Skate Study House: Recycled Skateboard Furniture
Posted By Haily Zaki On July 31, 2008 @ 11:47 am In green furniture,Recycled Materials | 7 Comments
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You don’t have to be a skater to appreciate these clever decks [5]! Based on their passion for mid-century design, skateboard culture, and the SoCal lifestyle, designers Pierre Andre Senizergues [6] and Gil Le Bon de LaPointe [6] have launched a new company that makes sleek, gorgeous post modern furnishings and accessories out of recycled second hand skate board products. Skate Study House [7] is quintessential California – skater cool, mid-century minimal, and totally green.
Taking their cues from the Case Study Houses [8] that redefined the modern home and had such a pronounced influence on architecture, Skate Study House recreates popular modern furnishings through the vision of a devoted boarder. The Godfather Lounge Chair [9] (and ottoman) is an Eames-inspired delight constructed out of seven walnut laminated decks while the Jet Set Lounge Chair [10] is great for both indoor and outdoor use since it’s upholstered in nearly indestructible neoprene, or surfer’s wetsuits. Not letting a single component go to waste, Skate Study also makes the witty Astro [11] clock from polyurethane wheels and the sleek Skate Wall [12] out of the maple deck out of which skateboards are cut. With a sweet selection chairs, coffee tables, and accessories, this is mid-century for the new generation of 21st century design enthusiasts.
Via GearCrave [13]
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[5] decks: http://www.everything2.org/title/deck
[6] Pierre Andre Senizergues: http://www.skatestudyhouse.com/html/story.html
[7] Skate Study House: http://www.skatestudyhouse.com/
[8] Case Study Houses: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Case_Study_Houses
[9] Godfather Lounge Chair: http://www.skatestudyhouse.com/html/god_father_lounge_chair.html
[10] Jet Set Lounge Chair: http://www.skatestudyhouse.com/html/jet_set_lounge_chair.html
[11] Astro: http://www.skatestudyhouse.com/html/astro_clock.html
[12] Skate Wall: http://www.skatestudyhouse.com/html/skate_wall.html
[13] GearCrave: http://www.gearcrave.com/buyers-guide/design/homeware/skate-study-house-skateboard-inspired-mod/
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