old buttons as fridge magnets. By Skin and Tonic Too.



Rings made with old vintage buttons. Found in Red Chair Antiques shop.

Posted by DESIGN SQUISH on October 12, 2009