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Joost Gehem Turns Deceased People’s Possessions Into Recycled Stools

01/01/2013
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  • Joost Gehem recycled stuff stools
    When people die, divorce or move away they often leave plenty of personal possessions behind. As a way of giving all those things a new function and soul, Dutch designer <a title="Dutch Designer Joost Gehem Creates Fantastic Stools Recycling Dead People’s Stuff" href="http://www.joostgehemdesign.com/" target="_blank">Joost Gehem</a> created a series of <a title="Dutch Designer Joost Gehem Creates Fantastic Stools Recycling Dead People’s Stuff" href="http://inhabitat.com/jolan-van-der-wiels-fantastic-stools-defy-gravity-at-milan-design-week/" target="_blank">stools</a> that are made from recycled clothes, furniture and household products.
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  • Joost Gehem recycled stuff stools
    Joost Gehem lives and works at the Dutch city of “Technology &amp; Design”, Eindhoven, home to the mind-blowing Dutch Design Week.
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  • Joost Gehem recycled stuff stools
    We spotted Gehem’s fantastic stool while strolling through a place called Section C, which is an old textiles factory converted into designers’ workshops.
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  • Joost Gehem recycled stuff stools
    Gehem’s studio at Section C is shared by other Design Academy of Eindhoven’s graduates, grouped as “Collaboration O” and doing amazing work.
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  • Joost Gehem recycled stuff stools
    If you have any problems with the distribution of the contents in divorce or funeral of argue with the loved one, Joost Gehem is your man.
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  • Joost Gehem recycled stuff stools
    He will grind up your stuff into varied raw material and will compress it into shape.
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  • Joost Gehem recycled stuff stools
    And you can even furnish your empty house with your past all recycled into a stool.
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Joost Gehem recycled stuff stools

When people die, divorce or move away they often leave plenty of personal possessions behind. As a way of giving all those things a new function and soul, Dutch designer Joost Gehem created a series of stools that are made from recycled clothes, furniture and household products.

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